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Known for these resultsRole49%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 49% 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.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% 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.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- James Heaney@jvheaneyFounder/CTO · GradeW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Lotanna Ezeike@lottsnomadFounder/CEO · GradeW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Pamir Ehsas@pamirehsasFounder/CEO · MoritzW26B2B · Oslo
- Stefan MandaricFounder/CTO · MoritzW26B2B · Oslo
- Mahyad Ghassemi@MahyadGhassemiFounder/CEO · OkibiS25B2B · San Francisco
- Saurav Mitra@thesauravmitraFounder/CTO · OkibiS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ian SaultzFounder/CTO · CascoX25B2B
- Rene Brandel@renebrandelFounder/CEO · CascoX25B2B
- Benjamin PaikFounder/CPO · Afternoon.coF24B2B · New York
- Roman Zubenko@romanzubenkoFounder/CEO · Afternoon.coF24B2B · New York
- Abigail Grills@AGrillzFounder/CEO · RiveterF24B2B · San Francisco
- Upeka Bee@upekabeeFounder/CEO · DianaW24B2B · San Francisco
- Alex Confer@aconferFounder · RisottoW24B2B · San Francisco
- Stephanie VasquezFounder · Line.BuildS23B2B · San Francisco
- Zachary Kirby@zkirby2020Founder · VesselW22B2B · San Francisco
- Charlie Thomas@AttwoodCharlieFounder · OnfolkS21B2B · London
- Naz Malik@nazwhaleFounder · OnfolkS21B2B · London
- Nikhil Goel@nikhilgoel03Founder · SalaryBoxS21B2B · Gurugram
- Peeyush GoyalFounder · SalaryBoxS21B2B · Gurugram
- Mokhtar BachaFounder · FormalS20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
James HeaneyGradeFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jvheaneyLotanna EzeikeGradeFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lottsnomadPamir EhsasMoritzFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BOslo, Norway10https://x.com/pamirehsasStefan MandaricMoritzFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BOslo, Norway10—Mahyad GhassemiOkibi2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/MahyadGhassemiSaurav MitraOkibi2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/thesauravmitraIan SaultzCascoFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BUnknown10—Rene BrandelCascoFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BUnknown10https://x.com/renebrandelBenjamin PaikAfternoon.coFounder/CPOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States4—Roman ZubenkoAfternoon.coFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/romanzubenkoAbigail GrillsRiveterFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AGrillzUpeka BeeDianaFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/upekabeeAlex ConferRisottoFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/aconferStephanie VasquezLine.BuildFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Zachary KirbyVesselFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/zkirby2020Charlie ThomasOnfolkFounderSummer 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom4https://x.com/AttwoodCharlieNaz MalikOnfolkFounderSummer 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom4https://x.com/nazwhaleNikhil GoelSalaryBoxFounderSummer 2021B2BGurugram, India40https://x.com/nikhilgoel03Peeyush GoyalSalaryBoxFounderSummer 2021B2BGurugram, India40—Mokhtar BachaFormalFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States10—
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Roman Zubenko
Founder/CEO·Afternoon.co
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchFall 2024
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Roman is the CEO of Afternoon.co. Previously he was a Growth PM at Notion, and PM & engineer at Gusto. At Gusto he led the launch of personal finance products, and was an engineer for accounting products.
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
Afternoon.coBookkeeping, compliance and tax for founders
TagsSaaS
Co-foundersBenjamin Paik
