Founder Directory
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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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-company41%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 41% of these rows have at least one match.School21%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 21% of these rows have at least one match.
- Edmond NiuFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Shaan Yadav@TheShaanShaanFounder · AtliaS26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Virat Singh@viratttFounder/CEO · Financial DatasetsS26B2B · New York
- Raghav MehrishFounder/CTO · Arctic HealthX26Healthcare · New York
- Eric Levine@ericlevineFounder · ClawvisorX26B2B · San Francisco
- Rishi PankhaniyaFounder/CEO · RudusX26Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Linus Bein FahlanderFounder/CTO · BrickantaF25B2B · Stockholm
- Lucas OtterlingFounder/CEO · BrickantaF25B2B · Stockholm
- Rajiv Sancheti@sanchetioFounder/COO · CaddyF25B2B · New York
- Jamie SunderlandFounder/CEO · CoastsF25B2B
- Quang Hoang@qhoang09Founder/CEO · VybeX25B2B · San Francisco
- Shaun Modi@shaunmodiFounder/CEO · Capitol AIS24B2B · Washington
- Andrew LawsonFounder/CTO · ProhostAIS24B2B · New York
- Bill Ulammandakh@bilguunuFounder/CEO · ProhostAIS24B2B · New York
- Sean Safahi@scubaseanFounder · AbelW24B2B · San Francisco
- Milan ShenFounder/CPO · Centauri AIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Han Shu@hshuFounder/CTO · Marr LabsW24B2B · San Francisco
- Tyler LehmanFounder/CEO · OpenFoundryW24B2B · San Francisco
- Quang TranFounder · FleetWorksS23B2B · San Francisco
- Dasha CherepennikovaFounder · Line.BuildS23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Edmond NiuAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Shaan YadavAtliaFounderSummer 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/TheShaanShaanVirat SinghFinancial DatasetsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/viratttRaghav MehrishArctic HealthFounder/CTOSpring 2026HealthcareNew York, United States4—Eric LevineClawvisor2× YCFounderSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/ericlevineRishi PankhaniyaRudusFounder/CEOSpring 2026Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States2—Linus Bein FahlanderBrickantaFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BStockholm, Sweden11—Lucas OtterlingBrickantaFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BStockholm, Sweden11—Rajiv SanchetiCaddyFounder/COOFall 2025B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/sanchetioJamie SunderlandCoastsFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BUnknown2—Quang HoangVybe2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/qhoang09Shaun ModiCapitol AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States11https://x.com/shaunmodiAndrew LawsonProhostAIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5—Bill UlammandakhProhostAIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/bilguunuSean SafahiAbelFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/scubaseanMilan ShenCentauri AIFounder/CPOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Han ShuMarr LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/hshuTyler LehmanOpenFoundryFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Quang TranFleetWorksFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Dasha CherepennikovaLine.BuildFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—
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Shaun Modi
Founder/CEO·Capitol AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size11
BatchSummer 2024
LocationWashington, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Shaun Modi is the founder and CEO of Capitol AI, an infinitely smart research assistant that instantly generates high-quality content from your documents. One of the founding designers of Airbnb, Shaun has been named one of Business Insider’s Top 75 Designers in Technology. Shaun has designed software products for technology giants, the government, and its agencies, including Google, the White House, DoD, NASA, CDC, and Motorola. At Airbnb, Shaun worked side by side with CEO Brian Chesky.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Capitol AI
Capitol: the sovereign operating system for intelligence.
Co-foundersthomas hallaran
