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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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.Bio94%Bio coverage: 94% 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-company31%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 31% 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.
- Gregoire ChometteFounder/CEO · AICEX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Emmett BickerFounder/CEO · AsterX26B2B · San Francisco
- Skyler Chan@skyler_chan_Founder/CEO · Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)W26Industrials · Los Angeles
- David Mlcoch@MlcochDavidFounder/CEO · AsteroidW25B2B · San Francisco
- Joe Hewett@simulated_landFounder/CTO · AsteroidW25B2B · San Francisco
- Ashi DissanayakeFounder/CEO · Spaceium IncS24Industrials · Ottawa
- Mufeed VH@mufeedvhFounder/CEO · winfuncS24B2B · San Francisco
- Vivek R@veev3xFounder/CTO · winfuncS24B2B · San Francisco
- Kriti AroraFounder · MantysW23B2B · Dubai
- Matt GialichFounder/CEO · AstroForgeW22Industrials · Los Angeles
- Will CroweFounder · HEO RoboticsS21Industrials · Sydney
- Joel SercelFounder · TransAstra CorporationS21Industrials · Los Angeles
- Patryk WiatrFounder · Turion SpaceS21Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ryan Westerdahl@RyanWesterdahlFounder · Turion SpaceS21Industrials · Los Angeles
- Tyler James PierceFounder · Turion SpaceS21Industrials · Los Angeles
- Tilek Mamutov@tilekFounder · OuttalentS19Education · Bishkek
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Gregoire ChometteAICEFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Emmett BickerAsterFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Skyler ChanGalactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)Founder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States5https://x.com/skyler_chan_David MlcochAsteroidFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/MlcochDavidJoe HewettAsteroidFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/simulated_landAshi DissanayakeSpaceium IncFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsOttawa, Canada——Mufeed VHwinfuncFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mufeedvhVivek RwinfuncFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/veev3xKriti AroraMantysFounderWinter 2023B2BDubai, United Arab Emirates10—Matt GialichAstroForgeFounder/CEOWinter 2022IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States10—Will CroweHEO RoboticsFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsSydney, Australia3—Joel SercelTransAstra CorporationFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States8—Patryk WiatrTurion SpaceFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States15—Ryan WesterdahlTurion SpaceFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States15https://x.com/RyanWesterdahlTyler James PierceTurion SpaceFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States15—Tilek MamutovOuttalentFounderSummer 2019EducationBishkek, Kyrgyzstan8https://x.com/tilek
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Vivek R
Founder/CTO·winfunc
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO @ Asterisk. Previously, Vivek built secure, fault tolerant distributed systems for leading POS validators handling a total stake of $2B+, did IoT protocol optimization research for startups, contributor to GStreamer - the leading multimedia framework used by Google, Apple, etc, helped Fortune 100 companies with their infrastructure strategy and optimization.
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
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
winfuncai-native security engineering for mission critical codebases
Co-foundersMufeed VH@mufeedvh
