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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio91%Bio coverage: 91% 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-company34%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 34% of these rows have at least one match.School37%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 37% of these rows have at least one match.
- Virat Singh@viratttFounder/CEO · Financial DatasetsS26B2B · New York
- Wye Yew Ho@WyeYewFounder/CEO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Zi Zhang@zizixcmFounder/CTO · ProximittyW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Vlad BaskakovFounder/CEO · VOYGRW26B2B · San Francisco
- Yarik Markov@yamarkovFounder/CTO · VOYGRW26B2B · San Francisco
- Aryan Gulati@aryangulsFounder/CEO · MayflowerF25Government · San Francisco
- Naren Chittem@NarenChittemFounder/COO · MayflowerF25Government · San Francisco
- Alex Forman@alexscrapingFounder/CEO · ParseF25B2B · San Francisco
- Adnan AbbasFounder/CTO · Unsiloed AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Aman Mishra@__Aman_MishraFounder/CEO · Unsiloed AIF25B2B · San Francisco
- Greg CsegziFounder/CTO · ParsewiseX25B2B · London
- Max HoferFounder/CEO · ParsewiseX25B2B · London
- Amandeep SinghFounder/CEO · Scalar FieldX25Fintech
- Ramakant Yadav@yoursRYFounder/CTO · Scalar FieldX25Fintech
- Bailey Spell@baileygspellFounder/CTO · LedgerUpS24B2B · San Francisco
- Varsha Ramesh Walsh@varsha_rameshFounder/CEO · OffstreamS24B2B · Denver
- Zach JanickiFounder/CTO · OffstreamS24B2B · Denver
- David Goerz@StrategicCAPMFounder · PowderW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Dominic TullyFounder · PowderW24Fintech · San Francisco
- Kanishk ParasharFounder/CEO · PowderW24Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Virat SinghFinancial DatasetsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/viratttWye Yew HoProximittyFounder/CEOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/WyeYewZi ZhangProximittyFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zizixcmVlad BaskakovVOYGRFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States——Yarik MarkovVOYGRFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States—https://x.com/yamarkovAryan GulatiMayflowerFounder/CEOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aryangulsNaren ChittemMayflowerFounder/COOFall 2025GovernmentSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/NarenChittemAlex FormanParseFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alexscrapingAdnan AbbasUnsiloed AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Aman MishraUnsiloed AIFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/__Aman_MishraGreg CsegziParsewiseFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—Max HoferParsewiseFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom6—Amandeep SinghScalar FieldFounder/CEOSpring 2025FintechUnknown3—Ramakant YadavScalar FieldFounder/CTOSpring 2025FintechUnknown3https://x.com/yoursRYBailey SpellLedgerUpFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/baileygspellVarsha Ramesh WalshOffstreamFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BDenver, United States10https://x.com/varsha_rameshZach JanickiOffstreamFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BDenver, United States10—David GoerzPowderFounderWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/StrategicCAPMDominic TullyPowderFounderWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States6—Kanishk ParasharPowder2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States6—
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Karthik Balakrishnan
Founder/CTO·Coin
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size11
BatchWinter 2013
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
PhD in Aero/Astro at Stanford YC W13 - Coin (acq. Fitbit) Then, founded "Airbus UTM" - air traffic control infrastructure for drones Now, co-founder of ACTUAL - infrastructure modeling and finance SaaS
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CCoin
AcquiredA mobile wallet that allows you to pay everywhere credit cards are…
TagsPayments
Co-foundersKanishk Parashar
