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Known for these resultsRole36%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 36% 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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company27%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 27% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kaela WorthenFounder/CTO · SunsetF24Fintech · Salt Lake City
- Brett Beatty@brett_beattyFounder · SurgeF24B2B · Lehi
- Dennis Beatty@dnsbtyFounder/CEO · SurgeF24B2B · Lehi
- Dylan Allen-Arnegård@dylan_aFounder/CEO · CheersS24B2B · San Francisco
- Daksh Gupta@dakshgupFounder · GreptileW24B2B · San Francisco
- Soohoon Choi@soohoonchoiFounder · GreptileW24B2B · San Francisco
- Vaishant Kameswaran@vaishaaantFounder · GreptileW24B2B · San Francisco
- Brant Choate@brantchoateFounder · RemiW22Real Estate and Construction · Lehi
- Rui K MiadairaFounder · AhazouS21B2B · São Paulo
- Dennis SteeleFounder · PodiumW16B2B · Lehi
- Eric ReaFounder/CEO · PodiumW16B2B · Lehi
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kaela WorthenSunsetFounder/CTOFall 2024FintechSalt Lake City, United States5—Brett BeattySurgeFounderFall 2024B2BLehi, United States3https://x.com/brett_beattyDennis BeattySurgeFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BLehi, United States3https://x.com/dnsbtyDylan Allen-ArnegårdCheersFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dylan_aDaksh GuptaGreptileFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/dakshgupSoohoon ChoiGreptileFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/soohoonchoiVaishant KameswaranGreptileFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/vaishaaantBrant ChoateRemiFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionLehi, United States170https://x.com/brantchoateRui K MiadairaAhazouFounderSummer 2021B2BSão Paulo, Brazil27—Dennis SteelePodiumFounderWinter 2016B2BLehi, United States1000—Eric ReaPodiumFounder/CEOWinter 2016B2BLehi, United States1000—
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Dennis Beatty
Founder/CEO·Surge
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchFall 2024
LocationLehi, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder/CEO at Surge (F24), the easiest way for developers to send text messages. Formerly principal engineer over payments at Entrata and early engineer at Podium (W16) where I was a tech lead and senior engineer over the messaging platform and led engineering for the SMS payments product that reached a $2B run rate in year 2.
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
