# US Y Combinator founders list

The US Y Combinator founders list includes 142 people in the United States, collected Oct 15, 2026, including Aaron Harris, Aaron Iba, Adam Alpert.

Canonical: https://lists.metix.ai/founders/yc-founders-us#summary

Current founder or co-founder role with no end date; named company; US person location matching the listed geography. A separate experience must name the prior organization exactly (legal suffix ignored). The selected current company is a different organization. This is a stored name match, not an employment-verification letter.

142 people at 128 companies in the United States. Person locations are not company headquarters. This is a sample, not a census.

| Name | Current title | Company | Person location | LinkedIn | Match | Match text | Also current | Collected |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Harris | Co-Founder | Magid & Company | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronkharris | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Aaron Iba | Co-Founder | Lightweight Labs | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaroniba | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Adam Alpert | Co-Founder & CEO | Pangea.app | Cambridge, Massachusetts | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamalp | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Adam Goldstein | Co-Founder And Chairman | Softmax.com | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-goldstein-510bbb22 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Adora Cheung | Co-Founder | Outlier Film Fund | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adoracheung | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Akash Levy | Co-Founder & CTO | Silimate (YC S23) | Mountain View, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/akashlevy | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Alex Lofton | Co-founder, Managing Director | For Seattle | Seattle, Washington | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexlofton | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Alex Zhang | Co-Founder | UChicago M&A Group | Weston, Massachusetts | https://www.linkedin.com/in/azhang-92999uchi | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Amit Pinnamaneni | Chief Technology Officer And Co-Founder | Aethero | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-pinnamaneni | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Andrew Kuik | Co-Founder | Syntropy (YC W26) | Stanford, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-kuik-109749238 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ann Wu | Co-founder & CEO | Silimate (YC S23) | Stanford, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/annwuhoo | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Anthony Cirinelli | Co-Founder, CTO | Buildzen | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/acirinelli | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Antoine Carossio | Cofounder & CTO | Escape (YC W23) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/acarossio | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Antonio Nacoud | Co-Founder GTM | Handle | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonionacoud | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Anurup Ganguli | CEO And Co-Founder | WorkManga | San Diego, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anurup-ganguli-phd-24a22419 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Arjun Sahai | Co-Founder & CTO | Surface Labs (YC S23) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjun-sahai | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Arnaud Douceur | Co-Founder And CTO | AutoHub | Miami, Florida | https://www.linkedin.com/in/douceur | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Arushi Gandhi | Co-Founder | Ressl AI | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/arushi-gandhi | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Arvid E. Gollwitzer | Co-Founder | Anto Biosciences (YC F25) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvid-gollwitzer | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Aymeric Rabot | Co-Founder | Pascal | Tampa, Florida | https://www.linkedin.com/in/aymericrabot | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ben Slivinski | Founder | The Glimpse App | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-slivinski-352aa3352 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Benjamin Bartakovics | Head Of Product Co-Founder | Candidately | Brooklyn, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbartakovics | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Binny Mathews | Co-Founder & CEO | ProjectPro | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/binnymathews | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Brad Menezes | Co-Founder & CEO | Superblocks | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradmenezes | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Brett Gibson | Cofounder | Posthaven | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettdgibson | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Caitlin Leksana | Co-Founder & CEO | Fazeshift (YC S24) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlinleksana | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Carlos Feliciano | CEO & Co-founder | Terracotta AI (YC S23) | Las Vegas, Nevada | https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosfelicianoii | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Carlos Gomez Andonaegui | Co-Founder, Chairman | Nebia | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosgomezando | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Catheryn Li | Co-Founder & CEO | Simple AI | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherynli | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Chris Woodard | Co-Founder & CMO | Handle.com | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cawoodard | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Christina Gilbert | Co-Founder & Board Chair | OneSchema | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinagilbert | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Christophe Barre | Co-founder & CEO | Tandem | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrechristophe | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Colin Elsinga | Co-Founder & COO | Metriport | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-elsinga | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Dalton Caldwell | Co-Founder & General Partner | Standard Capital | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltoncaldwell | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Daniel Kivatinos | CEO And Co-Founder | JustPaid | Los Altos, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kivatinos | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Daniel Kobran | Cofounder | Autonomous Technologies Group | Brooklyn, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-kobran | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Danny Grannick | Co-Founder | Bristle | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannygrannick | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Danny King | Co-founder & CEO | Accredible | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalking | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| David Cain | Co-Founder Partner | ElevenX Talent | Menlo Park, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcain | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| David Heller | Co-Founder COO | C16 Biosciences | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-heller-343981b2 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Dawson Chen | Co-founder & CEO | Letterbook | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawson-chen-letterbook | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Dimitri Dadiomov | Co-Founder & President | Modern Treasury | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadiomov | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Dustin Klebe | Co-Founder | Sonia (YC W24) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-klebe-679675163 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Elizabeth Iorns | Co-Founder | Unleash Therapeutics | Palo Alto, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethiorns | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Emmanuel Udotong | Co-founder CEO | Shield | Miami, Florida | https://www.linkedin.com/in/eudotong | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Erik Millar | Co-Founder | Heimdal | Brooklyn, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-millar | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ethan Boyers | Co-Founder & CTO | Semble AI (YC F25) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-boyers | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Farhan Hossain | Co-Founder & COO | Blue (YC S25) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfarhanh | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Gabriel Levesque Tremblay | CEO & Co-Founder | HexemBio | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellt | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Garry Tan | Founder | Garry's List | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrytan | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Germain Hirwa | Co-Founder | Hermes | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | https://www.linkedin.com/in/germain-hirwa-5b07041b3 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Grant Demaree | CEO And Co-founder | Onebrief | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkdemaree | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Helen Y. Chen | Co-Founder | Alixia | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-y-chen-7951641 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Holly Liu | Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | VENN | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyhliu | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ignacio Viau | Co-Founder & CEO | HOKALI | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ignacio-viau | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jacob Vogan | Co-Founder And Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) | CB Therapeutics | San Diego, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-vogan-885212143 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jaleh Rezaei | CEO & Co-founder (YC S18) | Mutiny | Miami, Florida | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jalehr | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| James Galbraith | Co-Founder & CTO | Oma Care | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-galbraith | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| James Hu | Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer | Illuminant Surgical | Los Angeles, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshu7 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jane Li | Co-Founder | Robot Depot | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/janezli | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jason Gray | Founder & Managing Partner | Pioneer Fund | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondgray | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jason Kraft | CTO, Co-founder | CortoAI | Long Beach, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonjkraft | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jay Reno | Co-founder & CEO | Pointhound | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayjreno | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jeffrey Pan | Co-founder & CTO | Bronco AI | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyzpan | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jesse Evans | Co-Founder And COO | MaverickX | San Antonio, Texas | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-evans | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Joan DeGennaro | Co-Founder | The To Do List Summit | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joandegennaro | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| John Paul Tambunting | Co-Founder CTO | Pangea.app | Nashville, Tennessee | https://www.linkedin.com/in/johntambunting | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Jordan Noone | Co-Founder | Zoo | Los Angeles, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-noone | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Joshua Weissburg | CEO Co-founder | Splotch | Boulder, Colorado | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshweissburg | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Juan Ignacio Caviglia | Co-Founder And CEO | Ritual | Palo Alto, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/juancaviglia | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Julien Brissonneau | Co-Founder | Pascal | Mountain View, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/julienbrissonneau | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Justin Kan | Co-Founder | Stash | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinkan | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Kacie Galligan | Co-Founder | RestauRent | Providence, Rhode Island | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaciegalligan | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Krishna Sasank T | Co-Founder And CIO | Stayflexi | Austin, Texas | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasank-stayflexi | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Kshitij Dixit | Co-Founder & CEO | Zeo Auto | Mountain View, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshitijdixit | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Leander Meyer-Hielscher | Co-Founder | EY Capital | Atlanta, Georgia | https://www.linkedin.com/in/leander-meyer-hielscher-023877215 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Leo Anthias | Co-Founder & CEO | Pump Up | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/leo-anthias-91666827 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Lindsay Amos | Founder | Amos Communications | Cincinnati, Ohio | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayamos | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Lindsay Selvitelle | Co-Founder | The Platform Team | Louisville, Kentucky | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayselvitelle | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Lucas Kappaz | Co Founder & CRO | VR AMERICAS - XR AMERICAS | Santa Monica, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucaskappaz | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Lucas Masson | Co-Founder & CEO | Konvu | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/massonlucas | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Luis Caviglia | Co-Founder | Ritual | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/luiscaviglia | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Lukas Wolf | Co-Founder | Sonia (YC W24) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-wo | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Luke Johnston | Co-Founder | Cajal | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukerjohnston | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Maddie Hall | Co-Founder & CEO | Living Carbon | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddie-hall-76293135 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Madelaine D'Angelo | Co-Founder | Barker | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelaine-d-angelo-b3508816 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Maham Khaan | Co-Founder | Nex. | Washington, District of Columbia | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zikra | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Marc Lara | Co-Founder | MicroHealth | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlaranyc | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Marcelo Dotti Monteghirfo | Co-Founder & AI Product Engineering Manager | CrimeoMeter | Boston, Massachusetts | https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelodotti | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Mark Cyffka | Co-Founder COO | AirMyne | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcyffka | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Maryam Ziaei | Co-Founder | iSono Health | Washington, District of Columbia | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryamziaei | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Mathilde Collin | Co-Founder | Korabench.ai | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathilde-collin-bb59492a | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Matt Krisiloff | CEO And Co-Founder | Conception | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattkrisiloff | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Matthew