# Founders in San Jose

The Founders in San Jose list includes 45 people in San Jose, California, collected Oct 15, 2026, including Aarush Narang, Aayush Tyagi, Alexandra Ignatyeva.

Canonical: https://lists.metix.ai/founders/founders-san-jose#summary

Current founder or co-founder role with no end date; named company; US person location matching the listed geography.

45 people at 45 distinct companies in San Jose, California. Any industry; location is the person's, not company headquarters. 45 of 5481 cached candidates passed this city's checks. This is not a census of San Jose.

| Name | Current title | Company | Person location | LinkedIn | Match | Match text | Also current | Collected |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aarush Narang | Co-Founder | EnrichedCS | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarush-narang | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Aayush Tyagi | Co-Founder | Oki AI | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/aayushtyagi | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Alexandra Ignatyeva | Co-Founder | NutriNavi | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra--vladimirova | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Anand Ramachandran | Co-Founder CFO | Kapittx- AI-Powered Accounts Receivable Automation & B2B Payments | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-kapittx | title | Co-Founder CFO |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Anthony Cirinelli | Co-Founder, CTO | Buildzen | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/acirinelli | title | Co-Founder, CTO |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Anthony Resendez | Co-Founder | GFI Global Financial Impact | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-resendez-71007b8b | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Bea Armstrong | Co-Founder | The Therapy Marketing Institute | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/beaarmstrong | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Cameron Clayton | Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer (COO) | Plus Payments | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-clayton-681b47143 | title | Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer (COO) |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Chun Wang | Co-Founder | Spirit & Flesh 灵与肉 | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chunwang1108 | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Daniel Chipres | Co-Founder | Oasis | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielchipres-ai | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| David Bryson | Co-Founder | Beyond The Checkout Inc. | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwbryson | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Deepak Sharma | Co-Founder | DEESAV | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepaksharmaus | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ekaterina Resnianskaia | Co-Founder | ImExCo LLC | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterina-resnianskaia-02b140225 | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Eric Cherniss | Founder And Head Of Development | Elevate Renewable Energy | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-cherniss-b3a9191 | title | Founder And Head Of Development |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Eric Cogliandro | Co Founder, Designer | Casino Gaming Systems | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-cogliandro-835a425a | title | Co Founder, Designer |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Garry Thaniel | Co-Founder | CNCTKicks | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/garry-thaniel-0a8a655 | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Gary Grigorian | Co-Founder | CanProve, Inc | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-grigorian-ab09914b | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Gent Dirga | Co-founder | Gardeneur | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gent-dirga-7109a | title | Co-founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Gorav Arora | Co-Founder | Fresh Security | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/goravarora | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ivy Wang | Founder & CEO | UltralEd Educational Technology Inc. | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivy-wang-1b5202137 | title | Founder & CEO |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jason Kim | Co-Founder | Only One ID | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-kim-a53459112 | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jason O'Keefe | Co-Founder | Crypto Cafe Mining | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonhokeefe | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jingwu Zhang | Co-founder | Nova Nanotechnologies LLC | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jingwu-zhang-a1984b10 | title | Co-founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Joshua Ying | Co-Founder | Sage AI | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-ying-7a0032138 | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Lan Wu | Co-Founder | Knitwise | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lan-wu-432a2b255 | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Larry Shih | Co-Founder | JOE'S AQUA | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-shih-23241714 | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Mareese Keane | Co-Founder | Opengate | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mareesekeane | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Marissa Martinez | Co-Founder | Redhouse Digital | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/martisilent | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Maurice Webster | Founder | eGlobal | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolsberg | title | Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Michael Schmitz | Co-Founder | Carbon Intelligence LLC | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjschmitz | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| MSc Ana Lukner | Founder & CEO & Chairman Of The Board | Truhoma | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-lukner-msc-9783b35a | title | Founder & CEO & Chairman Of The Board |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Nada Hanafi | Founder & Manager | MedTech Strategy Advisors, LLC | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nada-osman-hanafi-5a294ba | title | Founder & Manager |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Nicholas Craycraft | Co-Founder | Alerty | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholascraycraft | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Nina Ting | Co-Founder | Best Home Studio | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-ting-670a8221b | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Omkar Jagtap | Founder | Scriba AI | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/omkar-jagtap | title | Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Padma Umakanthan | Co-Founder | Just Edtech | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/padma-umakanthan | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Reza Azizian | Co-Founder & CEO | Ferveret Inc. | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/azizianreza | title | Co-Founder & CEO |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Rohan Puri | Co-Founder | Discern Security | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohanpuri | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ron Czerny | Co-Founder, CEO & Investor | black101 | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronczerny | title | Co-Founder, CEO & Investor |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ron Sloat | Co-Founder & Sound Engineer | Trash Amps LLC | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-sloat-b5040674 | title | Co-Founder & Sound Engineer |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ryan Pham | Co-Founder | RJK Dynamics | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-pham-424798266 | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Shannon Odam | Co-Founder | Biotech CHRO Sisterhood | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-odam | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Soledad Alborno | Co-Founder | diagnoVET | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/soledadalborno | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Taru Rawar Khare | Co-Founder | RARA COSA | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/taru-rawar-khare-55a06a7 | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Tinh Huynh | Co-Founder | ecofocus.io | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinh-huynh-737793352 | title | Co-Founder |  | 2026-10-15 |

## Patterns in this list

States: California (45)

Cities: San Jose (45)

Title mix: Co-founder (38), Founder (6), CTO (1). Exclusive buckets; first matching role wins.

Match basis: title (45)

Companies: 45 companies, one person each. No company repeats.

## Who appears in Founders in San Jose?

The Founders in San Jose list includes 45 people in San Jose, California, collected Oct 15, 2026, including Aarush Narang, Aayush Tyagi, Alexandra Ignatyeva.

## Does this cover the whole San Jose metro area?

No. These are stored person locations in the named city and state, not company headquarters or inferred metro areas.

## Which states and cities appear in this list?

States: California (45). Cities: San Jose (45). Locations describe people, not company headquarters.

## Does any company appear more than once?

45 companies, one person each. No company repeats.

## How recent are these records?

Last collected Oct 15, 2026. Individual collection dates are included in downloads. No refresh is scheduled; confirm current roles on LinkedIn.

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