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Known for these resultsRole26%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 26% 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.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Rémi BouteillerFounder/CTO · AICEX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Amin HamzaouiFounder · NetterX26B2B · Paris
- Samuel LadroueFounder/CEO · NetterX26B2B · Paris
- Alon Zuman@alonzumanFounder/CEO · PopsX26Consumer · New York
- Sam Kaplan@samrkaplanFounder/CEO · RemixW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Gunin GuptaFounder/COO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Nirmit Arora@NirmitArora26Founder/CTO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) Tankala@tpavankalyan23Founder/CEO · RitivelW26Healthcare · Bengaluru
- Cambree Bernkopf@cambreedesignsFounder · MadeThisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Paras Maniar@parasmaniarFounder · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Prahar Patel@PraharPatel55Founder/CTO · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Rushi Shah@irushishahFounder/CEO · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
- Vardhan KapoorFounder/CEO · FirstWorkS24B2B · San Francisco
- Nitish SahniFounder/CEO · PaasaS24Fintech · Gurugram
- Sparsh SharmaFounder · PaasaS24Fintech · Gurugram
- Shawn ShivdatFounder/CEO · PenciledW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Andrew WangFounder/CTO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Grant AckermanFounder/CEO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Justin ParusFounder/CTO · Soundry AIW24Consumer · Seattle
- Mark BucklerFounder/CEO · Soundry AIW24Consumer · Seattle
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Rémi BouteillerAICEFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Amin HamzaouiNetterFounderSpring 2026B2BParis, France4—Samuel LadroueNetterFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BParis, France4—Alon ZumanPopsFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/alonzumanSam KaplanRemixFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/samrkaplanGunin GuptaRitivelFounder/COOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3—Nirmit AroraRitivelFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/NirmitArora26Pavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) TankalaRitivelFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareBengaluru, India3https://x.com/tpavankalyan23Cambree BernkopfMadeThisFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/cambreedesignsParas ManiarText.aiFounderSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/parasmaniarPrahar PatelText.aiFounder/CTOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/PraharPatel55Rushi ShahText.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/irushishahVardhan KapoorFirstWorkFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Nitish SahniPaasaFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechGurugram, India9—Sparsh SharmaPaasaFounderSummer 2024FintechGurugram, India9—Shawn ShivdatPenciledFounder/CEOWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Andrew WangPolarFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Grant AckermanPolarFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Justin ParusSoundry AIFounder/CTOWinter 2024ConsumerSeattle, United States2—Mark BucklerSoundry AIFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerSeattle, United States2—
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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
