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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.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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Sean Cole@vytalowFounder/CEO · ParasmaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Paras Maniar@parasmaniarFounder · Text.aiX25Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Sean ColeParasmaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/vytalowParas ManiarText.aiFounderSpring 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/parasmaniar
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Rushi Shah
Founder/CEO·Text.ai
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSpring 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-Founder & CEO at Text.ai. Ex-Tesla & NASA. Ran my own podcast interviewing leaders from across the world. CS & Business from CPP
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
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