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Known for these resultsRole64%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 64% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company27%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 27% of these rows have at least one match.School36%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 36% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kartik Sawhney@kartiks22Founder/CEO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Shakul Raj SonkerFounder/COO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Vineeth KumarFounder/CTO · Samora AIW26B2B
- Bill WangFounder/CTO · Besimple AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- Yi ZhongFounder/CEO · Besimple AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- Aaksha Meghawat@aakshamFounder/CTO · KashikoiX25B2B · San Francisco
- Ende ShenFounder/CTO · TegoreX25Education · San Francisco
- James ThomasFounder · DialectS22B2B · San Francisco
- Tejas SundaresanFounder · DialectS22B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Ginart@tginartFounder · DialectS22B2B · San Francisco
- Chris Osborn@aliquotchrisFounder · DialectS20B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kartik SawhneySamora AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8https://x.com/kartiks22Shakul Raj SonkerSamora AIFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8—Vineeth KumarSamora AIFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BUnknown8—Bill WangBesimple AIFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Yi ZhongBesimple AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Aaksha MeghawatKashikoiFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aakshamEnde ShenTegoreFounder/CTOSpring 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States1—James ThomasDialectFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tejas SundaresanDialectFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony GinartDialectFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/tginartChris OsbornDialectFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States8https://x.com/aliquotchris
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Bill Wang
Founder/CTO·Besimple AI
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size6
BatchSpring 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Shenzhen-born, Rhode Island-brewed, Bay Area-domesticated. While at Meta, launched 7 products and killed 2. Most recently, led the GenAI Annotation team, developing an in-house annotation platform for training LLaMa. Previously, managed an engineering organization responsible for improving connectivity for over 300 million users and optimizing 70%+ of Meta's annual SMS spend.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Besimple AI
Voice data for AI
Co-foundersYi Zhong
