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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company7%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 7% of these rows have at least one match.School7%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 7% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alexis BonnafontFounder/CTO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Qiong Zhou Huang@qionghuang6Founder · LumonaW24Consumer · Boston
- Laila Chima@lailachimaFounder · WinterW22B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Luo@AzianMikeFounder · WinterW22B2B · San Francisco
- Maximilian IsenseeFounder · KitekraftS19Industrials · Munich
- Richard Wu@heyrichardwuFounder · SimmerW19Consumer · San Francisco
- Jesse UnruhFounder · Spire LawW19B2B · Orlando
- Debabrata GhoshFounder/CTO · VathysW18Industrials · Portland
- Brent RidleyFounder · SkyscrapeS17Industrials · Portland
- Puneet Kumar@_puneetKumarFounder/CEO · Supr DailyW17Consumer · Bengaluru
- Shreyas NagdawaneFounder · Supr DailyW17Consumer · Bengaluru
- Bruce PlaFounder/Chief Design Officer · RevlW16B2B · San Francisco
- Eric SanchezFounder/CEO · RevlW16B2B · San Francisco
- Nelson VazquezFounder/CTO · RevlW16B2B · San Francisco
- Philip Winter@philipwinter_Founder/CEO · NebiaS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Ayse AkcuraFounder/CEO · eBrandvalueW15B2B · San Francisco
- Tolga AkçuraFounder · eBrandvalueW15B2B · San Francisco
- Chris NguyenFounder · MezmoW15B2B · Miami
- Lee LiuFounder · MezmoW15B2B · Miami
- Nick Winter@nwinterFounder/CEO · CodeCombatW14Education · Seattle
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alexis BonnafontExcellence LearningFounder/CTOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Qiong Zhou HuangLumonaFounderWinter 2024ConsumerBoston, United States1https://x.com/qionghuang6Laila ChimaWinterFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/lailachimaMichael LuoWinterFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AzianMikeMaximilian IsenseeKitekraftFounderSummer 2019IndustrialsMunich, Germany6—Richard WuSimmerFounderWinter 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/heyrichardwuJesse UnruhSpire LawFounderWinter 2019B2BOrlando, United States10—Debabrata GhoshVathysFounder/CTOWinter 2018IndustrialsPortland, United States6—Brent RidleySkyscrapeFounderSummer 2017IndustrialsPortland, United States3—Puneet KumarSupr DailyFounder/CEOWinter 2017ConsumerBengaluru, India—https://x.com/_puneetKumarShreyas NagdawaneSupr DailyFounderWinter 2017ConsumerBengaluru, India——Bruce PlaRevlFounder/Chief Design OfficerWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Eric SanchezRevlFounder/CEOWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Nelson VazquezRevlFounder/CTOWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Philip WinterNebiaFounder/CEOSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/philipwinter_Ayse AkcuraeBrandvalueFounder/CEOWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Tolga AkçuraeBrandvalueFounderWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Chris NguyenMezmoFounderWinter 2015B2BMiami, United States172—Lee LiuMezmoFounderWinter 2015B2BMiami, United States172—Nick WinterCodeCombatFounder/CEOWinter 2014EducationSeattle, United States45https://x.com/nwinter
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Mattia Mauro
Founder/CEO·Excellence Learning
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ex-quant, physics champion and VC, I want to share my passion for science. I grew up between Italy, Switzerland, South Korea and France. I started coding and tinkering with physics very early and won the International Physicists' Tournament in 2022. I've also briefly headed the nascent early-stage investing at Squarepoint Capital, a leading quantitative hedge fund.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Excellence LearningAI tutor starting with maths and science
IndustryEducation
Websiteexcellence-ai.com/
Team size4
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2025
