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- Siddhant Paliwal@siddhantpa1iwalFounder/CTO · Specific LabsF25B2B · San Francisco
- Shourya Lala@atShouryaFounder/CTO · Third ChairX25B2B · San Francisco
- Yoav Zimmerman@yoavz_Founder/CEO · Third ChairX25B2B · San Francisco
- Shourya Lala@atShouryaFounder/President · FelloW22Fintech · Bengaluru
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Siddhant PaliwalSpecific LabsFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/siddhantpa1iwalShourya LalaThird Chair2× YCFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/atShouryaYoav ZimmermanThird ChairFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/yoavz_Shourya LalaFello2× YCFounder/PresidentWinter 2022FintechBengaluru, India24https://x.com/atShourya
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Yoav Zimmerman
Founder/CEO·Third Chair
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size8
BatchSpring 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Yoav is CEO / Founder of Third Chair (YC X25). Yoav previously founded Trendpop (YC W21) and scaled it past $1M ARR in the media/entertainment industry, selling to customers like Universal Music Group and Mr. Beast. Before that, he worked on machine learning at Google and early-stage AI startups.
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
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
Third Chair
AI-Native IP Enforcement Agent
Co-foundersShourya Lala@atShourya
