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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% of these rows have at least one match.School48%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 48% of these rows have at least one match.
- Mert TurnaFounder/CTO · DeryaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Meera Patel@lockedincheetahFounder/CEO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noelle So@noelleysoFounder/CTO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ivan Avanesov@i_vanesovFounder/CEO · Splash Inc.W25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Marcell Veszpremi@m_veszpremiFounder/CTO · Splash Inc.W25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Daniel CervoniFounder · CommodityAIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Kyle FranzFounder/CTO · CommodityAIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Philip KoenigFounder/CEO · CommodityAIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Cleophus Robinson IVFounder · Wattson HealthS23Healthcare
- Arpan RauFounder · OutSail TechnologiesW23Industrials · San Francisco
- Bailey Da CostaFounder · OutSail TechnologiesW23Industrials · San Francisco
- Joseph OorebeekFounder · OutSail TechnologiesW23Industrials · San Francisco
- Prosser CatheyFounder · VolticS22Industrials · New York
- Mike CarterFounder · FleetzeroW22Industrials · Houston
- Steven HendersonFounder · FleetzeroW22Industrials · Houston
- Avery YipFounder · VesselW22B2B · San Francisco
- Zachary Kirby@zkirby2020Founder · VesselW22B2B · San Francisco
- Geoffrey LucksFounder · VenoStentS20Healthcare · Houston
- Tim BoireFounder · VenoStentS20Healthcare · Houston
- Bagrat GrigoryanFounder/COO · VolumetricW20Healthcare · Houston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mert TurnaDeryaFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Meera PatelHERAFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lockedincheetahNoelle SoHERAFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/noelleysoIvan AvanesovSplash Inc.Founder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States9https://x.com/i_vanesovMarcell VeszpremiSplash Inc.Founder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States9https://x.com/m_veszpremiDaniel CervoniCommodityAIFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Kyle FranzCommodityAIFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Philip KoenigCommodityAIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Cleophus Robinson IVWattson HealthFounderSummer 2023HealthcareUnknown3—Arpan RauOutSail TechnologiesFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Bailey Da CostaOutSail TechnologiesFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Joseph OorebeekOutSail TechnologiesFounderWinter 2023IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Prosser CatheyVolticFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsNew York, United States5—Mike CarterFleetzeroFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsHouston, United States40—Steven HendersonFleetzeroFounderWinter 2022IndustrialsHouston, United States40—Avery YipVesselFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Zachary KirbyVesselFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/zkirby2020Geoffrey LucksVenoStentFounderSummer 2020HealthcareHouston, United States17—Tim BoireVenoStentFounderSummer 2020HealthcareHouston, United States17—Bagrat GrigoryanVolumetricFounder/COOWinter 2020HealthcareHouston, United States5—
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Marcell Veszpremi
Founder/CTO·Splash Inc.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size9
BatchWinter 2025
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founded Splash Inc. with the mission of building the Navy of the future, leveraging 6+ years in robotics, embedded systems, and IoT. At UCLA’s RoMeLa, I worked on Artemis—the award-winning humanoid champion of RoboCup 2024. Previously at Verkada, I engineered embedded software and battery management for enterprise security alarms. My work at the Ozcan Research Lab, highlighted in multiple publications, has driven breakthroughs in low-cost, point-of-care medical devices.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
Splash Inc.
Autonomous patrol-boats for National Security
Co-foundersIvan Avanesov@i_vanesov
