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Known for these resultsRole55%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 55% 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-company36%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 36% of these rows have at least one match.School55%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 55% of these rows have at least one match.
- Maki Potamianos@Maki_PotamianosFounder/CPO · PlutoS26B2B · New York
- Sahil Seth@sahil_seth9Founder/CEO · PlutoS26B2B · New York
- Tony Xavier@TonyXavier_Founder/CTO · PlutoS26B2B · New York
- Varunram Ganesh@varunramgFounder/CEO · LapisF25B2B · San Francisco
- Isabelle Ilyia@isabelleilyiaFounder/CTO · CedarW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jesse Li@fish_in_a_poolFounder/CEO · CedarW25B2B · San Francisco
- Ayush Sharma@ayushswritesFounder · WarpW23B2B · New York
- Surya Oruganti@suryaorugantiFounder · WarpBuildS21B2B · Sydney
- Deepak Garg@DeepakGarg_DFounder · WarpfyS21Consumer · Singapore
- Harris ChengFounder · WarpfyS21Consumer · Singapore
- Saurabh Srivastava@_saurabhFounder · Warpdrive by Synthetic MindsS18B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Maki PotamianosPlutoFounder/CPOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/Maki_PotamianosSahil SethPlutoFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/sahil_seth9Tony XavierPlutoFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States5https://x.com/TonyXavier_Varunram GaneshLapisFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/varunramgIsabelle IlyiaCedarFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/isabelleilyiaJesse LiCedarFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/fish_in_a_poolAyush SharmaWarpFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States80https://x.com/ayushswritesSurya OrugantiWarpBuildFounderSummer 2021B2BSydney, Australia8https://x.com/suryaorugantiDeepak GargWarpfyFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSingapore, Singapore3https://x.com/DeepakGarg_DHarris ChengWarpfyFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSingapore, Singapore3—Saurabh SrivastavaWarpdrive by Synthetic Minds2× YCFounderSummer 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/_saurabh
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Isabelle Ilyia
Founder/CTO·Cedar
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CTO @ Cedar (YC W25). Previous software engineer @ Figma, Notion, and LinkedIn. Studied Computer Science @ Georgia Tech.
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
CedarExecute the best sales playbook in industry
IndustryB2B
Websitemail.cedarcopilot.com/
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2025
Co-foundersJesse Li@fish_in_a_pool
