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Known for these resultsRole29%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 29% 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.Bio71%Bio coverage: 71% 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-company43%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 43% of these rows have at least one match.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Faiyam Rahman@faiyamrahmanFounder/CEO · BlazeS24Fintech
- Luc Succès@lucsuccesFounder/CTO · BlazeS24Fintech
- Chirag Mahapatra@MahapatraChiragFounder · BlazeW22B2B · San Francisco
- Lauren Rothwell@lauren_rothwellFounder · BlazeW22B2B · San Francisco
- Blaze CerovcecFounder · MixrS21B2B · Toronto
- Dan Barak@dan_barakFounder · Text BlazeW21B2B · San Francisco
- Scott Fortmann-RoeFounder · Text BlazeW21B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Faiyam RahmanBlazeFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechUnknown5https://x.com/faiyamrahmanLuc SuccèsBlazeFounder/CTOSummer 2024FintechUnknown5https://x.com/lucsuccesChirag MahapatraBlazeFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/MahapatraChiragLauren RothwellBlazeFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/lauren_rothwellBlaze CerovcecMixrFounderSummer 2021B2BToronto, Canada4—Dan BarakText BlazeFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/dan_barakScott Fortmann-RoeText BlazeFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States9—
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Faiyam Rahman
Founder/CEO·Blaze
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2024
LocationRemote
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Faiyam is a full-stack engineer with a bachelors in mathematics from Duke and a masters of engineering from Cornell Tech. He is now the cofounder and CEO of Blaze Payments. He is an avid traveler, most recently having completed a 6 month tour of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bali and Portugal. He is also an avid practitioner of yoga and meditation, and he enjoys long walks, the spoken word, and celebrating the joy of being alive.
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
First YC company on record
