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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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Preston EllisFounder/CTO · AxiomW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Christian DalSanto@dalsanto_cFounder/CEO · MaitaiS24B2B · San Francisco
- Preston ZhouFounder · RelaceW23B2B · San Francisco
- Arjun VasanFounder · AirsharedS12Consumer
- Benjamin PrestonFounder · OpziS10Consumer · San Francisco
- Rajat SuriFounder/CEO · PrestoS10B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Preston EllisAxiomFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Christian DalSantoMaitaiFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/dalsanto_cPreston ZhouRelaceFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Arjun VasanAirsharedFounderSummer 2012ConsumerUnknown0—Benjamin PrestonOpziFounderSummer 2010ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Rajat SuriPrestoFounder/CEOSummer 2010B2BSan Francisco, United States200—
Showing 1–6 of 6 founders
Alexander Blessing
Founder·VoiceGem
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2012
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- S12AirsharedInactive
- S12VoiceGemAcquired · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
VoiceGemVoice messaging platform - Acquired by Palantir in 2013
TagsMessaging
Co-foundersArda Kara@ardakara
Also founded · 1 more YC company
AAirsharedInactiveSummer 2012
TBD
ConsumerUnknown0Open this entry
