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Known for these resultsRole51%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 51% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company27%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 27% of these rows have at least one match.School32%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 32% of these rows have at least one match.
- Veronica C.Founder/CEO · GitCafeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Safi Shamsi@safishamsiiFounder/CEO · Graphify LabsS26B2B · London
- Rohan Seelamsetty@ro_seelamsettyFounder/CEO · Praxis RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Alex IansitiFounder/CPO · /dev/fastW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ketan Agrawal@_ketan0Founder · /dev/fastW26B2B · San Francisco
- Milan BhandariFounder/CTO · /dev/fastW26B2B · San Francisco
- Sid Menon@sidharthkmenonFounder/CEO · /dev/fastW26B2B · San Francisco
- Robert CormicanFounder/CTO · Forge RoboticsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Kevin GuFounder · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- Regina LinFounder/CEO · DexW25B2B · San Francisco
- Timothy Seto@TimmySetoFounder/CEO · Forge AutomationW25Industrials · Toronto
- Walter Raftus@walter_raftusFounder/CTO · Forge AutomationW25Industrials · Toronto
- Emir SahmanovicFounder/CEO · ForgeW24B2B · New York
- Haris SahmanovicFounder/CTO · ForgeW24B2B · New York
- Ethan Chang@ethchang20Founder/CEO · Forge RewardsW24B2B · San Francisco
- Isaac KanFounder · Forge RewardsW24B2B · San Francisco
- Armen ForgetFounder · Letter AIS23B2B · Chicago
- Simon Kubica@simon_kubicaFounder · AlloyW23B2B · Sydney
- Amine Skalli@MinoSkeuFounder · CrewS21B2B · Paris
- Bruno Vegreville@bruvgrFounder · HeraS21B2B · Paris
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Veronica C.GitCafeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Safi ShamsiGraphify LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/safishamsiiRohan SeelamsettyPraxis RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/ro_seelamsettyAlex Iansiti/dev/fastFounder/CPOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Ketan Agrawal/dev/fastFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/_ketan0Milan Bhandari/dev/fastFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Sid Menon/dev/fastFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/sidharthkmenonRobert CormicanForge RoboticsFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States1—Kevin GuDexFounderWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Regina LinDexFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Timothy SetoForge AutomationFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsToronto, Canada21https://x.com/TimmySetoWalter RaftusForge AutomationFounder/CTOWinter 2025IndustrialsToronto, Canada21https://x.com/walter_raftusEmir SahmanovicForgeFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States6—Haris SahmanovicForgeFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BNew York, United States6—Ethan ChangForge RewardsFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ethchang20Isaac KanForge RewardsFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Armen ForgetLetter AIFounderSummer 2023B2BChicago, United States70—Simon KubicaAlloyFounderWinter 2023B2BSydney, Australia5https://x.com/simon_kubicaAmine SkalliCrewFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France6https://x.com/MinoSkeuBruno VegrevilleHeraFounderSummer 2021B2BParis, France3https://x.com/bruvgr
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Walter Raftus
Founder/CTO·Forge Automation
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size21
BatchWinter 2025
LocationToronto, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder + CTO @ Forge Automation | I love computers, math, and big specialized machines controlled with software! I went to the University of Waterloo for AI + Mechatronics Engineering, and interned at Nvidia, Trexo Robotics (W19), and Intel PSG working on a bunch of different software ranging from system software, deep learning, and embedded control. I graduated in the summer of 2022 and co-founded Forge Automation right after!
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
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