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Known for these resultsRole36%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 36% 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.Bio79%Bio coverage: 79% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School18%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 18% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alexander BergholmFounder/CTO · KlarifyX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Rohan KulkarniFounder/CEO · AshrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Shreyas KapsFounder · AshrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Sai Surbehera@saibuildsFounder/CTO · LapisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Varunram Ganesh@varunramgFounder/CEO · LapisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Jason CorneliusFounder/CEO · Perseus DefenseS25Industrials · Austin
- Arjun LalwaniFounder/CEO · RaloX25Fintech · New York
- Timothy Daniel@tdanielhFounder/CEO · RimbaX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Betty Chang@thebettychangFounder · TrapezeX25Healthcare · New York
- Christopher Chen@ChrisMYChenFounder · TrapezeX25Healthcare · New York
- Alex Doonanco@AlexDoonancoFounder/CEO · careCycleW25B2B · San Francisco
- Evan Roubekas@0xevangelosFounder/CTO · careCycleW25B2B · San Francisco
- Alexis BonnafontFounder/CTO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Matt KerriganFounder/CTO · Toothy AIW25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Shreyas BharadwajFounder · Assembly HOAS24Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Travis UekiFounder/CTO · DoublezeroS24B2B
- Marcos Rico PengFounder/CEO · PalmierS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Tej SeelamsettyFounder/CEO · TivaraS24Healthcare · New York
- Philip AbelFounder/CTO · ClevaW24Fintech · Lagos
- Cole RubinFounder/CEO · ConduitW24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alexander BergholmKlarifyFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States4—Rohan KulkarniAshrFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Shreyas KapsAshrFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Sai SurbeheraLapisFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/saibuildsVarunram GaneshLapisFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/varunramgJason CorneliusPerseus DefenseFounder/CEOSummer 2025IndustrialsAustin, United States3—Arjun LalwaniRaloFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechNew York, United States2—Timothy DanielRimbaFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/tdanielhBetty ChangTrapezeFounderSpring 2025HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/thebettychangChristopher ChenTrapezeFounderSpring 2025HealthcareNew York, United States2https://x.com/ChrisMYChenAlex DoonancocareCycleFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/AlexDoonancoEvan RoubekascareCycleFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/0xevangelosAlexis BonnafontExcellence LearningFounder/CTOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Matt KerriganToothy AIFounder/CTOWinter 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States15—Shreyas BharadwajAssembly HOAFounderSummer 2024Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States12—Travis UekiDoublezeroFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BUnknown2—Marcos Rico PengPalmierFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Tej SeelamsettyTivaraFounder/CEOSummer 2024HealthcareNew York, United States2—Philip AbelClevaFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechLagos, Nigeria30—Cole RubinConduitFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States15—
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Marcos Rico Peng
Founder/CEO·Palmier
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
After graduating Berkeley in three years, I worked for a year and a half as an infra engineer at LinkedIn. Now co-founder and CEO of Palmier, building something people want! Documented my journey as a professional swimmer training to make the Paris Olympics on YouTube [155k+].
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
