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Known for these resultsRole69%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 69% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company44%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 44% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sai Vamshi BatchuFounder/CEO · GodHandsF26B2B · Bengaluru
- Jeremie CohenFounder/CEO · KelAIX26Fintech · New York
- Luigi CharlesFounder · ThesisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sergio CharlesFounder/CEO · ThesisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Elia SaquandFounder/CEO · VibeFlowS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan Prendergast@r_prendieFounder/CEO · Alpha ResearchX25B2B · New York
- Shashij Gupta@ShashijguptaFounder/CEO · CekuraF24B2B · San Francisco
- Misha van BeekFounder · BayeslineS24Fintech · New York
- Sebastian JanischFounder/CEO · BayeslineS24Fintech · New York
- Greg VolynskyFounder/CEO · Zoa ResearchS24B2B · New York
- Sam DamashekFounder/CTO · Zoa ResearchS24B2B · New York
- Deniz Kavi@kavi_denizFounder/CEO · Tamarind BioW24B2B · San Francisco
- Sherry LiuFounder · Tamarind BioW24B2B · San Francisco
- Guido VilariñoFounder · Democracy EarthW15Unspecified · Madrid
- Pia ManciniFounder · Democracy EarthW15Unspecified · Madrid
- Santiago SiriFounder/President · Democracy EarthW15Unspecified · Madrid
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sai Vamshi BatchuGodHandsFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BBengaluru, India2—Jeremie CohenKelAIFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Luigi CharlesThesisFounderFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sergio CharlesThesisFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Elia SaquandVibeFlowFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Ryan PrendergastAlpha ResearchFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/r_prendieShashij GuptaCekuraFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/ShashijguptaMisha van BeekBayeslineFounderSummer 2024FintechNew York, United States3—Sebastian JanischBayeslineFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechNew York, United States3—Greg VolynskyZoa ResearchFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5—Sam DamashekZoa ResearchFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5—Deniz KaviTamarind BioFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/kavi_denizSherry LiuTamarind BioFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Guido VilariñoDemocracy Earth2× YCFounderWinter 2015UnspecifiedMadrid, Spain2—Pia ManciniDemocracy EarthFounderWinter 2015UnspecifiedMadrid, Spain2—Santiago SiriDemocracy EarthFounder/PresidentWinter 2015UnspecifiedMadrid, Spain2—
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Sam Damashek
Founder/CTO·Zoa Research
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Sam is the co-founder and CTO of Paradome. He worked for three years at Jane Street on the options trading desk writing algorithmic strategies using applied ML, for two years in NYC and then one year in Hong Kong, where he built out a satellite dev team for the Asia options markets. He graduated with a BS in Computer Science from CMU, where for some reason he led a fledging constitutional law debate team, never to victory though frequently to Ohio.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
