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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company75%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 75% of these rows have at least one match.School58%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 58% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jonathan Salama@jonnysalamaFounder/CEO · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kajo KratzensteinFounder · KugelAudioX26B2B · San Francisco
- Adina GoerresFounder/CEO · superglueW25B2B
- Stefan FaistenauerFounder/CTO · superglueW25B2B
- Ian GillisFounder/CTO · Sage CareS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Jon Levinson@levinsonjonFounder/CEO · Sage CareS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Nikhil ShankarFounder · SilurianS24Industrials · Seattle
- Julia Turc@juliarturcFounder/CTO · Storia AIS24B2B · San Francisco
- Eric KimFounder · InariS23B2B · San Francisco
- Akash Mandavilli@AkashMandavill4Founder · GovEagleW23Government · New York
- Gabe Villasana@GabeVillasanaFounder · GovEagleW23Government · New York
- Joshua YingFounder · Sage AIW23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jonathan SalamaPalisadeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jonnysalamaKajo KratzensteinKugelAudioFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Adina GoerressuperglueFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BUnknown6—Stefan FaistenauersuperglueFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BUnknown6—Ian GillisSage CareFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3—Jon LevinsonSage CareFounder/CEOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/levinsonjonNikhil ShankarSilurianFounderSummer 2024IndustrialsSeattle, United States6—Julia TurcStoria AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/juliarturcEric KimInariFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Akash MandavilliGovEagleFounderWinter 2023GovernmentNew York, United States25https://x.com/AkashMandavill4Gabe VillasanaGovEagleFounderWinter 2023GovernmentNew York, United States25https://x.com/GabeVillasanaJoshua YingSage AIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Jayesh K. Gupta
Founder/CEO·Silurian
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSeattle, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Jayesh is Co-founder and CEO of Silurian AI. Previously he was the Head of AI at Poly Corporation. He led the development of the first foundation model for weather & climate as researcher at Microsoft and was the co-author of Aurora. Jayesh holds a Ph.D. in CS from Stanford.
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
Silurian
Foundation models to simulate Earth, starting with weather.
Co-foundersNikhil Shankar
