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Known for these resultsRole55%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 55% 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.Bio82%Bio coverage: 82% 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-company36%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 36% of these rows have at least one match.School73%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 73% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ashish Selvaraj@asheeeeeshhFounder · ApproximaW26B2B · Toronto
- Ethan Pronev@ethanpronevFounder · ApproximaW26B2B · Toronto
- Eric MillerFounder/CTO · AutoPallet RoboticsS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Nathan YeeFounder/CEO · AutoPallet RoboticsS24Industrials · San Francisco
- David MillardFounder/CEO · Azalea Robotics CorporationS24Industrials · San Francisco
- John B. StroudFounder/CFO · Azalea Robotics CorporationS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Aman Gour@amangour30Founder/CEO · FurtherAIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Alison LiddyFounder · Relevium MedicalS22Healthcare · Galway
- David DindiFounder · AtomicS20B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan PettsFounder · UpsolveW19Fintech · Boston
- Michael CarvinFounder/CEO · SmartAssetS12Fintech · Austin
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ashish SelvarajApproximaFounderWinter 2026B2BToronto, Canada2https://x.com/asheeeeeshhEthan PronevApproximaFounderWinter 2026B2BToronto, Canada2https://x.com/ethanpronevEric MillerAutoPallet RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—Nathan YeeAutoPallet RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States6—David MillardAzalea Robotics CorporationFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States——John B. StroudAzalea Robotics CorporationFounder/CFOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States——Aman GourFurtherAIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States36https://x.com/amangour30Alison LiddyRelevium MedicalFounderSummer 2022HealthcareGalway, Ireland5—David DindiAtomicFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States25—Jonathan PettsUpsolveFounderWinter 2019FintechBoston, United States12—Michael CarvinSmartAssetFounder/CEOSummer 2012FintechAustin, United States210—
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David Millard
Founder/CEO·Azalea Robotics Corporation
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size—
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
David is a roboticist and software engineer with a background in mathematics and computer science. He previously worked as a software engineer at Google X on the Everyday Robots project, Microsoft, and at IronOx (W16). David's doctoral research focused on robotic systems manipulating non-rigid objects and was funded by a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship. He has published research with the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Ames Research Center, and Google DeepMind.
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
Azalea Robotics Corporation
Automating airport baggage handling with robots.
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteazalearobotics.com/
Team size—
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2024
Co-foundersJohn B. Stroud