Marshall | Co-Founder And Chief Business Officer | New Story | Atlanta, Georgia | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmatthewmarshall | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Max Morganroth | Co-Founder & CEO | Rove | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxmorganroth | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Mayank Goyal | Co-Founder | Leena AI | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayankzuppit | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Melisa Fich | Co-Founder | JadeIQ | Denver, Colorado | https://www.linkedin.com/in/melisakoutzfich | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Mitch J. Duncombe | CEO & Co-Founder | Vector Legal (YC W26) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchellduncombe | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Nadim Curi | Co-Founder & CEO | CrimeoMeter | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadimcuri | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Narae Rachel Kim | Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer | Flowly | Los Angeles, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/naraekim-design | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Natalia Neha Khosla | Co-founder, CEO | Simbie AI | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-neha-khosla-md-msc-01968334 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Naveen Qureshi | Co-Founder | Rapidfolio | Los Angeles, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveen-qureshi | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Nick Alexander | Managing Partner (Co-Founder) | Friale | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndalexander | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Niosha Afsharikia | Co-Founder & CEO | TectoAI | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/afsharikia | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Nirbhay Singh Narang | Co-Founder | AirCaps (YC F25) | Ithaca, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirbhay-singh-narang-6188a11ab | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Nodar Daneliya | Co-Founder, CEO | Shuttle | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndaneliya | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Oliver Ortlieb | Co-Founder & CTO | Ultra | Brooklyn, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverortlieb | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Olof Mollstedt | Co-Founder | Alixia | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/olof-mollstedt-95b4a1 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Orestis Vardoulis | Co-Founder | ZeitMedical | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/orestisvardoulis | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Pablo Bermudez-Canete | Co-Founder & CEO | Paratus health | Palo Alto, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablobermudezcanete | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Pamela Valdes | CEO & Co-founder | Musa | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelavaldesesteva | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Patrick De Suza | Co-Founder And CTO | Grid | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickdesuza | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Paul Capriolo | Co-Founder | CHAP Ventures | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcapriolo | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Prathik Muppidi | Co-Founder | Autumn Labs | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/prathikmuppidi | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Preetam Shetty | Co-Founder, CTO | Stayflexi | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/preetam-shetty-890202178 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Quang Hoang | Cofounder And CEO | Vybe | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/quanghoang | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Rachel O'Driscoll | Co-Founder & President | Simbie AI | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-o-driscoll-896b55147 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ran Ma | Co-Founder CTO & AI Software Builder | Superblocks | New York, New York | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranma | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Reza Azizian | Co-Founder & CEO | Ferveret Inc. | San Jose, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/azizianreza | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Rohan Verma | Co-founder & CEO | Breathe Well-being | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohan-verma-300b9572 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Rujul Zaparde | Co-Founder & CEO | Zip | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rujulz | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Ryan Junee | Co-Founder And Board Member | Ostro | Los Angeles, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjunee | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Sean Phillips | Founder | Otto ADU | Los Angeles, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-phillips-b1340741 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Selena Cuffe | Co-Founder | Heritage Link Brands | Los Angeles, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/selenacuffe | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Somansh Shah | Co-Founder | StableBrowse | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/somanshshah | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Stella Han | Co-Founder | Fractional | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanstella | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Steve Zhong | Co-Founder | BillFlow | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-zhong | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Taieb Bennani | Co-Founder | Vera Health (YC S24) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/taiebbennani | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Tannen Hall | Co-Founder And CTO | Paratus health | Palo Alto, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tannen-hall | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Taylor Brown | COO & Cofounder | Fivetran | Denver, Colorado | https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorwcbrown | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Tim Keane | Cofounder CEO | TYBR Health | Houston, Texas | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timjkeanejr | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Timmy Galvin | Co-Founder & CTO | Fazeshift (YC S24) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmygalvin | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Toby J. Nzewi | Co-Founder | Releaf | Austin, Texas | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tnzewi | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Tom Gellatly | Co-founder And VP Engineering | Centaur.AI | Durham, North Carolina | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomgellatly | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Tomás Bisi | Co-Founder, CTO & Head Of Growth | HOKALI | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasbisi | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Tony Martin | Founder, CEO | Sprout | Austin, Texas | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyjohnmartin | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Tracy Chou | Founder & CEO | Block Party | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/triketora | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Tyler James Pierce | Co-Founder, President | Turion Space | Irvine, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerjpierce | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Umur Cubukcu | Cofounder | Ubicloud | Palo Alto, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/umurc | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Vrishank Saini | Co-Founder, CEO | SimCare AI (YC S24) | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrishanksaini | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Walker McHugh | Co-Founder | PreDxion Bio | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/walker-mchugh-517b86b7 | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |
| Zach Kamran | Co-Founder | Simple AI | San Francisco, California | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-kamran | experience | Y Combinator |  | 2026-10-15 |

