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Known for these resultsRole68%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 68% 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-company42%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 42% of these rows have at least one match.School5%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 5% of these rows have at least one match.
- Raj Jagiasi@raj_jagiasiFounder/CEO · Stratum IndustriesS26Government · New York
- Sergey Bunas@sergeybunasFounder/CTO · 21stW26B2B · San Francisco
- James Heaney@jvheaneyFounder/CTO · GradeW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Lotanna Ezeike@lottsnomadFounder/CEO · GradeW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Alex AvnitFounder/CRO · PalomaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Nazli Danis@nazlidanisFounder/CEO · PalomaS25B2B · San Francisco
- Saurav BubberFounder/CEO · Fuse AIW25B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Choudhary@techie_ShubhamFounder/CTO · FirstWorkS24B2B · San Francisco
- Junior Garcia@jrgarciadevFounder/CEO · HeroUIS24B2B · Buenos Aires
- Advith ChelikaniFounder · PylonW23B2B · San Francisco
- Marty Kausas@marty_kausasFounder · PylonW23B2B · San Francisco
- Robert EngFounder · PylonW23B2B · San Francisco
- Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran@kesava_kirupaFounder · LuminaiS20B2B · San Francisco
- Gaspard de LacroixFounder · SkypherW20B2B · New York
- Louis MutricyFounder · SkypherW20B2B · New York
- Alex Bouaziz@bouazizalexFounder/CEO · DeelW19B2B · San Francisco
- Shuo Wang@copernicusswFounder/CRO · DeelW19B2B · San Francisco
- Nir SmadarFounder/CTO · AvoS18Consumer · Tel Aviv
- Deepak Chhugani@dchhuganiFounder/CEO · NuvocargoW18B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Raj JagiasiStratum IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026GovernmentNew York, United States2https://x.com/raj_jagiasiSergey Bunas21stFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sergeybunasJames HeaneyGradeFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jvheaneyLotanna EzeikeGradeFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lottsnomadAlex AvnitPalomaFounder/CROSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Nazli DanisPalomaFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/nazlidanisSaurav BubberFuse AIFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States12—Shubham ChoudharyFirstWorkFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/techie_ShubhamJunior GarciaHeroUIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BBuenos Aires, Argentina5https://x.com/jrgarciadevAdvith ChelikaniPylonFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States120—Marty KausasPylonFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States120https://x.com/marty_kausasRobert EngPylonFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States120—Kesava Kirupa DinakaranLuminaiFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States31https://x.com/kesava_kirupaGaspard de LacroixSkypherFounderWinter 2020B2BNew York, United States12—Louis MutricySkypherFounderWinter 2020B2BNew York, United States12—Alex BouazizDeelFounder/CEOWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States5000https://x.com/bouazizalexShuo WangDeelFounder/CROWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States5000https://x.com/copernicusswNir SmadarAvoFounder/CTOSummer 2018ConsumerTel Aviv, Israel10—Deepak ChhuganiNuvocargoFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BNew York, United States100https://x.com/dchhugani
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Junior Garcia
Founder/CEO·HeroUI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2024
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Junior Garcia is the Founder and CEO of HeroUI (formerly NextUI). He has nearly 10 years of experience as a software engineer, including time at Deel, building HeroUI Chat, an AI-powered platform for creating beautiful frontends apps.
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
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
HeroUIThe UI framework for AI agents and developers to build beautiful apps.
