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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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Raj Patel@babugi28Founder/CEO · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Rushil AgarwalFounder · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Samay Maini@samay_maini15Founder · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Shloke Patel@shloke_patelFounder · Human ArchiveW26Industrials · San Francisco
- Ryan Prendergast@r_prendieFounder/CEO · Alpha ResearchX25B2B · New York
- Brandon HamricFounder/CTO · Rescue ForensicsW15Government · Nashville
- Ryan DaltonFounder/CEO · Rescue ForensicsW15Government · Nashville
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Raj PatelHuman ArchiveFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100https://x.com/babugi28Rushil AgarwalHuman ArchiveFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100—Samay MainiHuman ArchiveFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100https://x.com/samay_maini15Shloke PatelHuman ArchiveFounderWinter 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States100https://x.com/shloke_patelRyan PrendergastAlpha ResearchFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/r_prendieBrandon HamricRescue ForensicsFounder/CTOWinter 2015GovernmentNashville, United States0—Ryan DaltonRescue ForensicsFounder/CEOWinter 2015GovernmentNashville, United States0—
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Ryan Prendergast
Founder/CEO·Alpha Research
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size1
BatchSpring 2025
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
hoarding knowledge @alpha research ryan-prendergast.com
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
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Alpha ResearchOpen source, agentic knowledge bases for all of humanity's knowledge.
TagsMarket Research
