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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company13%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 13% 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.
- Veniamin Veselovsky@VminVskyFounder · PreseenS25B2B · San Francisco
- Geoffrey Negiar@geoffnegiarFounder/CEO · The Forecasting CompanyS24B2B · Paris
- Joachim FainbergFounder/CTO · The Forecasting CompanyS24B2B · Paris
- Alex LevyFounder · AtmoW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Johan Mathe@johmatheFounder · AtmoW20Industrials · San Francisco
- Jess StilesFounder · GaiascopeS19B2B · Boston
- Lauren KuntzFounder · GaiascopeS19B2B · Boston
- Alex LevyFounder · Numerion LabsW15Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Veniamin VeselovskyPreseenFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/VminVskyGeoffrey NegiarThe Forecasting CompanyFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BParis, France7https://x.com/geoffnegiarJoachim FainbergThe Forecasting CompanyFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BParis, France7—Alex LevyAtmo2× YCFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States10—Johan MatheAtmoFounderWinter 2020IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/johmatheJess StilesGaiascopeFounderSummer 2019B2BBoston, United States9—Lauren KuntzGaiascopeFounderSummer 2019B2BBoston, United States9—Alex LevyNumerion Labs2× YCFounderWinter 2015HealthcareSan Francisco, United States67—
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Veniamin Veselovsky
Founder·Preseen
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size1
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Prior to joining YC, Veniamin was a PhD student at Princeton where he worked on large language models. His work is widely cited and covered by the media. Before that, he did research in Toronto, Switzerland, Germany, and had a brief stint at a Ukrainian start up building interactive tables.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PreseenThe AI forecasting company for global macro events.
