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Known for these resultsRole65%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 65% 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.Bio96%Bio coverage: 96% 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-company37%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 37% of these rows have at least one match.School34%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 34% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Aniket Deshpande@anideshpFounder/CEO · Agent FMS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mugdhaa PatankarFounder/CTO · Agent FMS26B2B · San Francisco
- Cielo NicolosiFounder/CTO · AllooviumS26Real Estate and Construction · Brisbane
- Zander Schweitzer@zandergs15Founder/CEO · AllooviumS26Real Estate and Construction · Brisbane
- Aditya Asgaonkar@adiasgFounder/CEO · ClickS26B2B · San Francisco
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Jeffords@michaelbjeffFounder/CEO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikos Dritsakos@nikos1Founder/CEO · GlenS26B2B · San Francisco
- Karan RainaFounder/CTO · HyperProbeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shailendra SinghFounder/CEO · HyperProbeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Fnu PrinceFounder · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hudson Griffith@hudson_griFounder/CEO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Marinos Eliades@marinoeliadesFounder/CTO · PrizedS26B2B · San Francisco
- Lloyd Armbrust@larmbrustFounder/CEO · RonanRx Inc.S26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Varun WadhwaFounder/CTO · TraceforceS26B2B · San Francisco
- Xia HuaFounder/CEO · TraceforceS26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aniket DeshpandeAgent FMFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anideshpMugdhaa PatankarAgent FMFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Cielo NicolosiAllooviumFounder/CTOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionBrisbane, Australia5—Zander SchweitzerAllooviumFounder/CEOSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionBrisbane, Australia5https://x.com/zandergs15Aditya AsgaonkarClickFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/adiasgCharles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Michael JeffordsConiferFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/michaelbjeffNikos DritsakosGlenFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/nikos1Karan RainaHyperProbeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Shailendra SinghHyperProbeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Shelden ShiOpenTag2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariatFnu PrincePalisadeFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Hudson GriffithPrizedFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hudson_griMarinos EliadesPrizedFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/marinoeliadesLloyd ArmbrustRonanRx Inc.2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/larmbrustVarun WadhwaTraceforceFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Xia HuaTraceforceFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Tony Kam
Founder/CEO·Lilac Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Open Tag. Previously at Tesla and founded Lilac Labs (S24). Studied EECS at Berkeley.
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
2× YC founder
- S24Lilac LabsInactive · this entry
- S26OpenTagActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
Lilac LabsWe automate the person taking orders at drive-thrus with a voice AI
Co-foundersShelden Shi
Also founded · 1 more YC company
OpenTagActiveSummer 2026Model Agnostic Claude Tag
B2BSan Francisco, United States3Open this entry
