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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School29%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 29% of these rows have at least one match.
- Henry ZhangFounder/CEO · AxiomW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Preston EllisFounder/CTO · AxiomW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Daniel Vega@daniel_r_vegaFounder/CTO · Inversion SemiconductorW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Rohan Karthik@rohankarthik_Founder/CEO · Inversion SemiconductorW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Alex Barlow@BarlovianAlexFounder · Axiom.aiW21B2B · London
- Simon WilliamsFounder · Axiom.aiW21B2B · London
- Yaseer SheriffFounder · Axiom.aiW21B2B · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Henry ZhangAxiomFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Preston EllisAxiomFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Daniel VegaInversion SemiconductorFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/daniel_r_vegaRohan KarthikInversion SemiconductorFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/rohankarthik_Alex BarlowAxiom.aiFounderWinter 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom8https://x.com/BarlovianAlexSimon WilliamsAxiom.aiFounderWinter 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom8—Yaseer SheriffAxiom.aiFounderWinter 2021B2BLondon, United Kingdom8—
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Rohan Karthik
Founder/CEO·Inversion Semiconductor
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size9
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CEO of Inversion Semiconductor (W25), developing next-gen semiconductor lithography machines. Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London & Royal Academy of Engineering awardee. Previously automated chip design at Arm and led the Karman Space Programme to build record-breaking high power rockets.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Inversion SemiconductorManufacturing the most powerful chips, 15x faster
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteinversionsemi.com
Team size9
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2025
Co-foundersDaniel Vega@daniel_r_vega
