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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School71%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 71% of these rows have at least one match.
- Chetan Manda@theblackmandaFounder/CPO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Parth Maheshwari@_ParthVader_Founder/CTO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Utkarsh SinhaFounder/CEO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Jai PadmakumarFounder/CEO · 1849 bioS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Yongjin ParkFounder · 1849 bioS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Daniel PronkFounder · Stock UnlockW22Fintech · New York
- Jake Ruth@JakeMRuthFounder · Stock UnlockW22Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chetan MandaMochatradeFounder/CPOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/theblackmandaParth MaheshwariMochatradeFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/_ParthVader_Utkarsh SinhaMochatradeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Jai Padmakumar1849 bioFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Yongjin Park1849 bioFounderSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Daniel PronkStock UnlockFounderWinter 2022FintechNew York, United States8—Jake RuthStock UnlockFounderWinter 2022FintechNew York, United States8https://x.com/JakeMRuth
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Jai Padmakumar
Founder/CEO·1849 bio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CEO of 1849 bio. I get excited working on difficult problems with outsized impacts if you can solve them. I studied Microbiology and Applied Math at the University of Washington before doing my PhD at MIT in a synthetic biology lab. I've spent my time pushing the limits of what’s possible in bioengineering. 1849 is my second startup, the first of which I co-founded during grad school and led the early science at.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
1849 bioEngineering microbes for miners to unlock billions in trapped metal
Co-foundersYongjin Park
