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Known for these resultsRole31%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 31% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company8%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 8% of these rows have at least one match.School38%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 38% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ali KavoosiFounder/CTO · Orca ClientS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Ege Kaan Duman@egekdumanFounder/CPO · Orca ClientS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Aayush ShahFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash@adijayaprakashFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya Maru@adityamaru27Founder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- SAMAY JAINFounder · Better OpinionsW22Consumer · Bengaluru
- Soumyajit DasFounder · Better OpinionsW22Consumer · Bengaluru
- John ChengFounder · PlayAblyS19B2B
- Michael BirkFounder · PlayAblyS19B2B
- Michael Hoydich@mhoydichFounder/Strategy, Marketing · Think GamingS14B2B · New York
- Tim OgilvieFounder · Think GamingS14B2B · New York
- Eric Diep@ediepFounder · A Thinking ApeW08B2B · Vancouver
- Kenshi Arasaki@arasakikFounder/CEO · A Thinking ApeW08B2B · Vancouver
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ali KavoosiOrca ClientFounder/CTOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Ege Kaan DumanOrca ClientFounder/CPOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/egekdumanAayush ShahBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3—Aditya (JP) JayaprakashBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adijayaprakashAditya MaruBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adityamaru27SAMAY JAINBetter OpinionsFounderWinter 2022ConsumerBengaluru, India12—Soumyajit DasBetter OpinionsFounderWinter 2022ConsumerBengaluru, India12—John ChengPlayAblyFounderSummer 2019B2BUnknown5—Michael BirkPlayAblyFounderSummer 2019B2BUnknown5—Michael HoydichThink GamingFounder/Strategy, MarketingSummer 2014B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/mhoydichTim OgilvieThink GamingFounderSummer 2014B2BNew York, United States1—Eric DiepA Thinking ApeFounderWinter 2008B2BVancouver, Canada75https://x.com/ediepKenshi ArasakiA Thinking ApeFounder/CEOWinter 2008B2BVancouver, Canada75https://x.com/arasakik
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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
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