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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School28%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 28% of these rows have at least one match.
- Julian OlschwangFounder/CEO · HemlockF26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Vatan Aksoy TezerFounder · NeuromorphicS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Miranda Nover@mirandanoverFounder/CEO · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Paul Schneider@paulschneider_Founder/CTO · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Zac Valles@ZacVallesFounder · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Lorcan O CathainFounder/CEO · Lua Global IncF25B2B · London
- Stefan KrugerFounder/CTO · Lua Global IncF25B2B · London
- Hudson Liao@hudsonliaoFounder/CEO · The HogF25B2B · San Francisco
- Chia-Lun Wu@leowuheraFounder/CTO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Peter Tribelhorn@tribelhorn23Founder/CEO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Priya KhandelwalFounder/CEO · NixoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Lakshay Sharma@_lakshays_Founder/CEO · CerulionS24B2B · San Francisco
- Nitish PoddarFounder/CTO · KastleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Rishi Choudhary@therishicFounder/CEO · KastleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Tom GurkaFounder · ElodinW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Pasquale AntonanteFounder · RelariW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Yi Zhang@YiszzzzFounder · RelariW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Patrick KoperwasFounder/CTO · VelesW24B2B · Santa Barbara
- Simon Ooley@SimonOoleyFounder/CEO · VelesW24B2B · Santa Barbara
- Konstantin Hohr@hkonsti_Founder · MidrenderS23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Julian OlschwangHemlockFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States1—Vatan Aksoy TezerNeuromorphicFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Miranda NoverFortFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/mirandanoverPaul SchneiderFortFounder/CTOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/paulschneider_Zac VallesFortFounderWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ZacVallesLorcan O CathainLua Global IncFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—Stefan KrugerLua Global IncFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—Hudson LiaoThe HogFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hudsonliaoChia-Lun WuHeraFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/leowuheraPeter TribelhornHeraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/tribelhorn23Priya KhandelwalNixoFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Lakshay SharmaCerulionFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_lakshays_Nitish PoddarKastleFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Rishi ChoudharyKastleFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/therishicTom GurkaElodinFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Pasquale AntonanteRelariFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Yi ZhangRelariFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/YiszzzzPatrick KoperwasVelesFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSanta Barbara, United States5—Simon OoleyVelesFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSanta Barbara, United States5https://x.com/SimonOoleyKonstantin HohrMidrenderFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/hkonsti_
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Patrick Koperwas
Founder/CTO·Veles
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSanta Barbara, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO at Veles. Early employee at Procore & Tegus. Degree in Machine Learning and Applied Statistics UCSB.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
VelesCPQ for humans and agents
Co-foundersSimon Ooley@SimonOoley
