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Known for these resultsRole47%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 47% 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.Bio76%Bio coverage: 76% 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-company6%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 6% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Arihan Varanasi@arihanxvFounder/CEO · WatoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Rahul Rejeev@rahulrejeevFounder/CTO · WatoX26B2B · San Francisco
- Antony Samuel@antonysam2000Founder/CEO · ArtifactW25B2B · New York
- Corbin Klett@corbinklettFounder/CTO · ArtifactW25B2B · New York
- Shaun Modi@shaunmodiFounder/CEO · Capitol AIS24B2B · Washington
- thomas hallaranFounder/CTO · Capitol AIS24B2B · Washington
- Wilson RuotoloFounder · HedgehogS22Industrials · San Francisco
- Grant DemareeFounder · OnebriefS21B2B · Honolulu
- Rafa Pereira@rflprrFounder · OnebriefS21B2B · Honolulu
- George Quraishi@quraishiFounder/COO · ArtifactS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Martin GouyFounder · ArtifactS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Moncef Biaz@IAmMoncefFounder · ArtifactS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Ross Chanin@rosschaninFounder · ArtifactS20Consumer · San Francisco
- Andrew GardnerFounder · HumanlyW20B2B · Seattle
- Bryan LeptichFounder · HumanlyW20B2B · Seattle
- Prem KumarFounder · HumanlyW20B2B · Seattle
- Aidan CunniffeFounder/CEO · OpticS18B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Arihan VaranasiWatoFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/arihanxvRahul RejeevWatoFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rahulrejeevAntony SamuelArtifactFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/antonysam2000Corbin KlettArtifactFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/corbinklettShaun ModiCapitol AIFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States11https://x.com/shaunmodithomas hallaranCapitol AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BWashington, United States11—Wilson RuotoloHedgehogFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States50—Grant DemareeOnebriefFounderSummer 2021B2BHonolulu, United States200—Rafa PereiraOnebriefFounderSummer 2021B2BHonolulu, United States200https://x.com/rflprrGeorge QuraishiArtifactFounder/COOSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/quraishiMartin GouyArtifactFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Moncef BiazArtifactFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/IAmMoncefRoss ChaninArtifactFounderSummer 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/rosschaninAndrew GardnerHumanlyFounderWinter 2020B2BSeattle, United States30—Bryan LeptichHumanlyFounderWinter 2020B2BSeattle, United States30—Prem KumarHumanlyFounderWinter 2020B2BSeattle, United States30—Aidan CunniffeOpticFounder/CEOSummer 2018B2BNew York, United States5—
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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
