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Known for these resultsRole76%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 76% 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.Bio81%Bio coverage: 81% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School48%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 48% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jerry Wu@jwoobersFounder/CPO · AuxosX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry YaoFounder/CPO · SaffronX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kazuma ChojiFounder/CTO · SaffronX26B2B · San Francisco
- Robert Chondro@roblukanFounder/CEO · SaffronX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry Zhang@zjearbearFounder/CEO · LemmaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry Huang@jerryhuang01Founder/CEO · DeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)S25Industrials · San Francisco
- Jerry Wu@Jerr_WuFounder/CEO · HalluminateS25B2B · San Francisco
- Wyatt Marshall@wgm752Founder/CTO · HalluminateS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry Qian@JerryQian_Founder/CEO · ReacherS25B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya SoodFounder/CTO · ContrarioW25B2B · San Francisco
- Arya Marwaha@arya_marwahaFounder/CEO · ContrarioW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry Liu@liuzjerryFounder/CEO · DayflowS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Jerry ShenFounder · WelcomeW20B2B · San Francisco
- Jerry Chu@PMDBTFounder · LoftyS19Fintech · Los Angeles
- Nabin Roy@nabinsjourneyFounder · MyPetrolPumpS19B2B · Bengaluru
- Art AgrawalFounder/CEO · JerryS17Fintech · San Francisco
- Lina ZhangFounder · JerryS17Fintech · San Francisco
- Musawir Shah@musawiralishahFounder/CTO · JerryS17Fintech · San Francisco
- Jerry JFounder · AutomaticS11Consumer · San Francisco
- Weihan WangFounder/CTO · AeroFSS10B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jerry WuAuxosFounder/CPOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/jwoobersJerry YaoSaffronFounder/CPOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Kazuma ChojiSaffronFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Robert ChondroSaffronFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/roblukanJerry ZhangLemmaFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zjearbearJerry HuangDeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)Founder/CEOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/jerryhuang01Jerry WuHalluminateFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/Jerr_WuWyatt MarshallHalluminateFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/wgm752Jerry QianReacherFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/JerryQian_Aditya SoodContrarioFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States20—Arya MarwahaContrarioFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/arya_marwahaJerry LiuDayflowFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/liuzjerryJerry ShenWelcomeFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States50—Jerry ChuLoftyFounderSummer 2019FintechLos Angeles, United States7https://x.com/PMDBTNabin RoyMyPetrolPumpFounderSummer 2019B2BBengaluru, India42https://x.com/nabinsjourneyArt AgrawalJerry2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2017FintechSan Francisco, United States225—Lina ZhangJerryFounderSummer 2017FintechSan Francisco, United States225—Musawir ShahJerryFounder/CTOSummer 2017FintechSan Francisco, United States225https://x.com/musawiralishahJerry JAutomaticFounderSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States51—Weihan WangAeroFSFounder/CTOSummer 2010B2BSan Francisco, United States40—
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Jerry Wu
Founder/CEO·Halluminate
This handle is the company’s account, listed on the founder profile — not a personal handle.
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Jerry Wu is co-founder and CEO of Halluminate. Previously, he led product and research at Capital One Labs, launching one of the first AI agents in financial services and co-authoring three patents. Jerry studied Computer Science and Economics at Cornell, where he researched model quantization methods and served as VP of the Cornell Consulting Group. He was also class speaker at Acton-Boxborough High School.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Halluminate
Data and RL environments to automate knowledge work
Co-foundersWyatt Marshall@wgm752
