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Known for these resultsRole80%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 80% 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.Bio90%Bio coverage: 90% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ben KoskaFounder/CEO · SF TensorF25B2B
- Luk KoskaFounder/CTO · SF TensorF25B2B
- Tom KoskaFounder · SF TensorF25B2B
- Carter Pry@carterpryFounder/CTO · RiverbankS25B2B · Boston
- Nicole MaFounder/CEO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Zeyneb Kaya@zeynebnkayaFounder/CTO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Jenica ZhongFounder/CEO · Saga AIW24B2B · San Francisco
- Dan ElkaimFounder · TopoW24B2B · Paris
- Léonard HenriquezFounder/CTO · TopoW24B2B · Paris
- Robin PhilibertFounder/CPO · TopoW24B2B · Paris
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ben KoskaSF TensorFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BUnknown6—Luk KoskaSF TensorFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BUnknown6—Tom KoskaSF TensorFounderFall 2025B2BUnknown6—Carter PryRiverbankFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BBoston, United States1https://x.com/carterpryNicole MaTopologicalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Zeyneb KayaTopologicalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zeynebnkayaJenica ZhongSaga AIFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Dan ElkaimTopoFounderWinter 2024B2BParis, France12—Léonard HenriquezTopoFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BParis, France12—Robin PhilibertTopoFounder/CPOWinter 2024B2BParis, France12—
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Zeyneb Kaya
Founder/CTO·Topological
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Building Topological (YC S25). Prev CS/Physics/Math @ Stanford; research in RL, pretraining, efficient algorithms, synthetic data, physics.
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
