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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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-company11%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 11% of these rows have at least one match.School11%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 11% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder/CEO · TaskletX26B2B · San Francisco
- James Zammit@zammitjamesFounder/CEO · RoarkW25B2B · San Francisco
- Joe Averbukh@JoeAverbukhFounder · InstantS22B2B · San Francisco
- Alex SergeevFounder · ngrow.aiW22B2B · San Francisco
- Marat ZhanabekovFounder · ngrow.aiW22B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin Balazs@benjaminbalazsFounder · MentorcamS21Education · Los Angeles
- Advait Ruia@Advait_RuiaFounder · SuperTokensS20B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew Lee@startupandrewFounder · FirebaseS11B2B · San Francisco
- James Tamplin@jamestamplinFounder/CEO · FirebaseS11B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew LeeTasklet2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/startupandrewJames ZammitRoarkFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/zammitjamesJoe AverbukhInstantFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/JoeAverbukhAlex Sergeevngrow.aiFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Marat Zhanabekovngrow.aiFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States11—Benjamin BalazsMentorcamFounderSummer 2021EducationLos Angeles, United States9https://x.com/benjaminbalazsAdvait RuiaSuperTokensFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/Advait_RuiaAndrew LeeFirebase2× YCFounderSummer 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States500https://x.com/startupandrewJames TamplinFirebaseFounder/CEOSummer 2011B2BSan Francisco, United States500https://x.com/jamestamplin
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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
