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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.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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% of these rows have at least one match.School17%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 17% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sean Grove@sgroveFounder/CEO · LinzumiX26B2B · San Francisco
- Alexandre Berkovic@alexberkovicFounder/CEO · SphinxF24Fintech · San Francisco
- Chrisjan Wust@ChrisWustFounder/CTO · SphinxF24Fintech · San Francisco
- Daniel Woelfel@danielwoelfelFounder · OneGraphS18B2B · San Francisco
- Sean Grove@sgroveFounder · OneGraphS18B2B · San Francisco
- Sean Grove@sgroveFounder/CEO · ZenboxS11B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sean GroveLinzumi3× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/sgroveAlexandre BerkovicSphinxFounder/CEOFall 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States14https://x.com/alexberkovicChrisjan WustSphinxFounder/CTOFall 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States14https://x.com/ChrisWustDaniel WoelfelOneGraphFounderSummer 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/danielwoelfelSean GroveOneGraph3× YCFounderSummer 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sgroveSean GroveZenbox3× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/sgrove
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Chrisjan Wust
Founder/CTO·Sphinx
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size14
BatchFall 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CTO of Sphinx. Started freelancing at 13. Before Sphinx, I co-founded and sold Adorno AI, and served as Head of Engineering at RelyComply, where I helped scale the company from $0-12M ARR and secured a deal with Africa’s largest bank. Originally from Cape Town 🇿🇦
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
SphinxAI Compliance Analysts for Banks & Fintechs
Co-foundersAlexandre Berkovic@alexberkovic
