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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.Bio83%Bio coverage: 83% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Walker WellsFounder/COO · BrighterwayS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sam YuFounder/CTO · MoretaS24Fintech · San Francisco
- Walid MahdFounder/CEO · MoretaS24Fintech · San Francisco
- Marco LobbaFounder · Catena BiosciencesS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Cam KorzeckeFounder · NasdiscS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Fahim AzizFounder/CEOM · BackpackS14Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Walker WellsBrighterwayFounder/COOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States14—Sam YuMoretaFounder/CTOSummer 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States4—Walid MahdMoretaFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States4—Marco LobbaCatena BiosciencesFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States7—Cam KorzeckeNasdiscFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4—Fahim AzizBackpackFounder/CEOMSummer 2014ConsumerNew York, United States2—
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Sam Yu
Founder/CTO·Moreta
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Sam is the co-founder and CTO of Moreta. He studied Computer Science at the University of Waterloo and has extensive experience building and shipping consumer products. As the Head of Research & Development at Stems, he led the development of their first mobile app and generative AI product. During his internships at Apple, Google, Meta, and Uber, Sam worked on high-impact projects, including developing the instagram.com search feature used by over 50 million people.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
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