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Known for these resultsRole32%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 32% 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.Bio68%Bio coverage: 68% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School11%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 11% of these rows have at least one match.
- Maryanne Alhallak@malhalla06Founder/CEO · LumeriaS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Louis Beaumont@louis030195Founder/CEO · screenpipeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Koby Conrad@kobyjconradFounder/CEO · SunflowerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Kanyes Thaker@KanyesThakerFounder/President · HyperX26B2B · San Francisco
- Shalin Shah@_shalinshah_Founder/CEO · HyperX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jean Costa de BeauregardFounder/CEO · Condor EnergyW26Industrials · Paris
- Shivani Patel@shivanijpatelFounder/CEO · LayersF25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Swan Beaujard@nullswanFounder/CTO · NomiX25B2B · Paris
- Josh Park@joshhparkFounder/CTO · EndstackF24B2B · Los Angeles
- Sam Park@samuelparkFounder/CEO · EndstackF24B2B · Los Angeles
- Junior Garcia@jrgarciadevFounder/CEO · HeroUIS24B2B · Buenos Aires
- Cyrus Nouroozi@CyrusNewDayFounder/CEO · The Synthesis CompanyS24B2B · San Francisco
- Samraaj Bath@samraajFounder/CEO · ion designW24B2B · San Francisco
- Dori WilsonFounder · ThorntaleW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ellen HuiFounder · ThorntaleW24B2B · San Francisco
- John StimacFounder · ThorntaleW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ian BaldwinFounder · Booth AIW23B2B · San Francisco
- Nick Locascio@Nick_LocascioFounder · Booth AIW23B2B · San Francisco
- Akash Anand@realAkashAnandFounder · CluesoW23B2B · Bengaluru
- Neel Balar@BalarNeelFounder · CluesoW23B2B · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Maryanne AlhallakLumeriaFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/malhalla06Louis BeaumontscreenpipeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/louis030195Koby ConradSunflowerFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/kobyjconradKanyes ThakerHyperFounder/PresidentSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/KanyesThakerShalin ShahHyperFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_shalinshah_Jean Costa de BeauregardCondor EnergyFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsParis, France3—Shivani PatelLayersFounder/CEOFall 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shivanijpatelSwan BeaujardNomiFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BParis, France5https://x.com/nullswanJosh ParkEndstackFounder/CTOFall 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/joshhparkSam ParkEndstackFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/samuelparkJunior GarciaHeroUIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina5https://x.com/jrgarciadevCyrus NourooziThe Synthesis CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/CyrusNewDaySamraaj Bathion design2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/samraajDori WilsonThorntaleFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ellen HuiThorntaleFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—John StimacThorntaleFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ian BaldwinBooth AIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Nick LocascioBooth AIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Nick_LocascioAkash AnandCluesoFounderWinter 2023B2BBengaluru, India25https://x.com/realAkashAnandNeel BalarCluesoFounderWinter 2023B2BBengaluru, India25https://x.com/BalarNeel
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Amir Mehr
Founder/CTO·The Synthesis Company
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size1
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
With a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Calgary and as a key contributor to StanfordNLP's DSPy project, Amir has deep expertise in AI and software engineering. He played a crucial role in engineering at HubMeta and OVOU. His early success running a profitable web hosting business in high school showcases his technical acumen and entrepreneurial drive.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
The Synthesis Company100x faster scientific evidence synthesis
IndustryB2B
Websitethesynthesis.company
Team size1
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2024
Co-foundersCyrus Nouroozi@CyrusNewDay
