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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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-company23%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 23% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dan KatzmanFounder/CEO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- David Goodfellow@davothedevFounder/CTO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- Mathieu PerezFounder/CEO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nicolas Sebag@sebcnyFounder/CTO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Thomas PerezFounder/COO · COACHS26B2B · San Francisco
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Belhassen@michaelblhssnFounder/CEO · ANORIAX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Christopher Burns@burnedchrisFounder/CEO · InthX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kratik Agrawal@Kratik_agFounder/CEO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Varun Kandula@varunkandFounder/CTO · KinectX26B2B · San Francisco
- Claire Nord@clairen19Founder/CTO · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Jynnie TangFounder/CEO · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Manuel Castro@manny4cFounder · Napkin MathX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Bishal Karmakar@BishalK_Founder/CTO · ProjectXX26B2B · San Francisco
- Rounak Adhikary@RounaccFounder/CEO · ProjectXX26B2B · San Francisco
- Sourya Majumder@runallappsFounder/COO · ProjectXX26B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder/CEO · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jonny Dimond@jonnydimondFounder · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- Gaurav Paliwal@qavravFounder/CTO · ValCtrlX26Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dan KatzmanBernardFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9—David GoodfellowBernardFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9https://x.com/davothedevMathieu PerezCOACHFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Nicolas SebagCOACHFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/sebcnyThomas PerezCOACHFounder/COOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Shelden ShiOpenTag2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariatMichael BelhassenANORIAFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/michaelblhssnChristopher BurnsInthFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/burnedchrisKratik AgrawalKinectFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Kratik_agVarun KandulaKinectFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/varunkandClaire NordNapkin MathFounder/CTOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/clairen19Jynnie TangNapkin MathFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Manuel CastroNapkin MathFounderSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/manny4cBishal KarmakarProjectXFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/BishalK_Rounak AdhikaryProjectXFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/RounaccSourya MajumderProjectXFounder/COOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/runallappsAndrew LeeTasklet2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/startupandrewJonny DimondTaskletFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/jonnydimondGaurav PaliwalValCtrlFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States2https://x.com/qavrav
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Shelden Shi
Founder/CTO·Lilac Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder and CTO at OpenTag. Previously founded Lilac Labs (S24). Studied CS and CogSci at UC Berkeley.
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
2× YC founderSerial founder · self-declared
- S24Lilac LabsInactive · this entry
- S26OpenTagActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
Lilac LabsWe automate the person taking orders at drive-thrus with a voice AI
Co-foundersTony Kam@kamikariat
Also founded · 1 more YC company
OpenTagActiveSummer 2026Model Agnostic Claude Tag
B2BSan Francisco, United States3Open this entry
