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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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dan Keene@keenebynameFounder/COO · Aseon LabsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- George Kalligeros@kalligerosFounder/CEO · Aseon LabsX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Celine Wang@nicenewgalFounder/CTO · RoboDockW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Zinny WeliFounder/CEO · RoboDockW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Srijan Kumar@srijankediaFounder/CEO · Lighthouz AIS24B2B · Atlanta
- Jacob Gillespie@jacobwgillespieFounder · DepotW23B2B
- Kyle Galbraith@kylegalbraithFounder · DepotW23B2B
- Manish Reddy@manish_gmrFounder · Material DepotW22Real Estate and Construction · Bengaluru
- Sarthak Agrawal@SarthakagwlFounder · Material DepotW22Real Estate and Construction · Bengaluru
- Eric Futoran@efutoranFounder/CEO · EmbraceS19B2B · Los Angeles
- Fredric NewbergFounder · EmbraceS19B2B · Los Angeles
- Thomas SunFounder · AmpUpW19Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dan KeeneAseon LabsFounder/COOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/keenebynameGeorge KalligerosAseon LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/kalligerosCeline WangRoboDockFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nicenewgalZinny WeliRoboDockFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Srijan KumarLighthouz AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BAtlanta, United States8https://x.com/srijankediaJacob GillespieDepotFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown8https://x.com/jacobwgillespieKyle GalbraithDepotFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown8https://x.com/kylegalbraithManish ReddyMaterial DepotFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionBengaluru, India50https://x.com/manish_gmrSarthak AgrawalMaterial DepotFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionBengaluru, India50https://x.com/SarthakagwlEric FutoranEmbraceFounder/CEOSummer 2019B2BLos Angeles, United States62https://x.com/efutoranFredric NewbergEmbraceFounderSummer 2019B2BLos Angeles, United States62—Thomas SunAmpUpFounderWinter 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States45—
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Sonali Pattnaik
Founder/COO·Lighthouz AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size8
BatchSummer 2024
LocationAtlanta, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Sonali is the COO and Co-founder of Lighthouz.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Lighthouz AI
Freight bill audits, AP, AR automation for freight brokers with…
Co-foundersSrijan Kumar@srijankedia
