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Known for these resultsRole52%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 52% 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.Bio68%Bio coverage: 68% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School13%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 13% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Kartik Sawhney@kartiks22Founder/CEO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Shakul Raj SonkerFounder/COO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Vineeth KumarFounder/CTO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Priya KhandelwalFounder/CEO · NixoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Kofi AnsongFounder/CEO · CenoteW25B2B · San Francisco
- Anna Berger@annajberger3Founder · TraydS23B2B · New York
- Cara KesslerFounder · TraydS23B2B · New York
- David WhiteFounder · Modulari-TW23Healthcare · Montreal
- Stephanie MokFounder · Modulari-TW23Healthcare · Montreal
- Guillaume Luccisano@luckwiFounder · Yuma AIW23B2B · Boston
- Amit BarFounder · ChordioS22B2B · Issaquah
- Ehud Halberstam@ehudhalFounder/CEO · ChordioS22B2B · Issaquah
- Prashanth BalasubramanianFounder/CTO · StrigaW21Fintech · Tallinn
- Dan Lin-ArlowFounder · Ansa BiotechnologiesW20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sebastian PallukFounder · Ansa BiotechnologiesW20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Wesley Wierson@dna4cyFounder · LEAH LabsW19Healthcare · Minneapolis
- Diana FrappierFounder · PromiseW18Government · San Francisco
- Phaedra Ellis-LamkinsFounder · PromiseW18Government · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kartik SawhneySamora AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8https://x.com/kartiks22Shakul Raj SonkerSamora AIFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8—Vineeth KumarSamora AIFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8—Priya KhandelwalNixoFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Kofi AnsongCenoteFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Anna BergerTraydFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States34https://x.com/annajberger3Cara KesslerTraydFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States34—David WhiteModulari-TFounderWinter 2023HealthcareMontreal, Canada4—Stephanie MokModulari-TFounderWinter 2023HealthcareMontreal, Canada4—Guillaume LuccisanoYuma AI2× YCFounderWinter 2023B2BBoston, United States26https://x.com/luckwiAmit BarChordioFounderSummer 2022B2BIssaquah, United States4—Ehud HalberstamChordioFounder/CEOSummer 2022B2BIssaquah, United States4https://x.com/ehudhalPrashanth BalasubramanianStrigaFounder/CTOWinter 2021FintechTallinn, Estonia14—Dan Lin-ArlowAnsa BiotechnologiesFounderWinter 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States72—Sebastian PallukAnsa BiotechnologiesFounderWinter 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States72—Wesley WiersonLEAH LabsFounderWinter 2019HealthcareMinneapolis, United States4https://x.com/dna4cyDiana FrappierPromiseFounderWinter 2018GovernmentSan Francisco, United States80—Phaedra Ellis-LamkinsPromiseFounderWinter 2018GovernmentSan Francisco, United States80—
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Kristy Gao
Founder/CTO·Cenote
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ex Google, PayPal, Watershed. University of Waterloo Computer Science 2022.
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
