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Known for these resultsRole14%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 14% 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.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Pietari VirkkunenFounder · Last Accounting CompanyS26B2B · Helsinki
- Riki KarjalainenFounder · Last Accounting CompanyS26B2B · Helsinki
- Sami Laakkonen@samilaaFounder · Last Accounting CompanyS26B2B · Helsinki
- Veikko PereFounder · Last Accounting CompanyS26B2B · Helsinki
- David Newell@DavidNewell95Founder · End CloseW26B2B
- Sean Bolton@SeanBoltonFounder/CEO · End CloseW26B2B
- David AbusaidFounder · WeltioS22Fintech · Mexico City
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Pietari VirkkunenLast Accounting CompanyFounderSummer 2026B2BHelsinki, Finland4—Riki KarjalainenLast Accounting CompanyFounderSummer 2026B2BHelsinki, Finland4—Sami LaakkonenLast Accounting CompanyFounderSummer 2026B2BHelsinki, Finland4https://x.com/samilaaVeikko PereLast Accounting CompanyFounderSummer 2026B2BHelsinki, Finland4—David NewellEnd Close2× YCFounderWinter 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/DavidNewell95Sean BoltonEnd CloseFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown2https://x.com/SeanBoltonDavid AbusaidWeltioFounderSummer 2022FintechMexico City, Mexico15—
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Mark Hughes
Founder/CEO·Solidroad
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size6
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Co-founder and CEO of Solidroad (W25). Before Solidroad, I founded Gradguide, a coaching and mentorship network for recent grads, where I raised €2M, grew the team to 20, and exited in late 2022. Earlier in my career, I led Sales, Support, and Customer Success for EMEA at Chargify (now Maxio) and worked as an early sales rep at Intercom. I studied Business at Trinity College Dublin and spent a year at HEC Paris.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Exit mentioned in bio
COMPANY CONTEXT
Solidroad
AI agents for CX teams, starting with training and QA.
Co-foundersPatrick Finlay@patjfin
