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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company7%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 7% of these rows have at least one match.School7%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 7% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alexis BonnafontFounder/CTO · Excellence LearningW25Education · San Francisco
- Qiong Zhou Huang@qionghuang6Founder · LumonaW24Consumer · Boston
- Laila Chima@lailachimaFounder · WinterW22B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Luo@AzianMikeFounder · WinterW22B2B · San Francisco
- Maximilian IsenseeFounder · KitekraftS19Industrials · Munich
- Richard Wu@heyrichardwuFounder · SimmerW19Consumer · San Francisco
- Jesse UnruhFounder · Spire LawW19B2B · Orlando
- Debabrata GhoshFounder/CTO · VathysW18Industrials · Portland
- Brent RidleyFounder · SkyscrapeS17Industrials · Portland
- Puneet Kumar@_puneetKumarFounder/CEO · Supr DailyW17Consumer · Bengaluru
- Shreyas NagdawaneFounder · Supr DailyW17Consumer · Bengaluru
- Bruce PlaFounder/Chief Design Officer · RevlW16B2B · San Francisco
- Eric SanchezFounder/CEO · RevlW16B2B · San Francisco
- Nelson VazquezFounder/CTO · RevlW16B2B · San Francisco
- Philip Winter@philipwinter_Founder/CEO · NebiaS15Consumer · San Francisco
- Ayse AkcuraFounder/CEO · eBrandvalueW15B2B · San Francisco
- Tolga AkçuraFounder · eBrandvalueW15B2B · San Francisco
- Chris NguyenFounder · MezmoW15B2B · Miami
- Lee LiuFounder · MezmoW15B2B · Miami
- Nick Winter@nwinterFounder/CEO · CodeCombatW14Education · Seattle
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Alexis BonnafontExcellence LearningFounder/CTOWinter 2025EducationSan Francisco, United States4—Qiong Zhou HuangLumonaFounderWinter 2024ConsumerBoston, United States1https://x.com/qionghuang6Laila ChimaWinterFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/lailachimaMichael LuoWinterFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/AzianMikeMaximilian IsenseeKitekraftFounderSummer 2019IndustrialsMunich, Germany6—Richard WuSimmerFounderWinter 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/heyrichardwuJesse UnruhSpire LawFounderWinter 2019B2BOrlando, United States10—Debabrata GhoshVathysFounder/CTOWinter 2018IndustrialsPortland, United States6—Brent RidleySkyscrapeFounderSummer 2017IndustrialsPortland, United States3—Puneet KumarSupr DailyFounder/CEOWinter 2017ConsumerBengaluru, India—https://x.com/_puneetKumarShreyas NagdawaneSupr DailyFounderWinter 2017ConsumerBengaluru, India——Bruce PlaRevlFounder/Chief Design OfficerWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Eric SanchezRevlFounder/CEOWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Nelson VazquezRevlFounder/CTOWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States22—Philip WinterNebiaFounder/CEOSummer 2015ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/philipwinter_Ayse AkcuraeBrandvalueFounder/CEOWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Tolga AkçuraeBrandvalueFounderWinter 2015B2BSan Francisco, United States10—Chris NguyenMezmoFounderWinter 2015B2BMiami, United States172—Lee LiuMezmoFounderWinter 2015B2BMiami, United States172—Nick WinterCodeCombatFounder/CEOWinter 2014EducationSeattle, United States45https://x.com/nwinter
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