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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company35%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 35% of these rows have at least one match.School47%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 47% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aakar Khanna@khannaunoFounder/CEO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Arjun Chaliha@arjunjchalihaFounder/CTO · MarbleS26B2B · New York
- Nolan Rossi@NolanRossi100Founder/CEO · ForemanW26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Julius KörfgenFounder/CEO · UplaneF25B2B · San Francisco
- Lukas VollmerFounder/CTO · UplaneF25B2B · San Francisco
- Marvin Abdel-MassihFounder/COO · UplaneF25B2B · San Francisco
- Alex MaassFounder · InvariaS24B2B · London
- Ben HallFounder · InvariaS24B2B · London
- Sam KramerFounder · InvariaS24B2B · London
- Dhruhin KurliFounder · PatchworkW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nikki Shah@NikkiAShahFounder · PatchworkW24B2B · San Francisco
- Aleks Đekić@aleks_djekicFounder · AlgunaS23B2B · London
- Jamie MacLeodFounder · AlgunaS23B2B · London
- Himanshu Minocha@HimanshuMinochaFounder · BlueHill PaymentsS22B2B · Chicago
- Rohan MinochaFounder · BlueHill PaymentsS22B2B · Chicago
- Dhaivat PandyaFounder · Verse MedicalS18Healthcare · New York
- Shamiq IslamFounder · Patchwork SecurityW16B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aakar KhannaMarbleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/khannaunoArjun ChalihaMarbleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/arjunjchalihaNolan RossiForemanFounder/CEOWinter 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/NolanRossi100Julius KörfgenUplaneFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Lukas VollmerUplaneFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Marvin Abdel-MassihUplaneFounder/COOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Alex MaassInvariaFounderSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Ben HallInvariaFounderSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Sam KramerInvariaFounderSummer 2024B2BLondon, United Kingdom3—Dhruhin KurliPatchworkFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Nikki ShahPatchworkFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/NikkiAShahAleks ĐekićAlgunaFounderSummer 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom10https://x.com/aleks_djekicJamie MacLeodAlgunaFounderSummer 2023B2BLondon, United Kingdom10—Himanshu MinochaBlueHill PaymentsFounderSummer 2022B2BChicago, United States2https://x.com/HimanshuMinochaRohan MinochaBlueHill PaymentsFounderSummer 2022B2BChicago, United States2—Dhaivat PandyaVerse MedicalFounderSummer 2018HealthcareNew York, United States200—Shamiq IslamPatchwork SecurityFounderWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Ben Hall
Founder·Invaria
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Working on something new - keen to connect with hardware-turned-software engineers. Prior to Invaria, Ben spent almost 5 years at Palantir, mixing code and sales. Most recently he led the company's zero-to-one effort in the EMEA Utilities sector – an engineer in the deep end of sales. He was founding Principal Engineer at deep tech startup, Oxford Flow. The startup spun out of Oxford Uni's aerospace lab, where he had carried out his PhD research in jet engine aerodynamics.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
InvariaThe next generation logging and observability platform
