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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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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-company40%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 40% of these rows have at least one match.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Davis Foster@davistfosterFounder · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- Jack Morrison@jackmorrisonFounder/CEO · Agency Tool CompanyS26Industrials · Denver
- Andrea Luzzardi@aluzzardiFounder · MendralW26B2B · San Francisco
- Sam Alba@sam_albaFounder · MendralW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ilya KelnerFounder/CTO · Red Barn RoboticsW25Industrials · Seattle
- Aayush ShahFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash@adijayaprakashFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya Maru@adityamaru27Founder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Emil Soerensen@emilsnotesFounder · kapa.aiS23B2B
- Finn BauerFounder · kapa.aiS23B2B
- Jacob Gillespie@jacobwgillespieFounder · DepotW23B2B
- Kyle Galbraith@kylegalbraithFounder · DepotW23B2B
- Alok Nikhil@aloknnikhilFounder · OmnistrateW23B2B · San Francisco
- Kamal GuptaFounder · OmnistrateW23B2B · San Francisco
- Arnaud Porterie@arnaudporterieFounder · Echoes HQS21B2B · Amsterdam
- J.P. ZivalichFounder/CTO · PipekitS21B2B
- Jules Testard@julestestardFounder · Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)S20Consumer · San Francisco
- Cesar TalledoFounder · NestyboxS20B2B · San Francisco
- Rodny Molina@RodnyMolinaFounder (acquired) · NestyboxS20B2B · San Francisco
- Colin ChartierFounder · webapp.ioS20B2B · Toronto
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Davis FosterAgency Tool CompanyFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/davistfosterJack MorrisonAgency Tool CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsDenver, United States3https://x.com/jackmorrisonAndrea LuzzardiMendralFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aluzzardiSam AlbaMendralFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sam_albaIlya KelnerRed Barn RoboticsFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsSeattle, United States5—Aayush ShahBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3—Aditya (JP) JayaprakashBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adijayaprakashAditya MaruBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adityamaru27Emil Soerensenkapa.aiFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown22https://x.com/emilsnotesFinn Bauerkapa.aiFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown22—Jacob GillespieDepotFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown8https://x.com/jacobwgillespieKyle GalbraithDepotFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown8https://x.com/kylegalbraithAlok NikhilOmnistrateFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/aloknnikhilKamal GuptaOmnistrateFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Arnaud PorterieEchoes HQFounderSummer 2021B2BAmsterdam, Netherlands3https://x.com/arnaudporterieJ.P. ZivalichPipekitFounder/CTOSummer 2021B2BUnknown9—Jules TestardJam.gg (formerly Piepacker)FounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/julestestardCesar TalledoNestyboxFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Rodny MolinaNestyboxFounder (acquired)Summer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RodnyMolinaColin Chartierwebapp.ioFounderSummer 2020B2BToronto, Canada4—
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Aditya Maru
Founder·Blacksmith
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2024
Location
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Aditya Maru is the co-founder & co-CTO of Blacksmith. Before starting Blacksmith, Aditya worked at Cockroach Labs. At Cockroach he was a senior engineer on a core database team responsible for implementing disaster recovery solutions. This was where he gained his deep systems knowledge. Aditya graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Science.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword 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
