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Known for these resultsRole42%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 42% 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.Bio50%Bio coverage: 50% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% of these rows have at least one match.School8%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 8% of these rows have at least one match.
- Charles Forman@charlesformanFounder · StoryboarderW23Consumer · New York
- Joe WatkinsFounder · StoryboarderW23Consumer · New York
- Doron Segal@segaldoronFounder · Per DiemW21B2B · New York
- Jeff MunzarFounder · Nomic BioW20Healthcare · Montreal
- Milad DagherFounder · Nomic BioW20Healthcare · Montreal
- Jayanth KottapalliFounder · UbiqS16B2B · Boston
- Sumit PasupalakFounder · UbiqS16B2B · Boston
- Charlie GasconFounder/CEO · SpoilW15Consumer · San Francisco
- Cristian AsenjoFounder/CTO · SpoilW15Consumer · San Francisco
- Mikhail LevkovskyFounder/Head of Engineering · SpoilW15Consumer · San Francisco
- Kanishk ParasharFounder/CEO · CoinW13Fintech · San Francisco
- Karthik BalakrishnanFounder/CTO · CoinW13Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Charles FormanStoryboarder2× YCFounderWinter 2023ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/charlesformanJoe WatkinsStoryboarderFounderWinter 2023ConsumerNew York, United States2—Doron SegalPer DiemFounderWinter 2021B2BNew York, United States25https://x.com/segaldoronJeff MunzarNomic BioFounderWinter 2020HealthcareMontreal, Canada24—Milad DagherNomic BioFounderWinter 2020HealthcareMontreal, Canada24—Jayanth KottapalliUbiqFounderSummer 2016B2BBoston, United States6—Sumit PasupalakUbiqFounderSummer 2016B2BBoston, United States6—Charlie GasconSpoilFounder/CEOWinter 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Cristian AsenjoSpoilFounder/CTOWinter 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Mikhail LevkovskySpoilFounder/Head of EngineeringWinter 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Kanishk ParasharCoin2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2013FintechSan Francisco, United States11—Karthik BalakrishnanCoinFounder/CTOWinter 2013FintechSan 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
