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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.Bio95%Bio coverage: 95% 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-company30%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 30% of these rows have at least one match.School20%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 20% of these rows have at least one match.
- Govind Kavaturi@GovikavaturiFounder · DockS26B2B · San Francisco
- Mike Molinet@mikemolinetFounder/CEO · DockS26B2B · San Francisco
- Charles Pan@ceefryingpanFounder/CEO · StageX26B2B · San Francisco
- Dean Stratakos@DeanStratakosFounder/CTO · StageX26B2B · San Francisco
- Dan HymanFounder/CTO · CoastsF25B2B
- Jamie SunderlandFounder/CEO · CoastsF25B2B
- Jack BrownFounder · LarkS25B2B · San Francisco
- Vijit Dhingra@VijitDhingra1Founder · LarkS25B2B · San Francisco
- Adam ChandlerFounder/CEO · PermitifyW25Real Estate and Construction · Salt Lake City
- Daniel GauciFounder/CTO · RoarkW25B2B · San Francisco
- James Zammit@zammitjamesFounder/CEO · RoarkW25B2B · San Francisco
- Govind Chandrasekhar@govind201Founder · Branch AIS23B2B · Singapore
- Ishan Agrawal@ishanagrFounder · Branch AIS23B2B · Singapore
- Arvind Sontha@ArvindSonthaFounder · KyberW23B2B · New York
- Alexander BellFounder/CEO · SensorSurfW23B2B · San Francisco
- Noah Epstein@noahjepsteinFounder · SensorSurfW23B2B · San Francisco
- Emmanuel Turlay@neutralino1Founder · Airtrain AIS22B2B · San Francisco
- Ruben FiszelFounder · WindmillS22B2B · Paris
- Alejandro CedeñoFounder · delt.aiW20Fintech · Mexico City
- Jose de la Luz Lopez S@josedelaluz_Founder · delt.aiW20Fintech · Mexico City
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Govind KavaturiDockFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/GovikavaturiMike MolinetDockFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mikemolinetCharles PanStageFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ceefryingpanDean StratakosStageFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/DeanStratakosDan HymanCoastsFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BUnknown2—Jamie SunderlandCoastsFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BUnknown2—Jack BrownLarkFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Vijit DhingraLarkFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/VijitDhingra1Adam ChandlerPermitifyFounder/CEOWinter 2025Real Estate and ConstructionSalt Lake City, United States2—Daniel GauciRoarkFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—James ZammitRoarkFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/zammitjamesGovind ChandrasekharBranch AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/govind201Ishan AgrawalBranch AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/ishanagrArvind SonthaKyberFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/ArvindSonthaAlexander BellSensorSurfFounder/CEOWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Noah EpsteinSensorSurfFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/noahjepsteinEmmanuel TurlayAirtrain AIFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/neutralino1Ruben FiszelWindmillFounderSummer 2022B2BParis, France7—Alejandro Cedeñodelt.aiFounderWinter 2020FintechMexico City, Mexico26—Jose de la Luz Lopez Sdelt.aiFounderWinter 2020FintechMexico City, Mexico26https://x.com/josedelaluz_
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Daniel Gauci
Founder/CTO·Roark
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Daniel Gauci (CTO) is a software engineer with 10+ years of experience. Previously a Senior Engineer at Akiflow (YC S20), he helped scale the company to $1.5M ARR and over 10,000 customers. Daniel spent seven years at Casumo, leading the development of a mobile app used by millions of players, significantly contributing to the company’s growth to over $50M ARR.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
RoarkTest, monitor, and improve your voice agents
Co-foundersJames Zammit@zammitjames
