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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% 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-company58%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 58% of these rows have at least one match.School8%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 8% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lewis Jones@thelcjonesFounder/CTO · Cosmic RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ben SchleunigerFounder/CEO · Orbital OperationsW25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ross DohertyFounder/COO · Orbital OperationsW25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ilya KelnerFounder/CTO · Red Barn RoboticsW25Industrials · Seattle
- Anish BhardwajFounder/CTO · VendraS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Shan Mohta@shanmohtaFounder/CEO · VendraS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Arpan RauFounder · OutSail TechnologiesW23Industrials · San Francisco
- John Rising@johnrising_Founder · StackupS22B2B · Los Angeles
- Alexander KwanFounder · TAIW22Fintech · San Francisco
- Tim EllisFounder/CEO · Relativity SpaceW16Industrials · Los Angeles
- Haroon Mokhtarzada@haroonFounder · TruebillW16Fintech · Silver Spring
- Josh Buckley@joshbuckleyFounder/CEO · Mino GamesW11Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lewis JonesCosmic RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/thelcjonesBen SchleunigerOrbital OperationsFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States10—Ross DohertyOrbital OperationsFounder/COOWinter 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States10—Ilya KelnerRed Barn RoboticsFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsSeattle, United States5—Anish BhardwajVendraFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7—Shan MohtaVendraFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/shanmohtaArpan RauOutSail TechnologiesFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—John RisingStackupFounderSummer 2022B2BLos Angeles, United States4https://x.com/johnrising_Alexander KwanTAIFounderWinter 2022FintechSan Francisco, United States3—Tim EllisRelativity SpaceFounder/CEOWinter 2016IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2500—Haroon MokhtarzadaTruebillFounderWinter 2016FintechSilver Spring, United States225https://x.com/haroonJosh BuckleyMino GamesFounder/CEOWinter 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/joshbuckley
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Anish Bhardwaj
Founder/CTO·Vendra
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size7
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO of Vendra. I build software.
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
Vendra
Custom Parts, Manufactured in America 🇺🇸
IndustryIndustrials
Websitevendra.io/
Team size7
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2024
Co-foundersShan Mohta@shanmohta
