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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ian EdwardsFounder/CTO · ParleyS24B2B · San Francisco
- Curtis MasonFounder · GovDashW22Government · New York
- Sean Doherty@seandoher1yFounder · GovDashW22Government · New York
- Timothy GoltserFounder · GovDashW22Government · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ian EdwardsParleyFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Curtis MasonGovDashFounderWinter 2022GovernmentNew York, United States56—Sean DohertyGovDashFounderWinter 2022GovernmentNew York, United States56https://x.com/seandoher1yTimothy GoltserGovDashFounderWinter 2022GovernmentNew York, United States56—
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Philip Smart
Founder/CEO·Parley
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Automating flat-fee legal work, starting with work visas and green cards for immigration lawyers (Parley S24). Used to work on Growth and GenAI @ Linkedin. Drove increases to "Core Four" metrics that we reported to MSFT, was PM on the first consumer, massive-scale launch of GPT-4 integrated into a product outside of OpenAI.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
ParleyAutomating flat-fee legal work, starting with work visas + green cards
