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Known for these resultsRole71%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 71% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School86%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 86% of these rows have at least one match.
- Galen BurkeFounder · Zephyr FusionF25Industrials · San Diego
- Priyanka ShresthaFounder/CTO · Galen AIX25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Viraj MehtaFounder/CEO · Galen AIX25Healthcare · San Francisco
- Haokun QinFounder/CPO · GaleW25B2B · Vancouver
- Rahul GudiseFounder/CEO · GaleW25B2B · Vancouver
- Rishabh Sambare@rishabh_sambareFounder/CTO · GaleW25B2B · Vancouver
- Galen SimmonsFounder · Direct MatchW15Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Galen BurkeZephyr FusionFounderFall 2025IndustrialsSan Diego, United States2—Priyanka ShresthaGalen AIFounder/CTOSpring 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Viraj MehtaGalen AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Haokun QinGaleFounder/CPOWinter 2025B2BVancouver, Canada3—Rahul GudiseGaleFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BVancouver, Canada3—Rishabh SambareGaleFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BVancouver, Canada3https://x.com/rishabh_sambareGalen SimmonsDirect MatchFounderWinter 2015FintechNew York, United States11—
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Haokun Qin
Founder/CPO·Gale
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CPO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2025
LocationVancouver, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Immigrated twice in the last 20 years, now building the data-driven platform for immigration. Math @ Waterloo, ex-MLE @ Viavi.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
GaleFast and Data-Driven Immigration Platform
