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Known for these resultsRole46%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 46% 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.Bio69%Bio coverage: 69% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% of these rows have at least one match.School17%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 17% of these rows have at least one match.
- Nitish Kovuru@llmhubdevFounder · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Prateek Jannu@prateekjannuFounder/CEO · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Armin Kiani@xarminFounder/COO · HubX26B2B · San Francisco
- Tim Sprecher@tim404xFounder/CEO · HubX26B2B · San Francisco
- Aryan Vij@aryanvij02Founder/COO · CrowW26B2B · San Francisco
- Jai Bhatia@jaixbhatiaFounder/CTO · CrowW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ben Brimacombe@thebrimacombeFounder/CEO · ExonicF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Will HannaFounder · MiniswapF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Zak SinghFounder/CEO · MiniswapF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Grace Li@grx_xceFounder/CEO · Design ArenaS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Kamryn Ohly@kamrynohlyFounder/CTO · Design ArenaS25Consumer · San Francisco
- Adarsh Ambati@AmbatiAdarshFounder/CEO · CandorW25B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya IyengarFounder · CandorW25B2B · San Francisco
- Ansh GuptaFounder · CandorW25B2B · San Francisco
- Wayne Crosby@wcrosbyFounder/CEO · OrgOrgS24B2B · San Francisco
- Aria MohseniFounder/COO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Josh KarolFounder/CTO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Max HammerFounder/CEO · CrowdVoltW24Consumer · New York
- Eli Badgio@ebadgio_Founder · ExtendW23B2B · New York
- Kushal Byatnal@kushalbyatnalFounder · ExtendW23B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nitish KovuruCoArenaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/llmhubdevPrateek JannuCoArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prateekjannuArmin KianiHubFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/xarminTim SprecherHubFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/tim404xAryan VijCrowFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aryanvij02Jai BhatiaCrowFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jaixbhatiaBen BrimacombeExonicFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/thebrimacombeWill HannaMiniswapFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Zak SinghMiniswapFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Grace LiDesign ArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/grx_xceKamryn OhlyDesign ArenaFounder/CTOSummer 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamrynohlyAdarsh AmbatiCandorFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AmbatiAdarshAditya IyengarCandorFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ansh GuptaCandorFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Wayne CrosbyOrgOrg2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/wcrosbyAria MohseniCrowdVoltFounder/COOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Josh KarolCrowdVoltFounder/CTOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Max HammerCrowdVoltFounder/CEOWinter 2024ConsumerNew York, United States12—Eli BadgioExtendFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States25https://x.com/ebadgio_Kushal ByatnalExtendFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States25https://x.com/kushalbyatnal
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Josh Karol
Founder/CTO·CrowdVolt
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size12
BatchWinter 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm originally from Connecticut and am a Co-Founder and the CTO at CrowdVolt. I previously was a Software Engineer at Millennium. In my free time I like to go skiing and fishing.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CrowdVolt
The integration layer for live events infrastructure
