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Known for these resultsRole31%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 31% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dan KatzmanFounder/CEO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- David Goodfellow@davothedevFounder/CTO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- Bernard Xie@berniex_xFounder · KestralX25B2B · San Francisco
- Brian Kim@BrianYKim_BYKFounder/CEO · KestralX25B2B · San Francisco
- Bernardo Simonassi@bebedaselvaFounder/CEO · BlindPayW25Fintech · San Francisco
- Bernard Aceituno@bernaceitunoFounder · StackAIW23B2B · San Francisco
- Etienne Bernard@etiennebcpFounder · NuMindS22B2B · Boston
- Samuel Bernard@TaXulesFounder · NuMindS22B2B · Boston
- Bernard Kolobara@bkolobaraFounder · LunaticW21B2B · Vienna
- Bernardo Cordero@berncorderoFounder · ClauS20Real Estate and Construction · Mexico City
- Bernardo ReisFounder · HublaS20B2B · São Paulo
- Daniel BernardezFounder · AlanaS19B2B · Mexico City
- Bernard ChangFounder · Mighty HealthS19Healthcare · San Francisco
- Andre BernardesFounder · ZippiS19Fintech · São Paulo
- Bernardo de Padua@bernardopsFounder/CEO · Quero EducationS16Education · São José dos Campos
- Stefano Bernardi@stefanobernardiFounder · KickpayW15B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dan KatzmanBernardFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9—David GoodfellowBernardFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9https://x.com/davothedevBernard XieKestralFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/berniex_xBrian KimKestralFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/BrianYKim_BYKBernardo SimonassiBlindPayFounder/CEOWinter 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States9https://x.com/bebedaselvaBernard AceitunoStackAIFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States62https://x.com/bernaceitunoEtienne BernardNuMindFounderSummer 2022B2BBoston, United States6https://x.com/etiennebcpSamuel BernardNuMindFounderSummer 2022B2BBoston, United States6https://x.com/TaXulesBernard KolobaraLunaticFounderWinter 2021B2BVienna, Austria2https://x.com/bkolobaraBernardo CorderoClauFounderSummer 2020Real Estate and ConstructionMexico City, Mexico90https://x.com/berncorderoBernardo ReisHublaFounderSummer 2020B2BSão Paulo, Brazil86—Daniel BernardezAlanaFounderSummer 2019B2BMexico City, Mexico14—Bernard ChangMighty HealthFounderSummer 2019HealthcareSan Francisco, United States7—Andre BernardesZippiFounderSummer 2019FintechSão Paulo, Brazil60—Bernardo de PaduaQuero EducationFounder/CEOSummer 2016EducationSão José dos Campos, Brazil200https://x.com/bernardopsStefano BernardiKickpayFounderWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/stefanobernardi
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Joao Borges
Founder·BlindPay
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size9
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder @ BlindPay — Stablecoin API for global payments
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
BlindPayStablecoin API for global payments
