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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew WangFounder/CTO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Grant AckermanFounder/CEO · PolarW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Rani Mavram@ranimavramFounder · CompleteW22B2B · San Francisco
- Vivek ShahFounder · SimplyInsuredW13Healthcare · San Francisco
- Cole Rise@coleriseFounder · FlagrW06Consumer
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew WangPolarFounder/CTOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Grant AckermanPolarFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Rani MavramCompleteFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ranimavramVivek ShahSimplyInsuredFounderWinter 2013HealthcareSan Francisco, United States35—Cole RiseFlagrFounderWinter 2006ConsumerUnknown2https://x.com/colerise
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Vivek Shah
Founder·SimplyInsured
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size35
BatchWinter 2013
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
SimplyInsured
We sell health insurance to small businesses 100% online.
IndustryHealthcare
Websitesimplyinsured.com
Team size35
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2013
TagsHealth Insurance
