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Known for these resultsRole60%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 60% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Adam Wazzan@cmdhausFounder/CTO · OrchidX25B2B · San Francisco
- Nizar Abi Zaher@NizzyABIFounder · OrchidX25B2B · San Francisco
- Bach TranFounder/CTO · BudW25B2B · San Francisco
- Kevin LuFounder/CEO · BudW25B2B · San Francisco
- Joseph PomianowskiFounder · OrchidW23Healthcare · Philadelphia
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Adam WazzanOrchidFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/cmdhausNizar Abi ZaherOrchidFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/NizzyABIBach TranBudFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Kevin LuBudFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Joseph PomianowskiOrchidFounderWinter 2023HealthcarePhiladelphia, United States4—
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Kevin Lu
Founder/CEO·Bud
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size6
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Bud. Prev CS/Math @ Penn, Gen AI @ AWS, Research @ Stanford HAI.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
