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Known for these resultsRole60%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 60% 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.Bio70%Bio coverage: 70% 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-company10%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 10% 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.
- Chen AtlasFounder/CTO · CleanlyW15Consumer · New York
- Itay Forer@itayforerFounder/COO · CleanlyW15Consumer · New York
- Tom Harari@tomharariFounder/CEO · CleanlyW15Consumer · New York
- Kanishk ParasharFounder/CEO · CoinW13Fintech · San Francisco
- Karthik BalakrishnanFounder/CTO · CoinW13Fintech · San Francisco
- Aamir PoonawallaFounder · Tap to LearnW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Avinash Pandey@avinashpdyFounder · Tap to LearnW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Priyanthy Aprain SrampicalFounder · Tap to LearnW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Roby Thomas JohnFounder/CEO · Tap to LearnW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Sreejit JayanthanFounder · Tap to LearnW12Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chen AtlasCleanly2× YCFounder/CTOWinter 2015ConsumerNew York, United States40—Itay ForerCleanlyFounder/COOWinter 2015ConsumerNew York, United States40https://x.com/itayforerTom HarariCleanlyFounder/CEOWinter 2015ConsumerNew York, United States40https://x.com/tomharariKanishk ParasharCoin2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2013FintechSan Francisco, United States11—Karthik BalakrishnanCoinFounder/CTOWinter 2013FintechSan Francisco, United States11—Aamir PoonawallaTap to Learn2× YCFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—Avinash PandeyTap to LearnFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11https://x.com/avinashpdyPriyanthy Aprain SrampicalTap to LearnFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—Roby Thomas JohnTap to LearnFounder/CEOWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—Sreejit JayanthanTap to LearnFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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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
