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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eli Bullock-PapaFounder/CEO · Pax HistoriaW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ryan ZhangFounder/CTO · Pax HistoriaW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Quentin Romero Lauro@QRomeroLauroFounder/CEO · RadiusF25B2B · San Francisco
- Marcell Veszpremi@m_veszpremiFounder/CTO · Splash Inc.W25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Craig Weiss@craigzLisztFounder · RomeW22B2B · San Francisco
- Eduardo Narvaez@eduardoakilFounder · Tiriel AIS21B2B · San Francisco
- Martina de Majo@MartinadeMajoFounder · SynapticureS20Healthcare · Chicago
- Anthony RomeroFounder · ACLUW17Unspecified · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eli Bullock-PapaPax HistoriaFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Ryan ZhangPax HistoriaFounder/CTOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Quentin Romero LauroRadiusFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/QRomeroLauroMarcell VeszpremiSplash Inc.Founder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States9https://x.com/m_veszpremiCraig WeissRomeFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/craigzLisztEduardo NarvaezTiriel AIFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/eduardoakilMartina de MajoSynapticureFounderSummer 2020HealthcareChicago, United States115https://x.com/MartinadeMajoAnthony RomeroACLUFounderWinter 2017UnspecifiedNew York, United States501—
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Ivan Avanesov
Founder/CEO·Splash Inc.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size9
BatchWinter 2025
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founded Splash with the mission of building the Navy of the future after working on marine robotics research projects for the past 8 years. Previously founded Vosentech and grew it to become the largest supplier of mini smoke machines in the world. Designed, manufactured and sold 10,000+ generators to companies such as SpaceX and Apple as well as to many military customers and agencies such as NASA and Los Alamos to check airflow movements in complicated systems.
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
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
Splash Inc.
Autonomous patrol-boats for National Security
Co-foundersMarcell Veszpremi@m_veszpremi
