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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% 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.
- Jacob BalajFounder/CTO · Hop AeroS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Andrew MelloFounder/CTO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Aidan Cantu@_aidan_cantu_Founder/CTO · F4 IndustriesS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Vamshi BalanagaFounder/CTO · PartclX25B2B · San Francisco
- Antony Samuel@antonysam2000Founder/CEO · ArtifactW25B2B · New York
- Corbin Klett@corbinklettFounder/CTO · ArtifactW25B2B · New York
- Ben Hylak@benhylakFounder · RaindropW24B2B · San Francisco
- Nikita ErmoshkinFounder · Airhart AeronauticsS22Industrials · Los Angeles
- Matt GialichFounder/CEO · AstroForgeW22Industrials · Los Angeles
- John YoungFounder · Avion SchoolW21Education · Manila
- Brook AyalnehFounder · AvionW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Chuma OgunwoleFounder/COO · PykaS17Industrials · San Francisco
- Kyle MooreFounder · PykaS17Industrials · San Francisco
- Michael NorciaFounder/CEO · PykaS17Industrials · San Francisco
- Nathan WhiteFounder/CEO · PykaS17Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jacob BalajHop AeroFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States6—Andrew MelloDispatchFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Aidan CantuF4 IndustriesFounder/CTOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/_aidan_cantu_Vamshi BalanagaPartclFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States——Antony SamuelArtifactFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/antonysam2000Corbin KlettArtifactFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/corbinklettBen HylakRaindropFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/benhylakNikita ErmoshkinAirhart AeronauticsFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States9—Matt GialichAstroForgeFounder/CEOWinter 2022IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States10—John YoungAvion SchoolFounderWinter 2021EducationManila, Philippines4—Brook AyalnehAvionFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States——Chuma OgunwolePykaFounder/COOSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States75—Kyle MoorePykaFounderSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States75—Michael NorciaPykaFounder/CEOSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States75—Nathan WhitePykaFounder/CEOSummer 2017IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States75—
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Antony Samuel
Founder/CEO·Artifact
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Antony Samuel is an electrical engineer with eight years of experience developing avionics and software for complex aerospace systems. Most recently, he was the Avionics Lead at Hermeus, where he built the team and infrastructure behind the avionics for the world’s fastest aircraft (Mach 5). Now, as co-founder of Artifact, Antony is building next-generation design tools to accelerate hardware engineering, with a focus on avionics and electrical system design.
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
Artifact
An Collaborative, AI-native IDE for Hardware Engineers
Co-foundersCorbin Klett@corbinklett
