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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.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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alex Ruber@alex_ruberFounder/CEO · CandleF24Consumer · New York
- Parth Chopra@parthematicsFounder/CTO · CandleF24Consumer · New York
- Menno GravemakerFounder · Momo MedicalS21Healthcare · Delft
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex RuberCandleFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/alex_ruberParth ChopraCandleFounder/CTOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/parthematicsMenno GravemakerMomo MedicalFounderSummer 2021HealthcareDelft, Netherlands10—
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Alex Ruber
Founder/CEO·Candle
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchFall 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder, CEO @ Encore, building design-first consumer AI products that help people build better habits Ex iOS/Arch Engineer @ Apple Ex Flight Systems/Sequencing Engineer @ NASA JPL Non-technical hobbies: soccer, surfing, art, F1
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
Candle
Candle helps friends and couples grow closer daily in just 5 minutes.
Co-foundersParth Chopra@parthematics
