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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew WangFounder/CTO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Grant AckermanFounder/CEO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Rani Mavram@ranimavramFounder · CompleteW22B2B · San Francisco
- Vivek ShahFounder · SimplyInsuredW13Healthcare · San Francisco
- Cole Rise@coleriseFounder · FlagrW06Consumer
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew WangPolarFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Grant AckermanPolarFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Rani MavramCompleteFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ranimavramVivek ShahSimplyInsuredFounderWinter 2013HealthcareSan Francisco, United States35—Cole RiseFlagrFounderWinter 2006ConsumerUnknown2https://x.com/colerise
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Grant Ackerman
Founder/CEO·Polar
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Grant is the co-founder & CEO of Polar. Grant previously led Altruist's integration of SSG, which Altruist acquired to become the third-largest custodian by number of RIAs behind Schwab and Fidelity. Before that, Grant helped grow Princeton’s endowment from $26.1 billion to $37.7 billion as a member of the 20-person investment staff. Grant graduated from Princeton, where he studied Economics, Computer Science, and Finance and met Andrew.
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
PolarThe smarter way to manage USD earnings globally
Co-foundersAndrew Wang
