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Known for these resultsRole36%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 36% 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-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School18%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 18% of these rows have at least one match.
- Michael MasonFounder/CTO · RuvoS25Fintech · São Paulo
- Mason Landon SmithFounder/CPO · Pave RoboticsW25Industrials · San Francisco
- Mason Pierce@mlpierce22Founder/CTO · TrainLoopW25B2B · San Francisco
- Mason ChilmonczykFounder · Andson BiotechW22Healthcare · Atlanta
- Curtis MasonFounder · GovDashW22Government · New York
- Mason MeierFounder · PursuitW22Real Estate and Construction · Denver
- Andrew MasonFounder · PallaS21Fintech
- Jimmy Liu@jimmyliuFounder · MuddyS19B2B · San Francisco
- Ron Bhattacharyay@aranibattaFounder · MuddyS19B2B · San Francisco
- Sachin Kesiraju@_sachinkFounder · MuddyS19B2B · San Francisco
- Jim Xiao@jimxmeterFounder/President · MasonW16B2B · Seattle
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Michael MasonRuvoFounder/CTOSummer 2025FintechSão Paulo, Brazil11—Mason Landon SmithPave RoboticsFounder/CPOWinter 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Mason PierceTrainLoopFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/mlpierce22Mason ChilmonczykAndson BiotechFounderWinter 2022HealthcareAtlanta, United States4—Curtis MasonGovDashFounderWinter 2022GovernmentNew York, United States56—Mason MeierPursuitFounderWinter 2022Real Estate and ConstructionDenver, United States4—Andrew MasonPallaFounderSummer 2021FintechUnknown22—Jimmy LiuMuddyFounderSummer 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/jimmyliuRon BhattacharyayMuddyFounderSummer 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/aranibattaSachin KesirajuMuddyFounderSummer 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/_sachinkJim XiaoMasonFounder/PresidentWinter 2016B2BSeattle, United States65https://x.com/jimxmeter
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Josh Kelly
Founder/CEO·Pave Robotics
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO at Pave Robotics. Former Mechatronics Engineer at Zipline and Head of Engineering for Mark Rober. Designed and built autonomous porch pirate traps called glitterbombs, and a robot that set up 100,000+ dominoes in 24 hours. Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
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
Pave Robotics
Robots that repair roads
IndustryIndustrials
Websitepave-robotics.com
Team size3
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2025
Co-foundersMason Landon Smith
