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Known for these resultsRole20%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 20% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Christian Safka@christiansafkaFounder/CEO · PinchW25B2B
- Jonathan Irwin@jonoirwinFounder · CerebriumW22B2B · New York
- Michael Louis@MichaelLouis_zaFounder · CerebriumW22B2B · New York
- Hassaan Raza@hassaanraza97Founder · TavusS21B2B · San Francisco
- Quinn FavretFounder · TavusS21B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Christian SafkaPinchFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BUnknown3https://x.com/christiansafkaJonathan IrwinCerebriumFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/jonoirwinMichael LouisCerebriumFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/MichaelLouis_zaHassaan RazaTavusFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States75https://x.com/hassaanraza97Quinn FavretTavusFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States75—
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Christian Safka
Founder/CEO·Pinch
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2025
LocationVC, Spain; Remote
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CEO @ Pinch Previously founding engineer -> Head of ML @ Tavus (S21) Ex-PM @ Microsoft Zero to one software and ML products for 10 years
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
PinchReal-time AI Voice Translation for Developers
