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Known for these resultsRole54%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 54% 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-company41%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 41% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Neo Lee@neo_lkyFounder/CTO · Imagine AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sky Yang@skygodkingdomFounder/CEO · Imagine AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel LiFounder/CTO · IronLedger.aiS25Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Antonio ChanFounder/CTO · SiraS25B2B · San Francisco
- Nathan BelayeFounder/CEO · SiraS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Choudhary@techie_ShubhamFounder/CTO · FirstWorkS24B2B · San Francisco
- Vardhan KapoorFounder/CEO · FirstWorkS24B2B · San Francisco
- Ayantika DeyFounder/CTO · Merlin AIS24B2B · Los Angeles
- Aayush ShahFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash@adijayaprakashFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya Maru@adityamaru27Founder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Joseph ZhouFounder · AccendS23Fintech
- Pranjal Daga@pranjaldaga1Founder · AccendS23Fintech
- Yutong PeiFounder · AccendS23Fintech
- Brek GoinFounder · HammrW23B2B · San Francisco
- Sanket Firodiya@sanketfirodiyaFounder · HammrW23B2B · San Francisco
- Prashant Upadhyay@prashantupdFounder · PrimeVaultS22Fintech · San Francisco
- Vivek Kumar@vivek_kumar_15Founder · PrimeVaultS22Fintech · San Francisco
- Kevin Huang@kevinzhuang10Founder · DrivingforceW22B2B · San Francisco
- Fransiskus RaymondFounder · StafBookW22B2B · Jakarta
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Neo LeeImagine AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/neo_lkySky YangImagine AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/skygodkingdomSamuel LiIronLedger.aiFounder/CTOSummer 2025Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States——Antonio ChanSiraFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Nathan BelayeSiraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Shubham ChoudharyFirstWorkFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/techie_ShubhamVardhan KapoorFirstWorkFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9—Ayantika DeyMerlin AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States19—Aayush ShahBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3—Aditya (JP) JayaprakashBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adijayaprakashAditya MaruBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adityamaru27Joseph ZhouAccendFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown18—Pranjal DagaAccendFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown18https://x.com/pranjaldaga1Yutong PeiAccendFounderSummer 2023FintechUnknown18—Brek GoinHammrFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Sanket FirodiyaHammrFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/sanketfirodiyaPrashant UpadhyayPrimeVaultFounderSummer 2022FintechSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/prashantupdVivek KumarPrimeVaultFounderSummer 2022FintechSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/vivek_kumar_15Kevin HuangDrivingforceFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kevinzhuang10Fransiskus RaymondStafBookFounderWinter 2022B2BJakarta, Indonesia11—
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Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash
Founder·Blacksmith
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2024
Location
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Co-founder and CEO of Blacksmith. Aditya was previously an engineer at Faire (YC W17) where he worked on search infra and ads. As a founding member of the ads team, he led retrieval and targeting and helped grow ads from 0 -> $X M. Aditya graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Science and a Master's degree from the University of Alberta, where he did research in Theoretical Computer Science.
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
Blacksmith
The fastest way to run your GitHub Actions
