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Known for these resultsRole52%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 52% 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.Bio79%Bio coverage: 79% 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-company12%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 12% of these rows have at least one match.School21%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 21% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Pamir Ehsas@pamirehsasFounder/CEO · MoritzW26B2B · Oslo
- Stefan MandaricFounder/CTO · MoritzW26B2B · Oslo
- Austin StoneFounder/CEO · Tell if AIF25B2B · Austin
- Ilariia Belova@ilariia_belovaFounder/CTO · Tell if AIF25B2B · Austin
- Aria VikramFounder/CEO · ConvictionS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Tony YaminFounder/CTO · ConvictionS25Fintech · San Francisco
- Kaela WorthenFounder/CTO · SunsetF24Fintech · Salt Lake City
- Naveed Janmohamed@naveedjanmoFounder/CEO · AnaraS24B2B · San Francisco
- Dylan Walker@SS6_ELLFounder · LumonaW24Consumer · Boston
- Philena LiuFounder · LumonaW24Consumer · Boston
- Qiong Zhou Huang@qionghuang6Founder · LumonaW24Consumer · Boston
- Clark JacobsFounder · FlexDeskW23B2B · New York
- Nabil Jallouli@nabs_jallouliFounder/CEO · RollstackW23B2B · New York
- Younes JallouliFounder/CPO · RollstackW23B2B · New York
- Miha Mlakar@MihaPopsyFounder · PopsyS22B2B · Ljubljana
- Mourad Mourafiq@mmourafiqFounder · PopsyS22B2B · Ljubljana
- Abhi AroraFounder · FleekW22B2B · London
- Siamak Freydoonnejad@siamakfrFounder · SpritesW22B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Pamir EhsasMoritzFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BOslo, Norway10https://x.com/pamirehsasStefan MandaricMoritzFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BOslo, Norway10—Austin StoneTell if AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BAustin, United States2—Ilariia BelovaTell if AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BAustin, United States2https://x.com/ilariia_belovaAria VikramConvictionFounder/CEOSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Tony YaminConvictionFounder/CTOSummer 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Kaela WorthenSunsetFounder/CTOFall 2024FintechSalt Lake City, United States5—Naveed JanmohamedAnaraFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/naveedjanmoDylan WalkerLumonaFounderWinter 2024ConsumerBoston, United States1https://x.com/SS6_ELLPhilena LiuLumonaFounderWinter 2024ConsumerBoston, United States1—Qiong Zhou HuangLumonaFounderWinter 2024ConsumerBoston, United States1https://x.com/qionghuang6Clark JacobsFlexDeskFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States8—Nabil JallouliRollstackFounder/CEOWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30https://x.com/nabs_jallouliYounes JallouliRollstackFounder/CPOWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States30—Miha MlakarPopsy2× YCFounderSummer 2022B2BLjubljana, Slovenia2https://x.com/MihaPopsyMourad MourafiqPopsyFounderSummer 2022B2BLjubljana, Slovenia2https://x.com/mmourafiqAbhi AroraFleekFounderWinter 2022B2BLondon, United Kingdom100—Siamak FreydoonnejadSpritesFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/siamakfr
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Philena Liu
Founder·Lumona
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size1
BatchWinter 2024
LocationBoston, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Philena is the Co-founder and CFO of Lumona. She studied CS with a minor in Math at MIT, where she was one of the lecturers in a student-run web-development class (web.lab) and the Tournament Co-Director of one of the most prestigious math tournaments in the world (HMMT). She had also worked on NLP and ML research projects before exploring LLM-assisted search with Lumona.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
LumonaAI-enabled search engine featuring insights from social media.
