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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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Veniamin Veselovsky@VminVskyFounder · PreseenS25B2B · San Francisco
- Spencer Brown@spencerbrownxFounder/CEO · ChestnutX25Fintech · San Francisco
- Smit DagliFounder · Kanava AIX25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Veniamin VeselovskyPreseenFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/VminVskySpencer BrownChestnutFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/spencerbrownxSmit DagliKanava AIFounderSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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Spencer Brown
Founder/CEO·Chestnut
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSpring 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Repeat founder building the first AI mortgage lender. My last startup built a system of record for mortgage lending that powered 2% of US mortgages annually. During that time, I saw firsthand how inefficient traditional lenders are – and realized I should compete with them directly. I started coding at age 12, founded my first company at 16, and was an early engineer at six other seed- and A-stage startups.
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
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
Chestnut
The first AI mortgage lender
IndustryFintech
Websitechestnutmortgage.com/
Team size2
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSpring 2025
