Founder Directory
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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company75%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 75% of these rows have at least one match.School75%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 75% of these rows have at least one match.
- Merlin Kafka@merlinkafkaFounder/CEO · RexS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ayantika DeyFounder/CTO · Merlin AIS24B2B · Los Angeles
- Kumar SiddharthaFounder · Merlin AIS24B2B · Los Angeles
- Sneha KumariFounder · Merlin AIS24B2B · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Merlin KafkaRexFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/merlinkafkaAyantika DeyMerlin AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States19—Kumar SiddharthaMerlin AIFounderSummer 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States19—Sneha KumariMerlin AIFounderSummer 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States19—
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Kumar Siddhartha
Founder·Merlin AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size19
BatchSummer 2024
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CS grad from BITS Pilani. Spent the last 12 years writing code and building product at startups. 2nd engineer at Swiggy. Co-founded Index (https://getindex.co, acquired 2021). Tackling the ERP mess in US construction with Merlin.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
Merlin AI
AI powered ERP for Construction
