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Known for these resultsRole44%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 44% 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.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% 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-company22%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 22% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lucas Amlicke@lukeamlickeFounder/CTO · SynphonyX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Arman KarégarFounder/CEO · VetnioW25B2B · Stockholm
- Josh Strobel@joshuakcockrellFounder · EnvelopeS23Fintech · San Francisco
- Katelyn StrobelFounder · EnvelopeS23Fintech · San Francisco
- Matteo BucciFounder · FerveretS21Industrials · San Francisco
- Reza Azizian@Azizian_RezaFounder · FerveretS21Industrials · San Francisco
- Dylan HandFounder/Lead Hardware Engineer · Reduced Energy MicrosystemsS15Industrials · San Francisco
- eleazar .Founder/Head of Software · Reduced Energy MicrosystemsS15Industrials · San Francisco
- William KovenFounder · Reduced Energy MicrosystemsS15Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lucas AmlickeSynphonyFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/lukeamlickeArman KarégarVetnioFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BStockholm, Sweden6—Josh StrobelEnvelopeFounderSummer 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/joshuakcockrellKatelyn StrobelEnvelopeFounderSummer 2023FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Matteo BucciFerveretFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States16—Reza AzizianFerveretFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/Azizian_RezaDylan HandReduced Energy MicrosystemsFounder/Lead Hardware EngineerSummer 2015IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—eleazar .Reduced Energy Microsystems2× YCFounder/Head of SoftwareSummer 2015IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—William KovenReduced Energy MicrosystemsFounderSummer 2015IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—
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Max Henry Xie
Founder/CTO·Vetnio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size6
BatchWinter 2025
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Second time founder. Self-taught developer with many chess and hackathon wins. Built machine learning models to combat fraud at big banks. Studied industrial engineering and management at KTH (Stockholm). Dropped out of school to work at Accenture (deployed engineer), then Paypal (AI / data scientist) before founding first his start-up, now working on his second. Accidental tiktok-influencer.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
VetnioAI Copilot that automates admin work for veterinary professionals
Co-foundersArman Karégar
