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Known for these resultsRole60%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 60% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jason Gross@diagram_chaserFounder/CEO · TheoremX25B2B · San Francisco
- Rajashree Agrawal@___rajashree___Founder/CTO · TheoremX25B2B · San Francisco
- Max von Hippel@maxvonhippelFounder/CTO · BenchifyS24B2B · San Francisco
- Abeer Agrawal@abeeragFounder · LevroS21Fintech · San Francisco
- Yaseer SheriffFounder · Axiom.aiW21B2B · London
- Saurabh Srivastava@_saurabhFounder · Warpdrive by Synthetic MindsS18B2B · San Francisco
- Saurabh Srivastava@_saurabhFounder/CEO · 20nW15Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ryan JacksonFounder · PaidS14B2B · San Francisco
- Abeer Agrawal@abeeragFounder/CTO · TheoremW14Fintech · San Francisco
- Hugh EdmundsonFounder/Managing Partner · TheoremW14Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jason GrossTheoremFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/diagram_chaserRajashree AgrawalTheoremFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/___rajashree___Max von HippelBenchifyFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/maxvonhippelAbeer AgrawalLevro2× YCFounderSummer 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/abeeragYaseer SheriffAxiom.aiFounderWinter 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom8—Saurabh SrivastavaWarpdrive by Synthetic Minds2× YCFounderSummer 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/_saurabhSaurabh Srivastava20n2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_saurabhRyan JacksonPaid2× YCFounderSummer 2014B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Abeer AgrawalTheorem2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2014FintechSan Francisco, United States34https://x.com/abeeragHugh EdmundsonTheoremFounder/Managing PartnerWinter 2014FintechSan Francisco, United States34—
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Juan Castaño
Founder/CEO·Benchify
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Juan Castaño is the co-founder and CEO of Benchify. Prior to Benchify, Juan bought and sold a business for 5x MOIC, created MVPs for 9+ clients as a UI/UX designer, devised GTM strategy at Instawork (Series C), initiated a growth product team at Klaviyo (pre-IPO), and advised on due diligence transactions at McKinsey & Company. Juan studied Economics and Human-centered design at Dartmouth and holds an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineDesignerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
