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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company34%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 34% of these rows have at least one match.School37%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 37% of these rows have at least one match.
- Virat Singh@viratttFounder/CEO · Financial DatasetsS26B2B · New York
- Wye Yew Ho@WyeYewFounder/CEO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zi Zhang@zizixcmFounder/CTO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Vlad BaskakovFounder/CEO · VOYGRW26B2B · San Francisco
- Yarik Markov@yamarkovFounder/CTO · VOYGRW26B2B · San Francisco
- Aryan Gulati@aryangulsFounder/CEO · MayflowerF25Government · San Francisco
- Naren Chittem@NarenChittemFounder/COO · MayflowerF25Government · San Francisco
- Alex Forman@alexscrapingFounder/CEO · ParseF25B2B · San Francisco
- Adnan AbbasFounder/CTO · Unsiloed AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Aman Mishra@__Aman_MishraFounder/CEO · Unsiloed AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Greg CsegziFounder/CTO · ParsewiseX25B2B · London
- Max HoferFounder/CEO · ParsewiseX25B2B · London
- Amandeep SinghFounder/CEO · Scalar FieldX25Fintech
- Ramakant Yadav@yoursRYFounder/CTO · Scalar FieldX25Fintech
- Bailey Spell@baileygspellFounder/CTO · LedgerUpS24B2B · San Francisco
- Varsha Ramesh Walsh@varsha_rameshFounder/CEO · OffstreamS24B2B · Denver
- Zach JanickiFounder/CTO · OffstreamS24B2B · Denver
- David Goerz@StrategicCAPMFounder · PowderW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Dominic TullyFounder · PowderW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Kanishk ParasharFounder/CEO · PowderW24Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Virat SinghFinancial DatasetsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/viratttWye Yew HoProximittyFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/WyeYewZi ZhangProximittyFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zizixcmVlad BaskakovVOYGRFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States——Yarik MarkovVOYGRFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/yamarkovAryan GulatiMayflowerFounder/CEOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aryangulsNaren ChittemMayflowerFounder/COOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/NarenChittemAlex FormanParseFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alexscrapingAdnan AbbasUnsiloed AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aman MishraUnsiloed AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/__Aman_MishraGreg CsegziParsewiseFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—Max HoferParsewiseFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—Amandeep SinghScalar FieldFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechUnknown3—Ramakant YadavScalar FieldFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechUnknown3https://x.com/yoursRYBailey SpellLedgerUpFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/baileygspellVarsha Ramesh WalshOffstreamFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BDenver, United States10https://x.com/varsha_rameshZach JanickiOffstreamFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BDenver, United States10—David GoerzPowderFounderWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/StrategicCAPMDominic TullyPowderFounderWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States6—Kanishk ParasharPowder2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States6—
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David Goerz
Founder·Powder
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size6
BatchWinter 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & Chief Investment Officer for Powder Finance, which is building an AI Sales co-Pilot for wealth advisors to automate gathering financial holdings, analyze portfolios, assess risk tolerance, and summarize data to engage faster and efficiently. He managed portfolio strategies for institutional asset owners for 33 yrs on mandates up to $30B in assets with pioneering innovations in quantitative equity and return forecasting, optimization and risk management. Chair, Investment Committees
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Powder
AI Agents for precise document analysis
