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- Achyut Krishna Byanjankar@achyut_benzFounder/CTO · HanjiX25B2B · San Francisco
- David Yu@1davidyu1Founder/CEO · HanjiX25B2B · San Francisco
- Soami Kapadia@KapadiaSoamiFounder/CIO · HanjiX25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Achyut Krishna ByanjankarHanjiFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/achyut_benzDavid YuHanjiFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/1davidyu1Soami KapadiaHanjiFounder/CIOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/KapadiaSoamiShowing 1–3 of 3 founders
David Yu
Founder/CEO·Hanji
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSpring 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
David is the founder and CEO of Hanji. David also founded YouLearn, an AI tutor used by millions of students, and grew education content to 300M+ views by teaching students how to study smarter. David previously led tech and marketing at TWA and taught AI to 1,000+ students while in college.
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
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
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