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Known for these resultsRole36%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 36% 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-company12%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 12% of these rows have at least one match.School21%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 21% of these rows have at least one match.
- Parsa Bahraminejad@prsabahramiFounder/CTO · Talking ComputersW26B2B · Toronto
- Zayaan Mulla@zayaanmullaFounder/CEO · Talking ComputersW26B2B · Toronto
- Scott Cara@scara29Founder/CEO · ElevateS24B2B · New York
- Ali AvciFounder · ArigladW23B2B · Vancouver
- Sophie Wyne@Sophie_wyne_Founder · ArigladW23B2B · Vancouver
- Sanketh AndhavarapuFounder · VitalizeW23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Veeraj ShahFounder · VitalizeW23Healthcare · San Francisco
- Jesse Buckingham@jessebucksFounder · VoomaW23B2B · San Francisco
- Paras Rajput@paras_rajput_01Founder · FlatXS22Real Estate and Construction · Bengaluru
- Nitesh Shroff, PhDFounder · ArintraW22Healthcare · San Francisco
- Preeti Bhargava, PhDFounder · ArintraW22Healthcare · San Francisco
- Katherine FrenchFounder · BLUUMBIOS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Christian HartungFounder · MobileBoostS21B2B · Berlin
- Adam Michalski@ajm5338Founder · PartneredW21B2B · New York
- Tim SherwoodFounder · PartneredW21B2B · New York
- Paul GrossFounder/CEO · RemoraW21Industrials · Detroit
- Martin Borchardt@martinborchardtFounder · HENRYS20B2B · Buenos Aires
- Hisham BedriFounder · MultiverseW20Consumer · Boston
- Sara Alfageeh@SaraAlfageehFounder · MultiverseW20Consumer · Boston
- Thariq ShihiparFounder · MultiverseW20Consumer · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Parsa BahraminejadTalking ComputersFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BToronto, Canada2https://x.com/prsabahramiZayaan MullaTalking ComputersFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BToronto, Canada2https://x.com/zayaanmullaScott CaraElevateFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/scara29Ali AvciArigladFounderWinter 2023B2BVancouver, Canada4—Sophie WyneArigladFounderWinter 2023B2BVancouver, Canada4https://x.com/Sophie_wyne_Sanketh AndhavarapuVitalizeFounderWinter 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States28—Veeraj ShahVitalizeFounderWinter 2023HealthcareSan Francisco, United States28—Jesse BuckinghamVoomaFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States40https://x.com/jessebucksParas RajputFlatXFounderSummer 2022Real Estate and ConstructionBengaluru, India2https://x.com/paras_rajput_01Nitesh Shroff, PhDArintraFounderWinter 2022HealthcareSan Francisco, United States50—Preeti Bhargava, PhDArintraFounderWinter 2022HealthcareSan Francisco, United States50—Katherine FrenchBLUUMBIOFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Christian HartungMobileBoostFounderSummer 2021B2BBerlin, Germany15—Adam MichalskiPartneredFounderWinter 2021B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/ajm5338Tim SherwoodPartneredFounderWinter 2021B2BNew York, United States2—Paul GrossRemoraFounder/CEOWinter 2021IndustrialsDetroit, United States45—Martin BorchardtHENRYFounderSummer 2020B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina100https://x.com/martinborchardtHisham BedriMultiverseFounderWinter 2020ConsumerBoston, United States9—Sara AlfageehMultiverseFounderWinter 2020ConsumerBoston, United States9https://x.com/SaraAlfageehThariq ShihiparMultiverseFounderWinter 2020ConsumerBoston, United States9—
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Scott Cara
Founder/CEO·Elevate
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Scott is the co-founder and CEO of Elevate AI. Scott was previously a private equity investor at Sycamore Partners where he partnered with c-suite executives at leading companies to drive growth. Prior to Sycamore, Scott was a management consultant at Bain & Co. Scott studied Computer Science and Mathematics at Duke University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Elevate
Automated AI data integrations for roll-ups
