Founder Directory
Built by Keitoto
Founders30
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.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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School27%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 27% of these rows have at least one match.
- Yiding Song@yiding_songFounder · Waddle LabsS26Industrials · Boston
- Spencer Brown@spencerbrownxFounder/CEO · ChestnutX25Fintech · San Francisco
- Sebastian Peralta@sebjperaltaFounder/CEO · Mbodi AIX25Industrials · New York
- Kofi AnsongFounder/CEO · CenoteW25B2B · San Francisco
- Kristy GaoFounder/CTO · CenoteW25B2B · San Francisco
- Alexis BonnafontFounder/CTO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Mattia MauroFounder/CEO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Sovann LindenFounder/CPO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Lorenss MartinsonsFounder · HUDW25B2B · San Francisco
- Mariano Sorgente@sorgente711Founder/CEO · ISSENF24Consumer · New York
- Filip Kozera@kozerafilipFounder/CEO · WordwareS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Atul RaghunathanFounder · HyperboundS23B2B · San Francisco
- Sriharsha Guduguntla@sguduguntla11Founder · HyperboundS23B2B · San Francisco
- Hannah McKenneyFounder · StarlingW22Healthcare · Houston
- Olamide AfolabiFounder · Touch and Pay Technologies LimitedW22Fintech · Lagos
- Jagveer Gandhi@jagveersgFounder · AkudoS21Fintech · Bengaluru
- Chad Moles@cmmolesFounder · Humane GenomicsS21Healthcare · New York
- Conor CullinaneFounder · Pirouette PharmaS21Healthcare · Boston
- Akshay RamaswamyFounder · OmniS20B2B · San Francisco
- Alan ZhaoFounder · Warmly,S20B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Yiding SongWaddle LabsFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States2https://x.com/yiding_songSpencer BrownChestnutFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/spencerbrownxSebastian PeraltaMbodi AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsNew York, United States6https://x.com/sebjperaltaKofi AnsongCenoteFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kristy GaoCenoteFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Alexis BonnafontExcellence LearningFounder/CTOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Mattia MauroExcellence LearningFounder/CEOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Sovann LindenExcellence LearningFounder/CPOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Lorenss MartinsonsHUDFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Mariano SorgenteISSENFounder/CEOFall 2024ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/sorgente711Filip KozeraWordwareFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/kozerafilipAtul RaghunathanHyperboundFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30—Sriharsha GuduguntlaHyperboundFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/sguduguntla11Hannah McKenneyStarlingFounderWinter 2022HealthcareHouston, United States5—Olamide AfolabiTouch and Pay Technologies LimitedFounderWinter 2022FintechLagos, Nigeria55—Jagveer GandhiAkudoFounderSummer 2021FintechBengaluru, India20https://x.com/jagveersgChad MolesHumane GenomicsFounderSummer 2021HealthcareNew York, United States5https://x.com/cmmolesConor CullinanePirouette PharmaFounderSummer 2021HealthcareBoston, United States9—Akshay RamaswamyOmniFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Alan ZhaoWarmly,FounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States60—
Showing 1–20 of 30 founders
Kofi Ansong
Founder/CEO·Cenote
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ex Google, Promise (YC 2018). Yale University Computer Science 2021.
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
