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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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.Bio71%Bio coverage: 71% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% 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.
- Matt Riley@matthewrileyFounder/CEO · FixtureW26B2B
- Quin HoxieFounder · FixtureW26B2B
- Ethan Childerhose@BigCreteFounder · SteinmetzW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Brian BakermanFounder · Pippin / Rent the BackyardS19Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Spencer Burleigh@sqburlFounder · Pippin / Rent the BackyardS19Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Brian BennettFounder/CEO · Thrive AgritechS15Industrials · Seattle
- Haomiao HuangFounder/CTO · Kuna SystemsW14Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Matt RileyFixtureFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown5https://x.com/matthewrileyQuin HoxieFixture2× YCFounderWinter 2026B2BUnknown5—Ethan ChilderhoseSteinmetzFounderWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/BigCreteBrian BakermanPippin / Rent the Backyard2× YCFounderSummer 2019Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States45—Spencer BurleighPippin / Rent the BackyardFounderSummer 2019Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States45https://x.com/sqburlBrian BennettThrive AgritechFounder/CEOSummer 2015IndustrialsSeattle, United States8—Haomiao HuangKuna Systems2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2014ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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William Meng
Founder/CTO·ArchiLabs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchFall 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
William is the co-founder & CTO of ArchiLabs. Previously, William ran an independent homebuilding business in Texas and built his own CAD tool from scratch. Before that, William studied Computer Science and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon and worked as a software engineer at Facebook.
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
ArchiLabs
AI CAD for AEC
IndustryReal Estate and Construction
Websitearchilabs.ai
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchFall 2024
Co-foundersBrian Bakerman
