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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio80%Bio coverage: 80% 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-company19%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 19% of these rows have at least one match.School28%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 28% of these rows have at least one match.
- Julian OlschwangFounder/CEO · HemlockF26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Vatan Aksoy TezerFounder · NeuromorphicS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Miranda Nover@mirandanoverFounder/CEO · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Paul Schneider@paulschneider_Founder/CTO · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Zac Valles@ZacVallesFounder · FortW26Consumer · San Francisco
- Lorcan O CathainFounder/CEO · Lua Global IncF25B2B · London
- Stefan KrugerFounder/CTO · Lua Global IncF25B2B · London
- Hudson Liao@hudsonliaoFounder/CEO · The HogF25B2B · San Francisco
- Chia-Lun Wu@leowuheraFounder/CTO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Peter Tribelhorn@tribelhorn23Founder/CEO · HeraS25B2B · Berlin
- Priya KhandelwalFounder/CEO · NixoS25B2B · San Francisco
- Lakshay Sharma@_lakshays_Founder/CEO · CerulionS24B2B · San Francisco
- Nitish PoddarFounder/CTO · KastleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Rishi Choudhary@therishicFounder/CEO · KastleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Tom GurkaFounder · ElodinW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Pasquale AntonanteFounder · RelariW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Yi Zhang@YiszzzzFounder · RelariW24Industrials · San Francisco
- Patrick KoperwasFounder/CTO · VelesW24B2B · Santa Barbara
- Simon Ooley@SimonOoleyFounder/CEO · VelesW24B2B · Santa Barbara
- Konstantin Hohr@hkonsti_Founder · MidrenderS23B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Julian OlschwangHemlockFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States1—Vatan Aksoy TezerNeuromorphicFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Miranda NoverFortFounder/CEOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/mirandanoverPaul SchneiderFortFounder/CTOWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/paulschneider_Zac VallesFortFounderWinter 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ZacVallesLorcan O CathainLua Global IncFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—Stefan KrugerLua Global IncFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—Hudson LiaoThe HogFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/hudsonliaoChia-Lun WuHeraFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/leowuheraPeter TribelhornHeraFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BBerlin, Germany5https://x.com/tribelhorn23Priya KhandelwalNixoFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Lakshay SharmaCerulionFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_lakshays_Nitish PoddarKastleFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Rishi ChoudharyKastleFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/therishicTom GurkaElodinFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5—Pasquale AntonanteRelariFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Yi ZhangRelariFounderWinter 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/YiszzzzPatrick KoperwasVelesFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSanta Barbara, United States5—Simon OoleyVelesFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSanta Barbara, United States5https://x.com/SimonOoleyKonstantin HohrMidrenderFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/hkonsti_
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Priya Khandelwal
Founder/CEO·Nixo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size6
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder and CEO @ Nixo.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Nixo
Make every FDE on your team capable of moving any account forward.
