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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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.School18%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 18% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dimitris Koutentakis@_dkoutFounder/CEO · AtomarineS26Industrials · Boston
- Emile GermonpreFounder/CTO · AtomarineS26Industrials · Boston
- Akhilesh Sharma@notakhilesh99Founder · floatingpointW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ishaan Kapoor@Ishaank1999Founder · floatingpointW24B2B · San Francisco
- Mehul Chadda@bada_aayaFounder/CEO · floatingpointW24B2B · San Francisco
- Adam Dorfman@headcaffeinatorFounder/CEO · TowerW24B2B · Toronto
- Christy JohnsonFounder · Float HealthW22Healthcare · Carlsbad
- Ryan JohnsonFounder · Float HealthW22Healthcare · Carlsbad
- Rob LaFave@roblafaveFounder · FloatS21Fintech · Honolulu
- Simon WardFounder · Floatpays IncS21Fintech · Cape Town
- Akash Agrawal@aka1291Founder · KoshexS21Fintech · Bengaluru
- Michael KlinkerFounder · REGENTW21Industrials · North Kingstown
- Jesse AhinFounder · Swipe TechnologiesW20Fintech · London
- Alex Sismanis@alexsismanisFounder/CTO · BenW18Fintech · San Diego
- Miguel Kudry@kudryFounder/CEO · BenW18Fintech · San Diego
- Lauren SullivanFounder · FlightfoxS12B2B · Boulder
- James HarveyFounder/CEO · ZeroMailerS12B2B
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dimitris KoutentakisAtomarineFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2https://x.com/_dkoutEmile GermonpreAtomarineFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2—Akhilesh SharmafloatingpointFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/notakhilesh99Ishaan KapoorfloatingpointFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/Ishaank1999Mehul ChaddafloatingpointFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/bada_aayaAdam DorfmanTowerFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BToronto, Canada3https://x.com/headcaffeinatorChristy JohnsonFloat HealthFounderWinter 2022HealthcareCarlsbad, United States3—Ryan JohnsonFloat HealthFounderWinter 2022HealthcareCarlsbad, United States3—Rob LaFaveFloatFounderSummer 2021FintechHonolulu, United States2https://x.com/roblafaveSimon WardFloatpays IncFounderSummer 2021FintechCape Town, South Africa15—Akash AgrawalKoshexFounderSummer 2021FintechBengaluru, India21https://x.com/aka1291Michael KlinkerREGENTFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsNorth Kingstown, United States40—Jesse AhinSwipe TechnologiesFounderWinter 2020FintechLondon, United Kingdom20—Alex SismanisBenFounder/CTOWinter 2018FintechSan Diego, United States2https://x.com/alexsismanisMiguel KudryBenFounder/CEOWinter 2018FintechSan Diego, United States2https://x.com/kudryLauren SullivanFlightfoxFounderSummer 2012B2BBoulder, United States25—James HarveyZeroMailerFounder/CEOSummer 2012B2BUnknown2—
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Adam Dorfman
Founder/CEO·Tower
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2024
LocationToronto, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I am the co-founder & CEO of Tower; we're building an AI platform for legal due diligence. Previously I was an early engineer at Float (corporate card for Canada), built software for speaker & microphone manufacturing at Apple, built AI software & performed AI computer-vision research at DarwinAI (acq. Apple). I studied Mathematical Physics at the University of Waterloo, where I co-oped in data-science/ML and software engineering.
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
TowerM&A due diligence platform powered by AI
Co-foundersAndy Zhang@UnholyCucumber