## Patterns in this list

States: California (95), New York (19), Texas (5), Florida (4), Colorado (3), Massachusetts (3), District of Columbia (2), Georgia (2), Pennsylvania (2), Kentucky (1), Nevada (1), North Carolina (1), Ohio (1), Rhode Island (1), Tennessee (1), Washington (1)

Cities: San Francisco (69), New York (14), Los Angeles (7), Palo Alto (5), Brooklyn (4), Austin (3), Miami (3), Mountain View (3), Atlanta (2), Denver (2), San Diego (2), San Jose (2), Stanford (2), Washington (2), Boston (1), Boulder (1), Cambridge (1), Cincinnati (1), Durham (1), Houston (1), Irvine (1), Ithaca (1), Las Vegas (1), Long Beach (1), Los Altos (1), Louisville (1), Menlo Park (1), Nashville (1), Phoenixville (1), Providence (1), San Antonio (1), Santa Monica (1), Seattle (1), Swarthmore (1), Tampa (1), Weston (1)

Title mix: Co-founder (115), CTO (18), Founder (7), CMO (1), CRO (1). Exclusive buckets; first matching role wins.

Match basis: experience (142)

Companies: 128 companies. Repeated companies: Alixia (2), CrimeoMeter (2), Fazeshift (YC S24) (2), HOKALI (2), Pangea.app (2), Paratus health (2), Pascal (2), Ritual (2), Silimate (YC S23) (2), Simbie AI (2), Simple AI (2), Sonia (YC W24) (2), Stayflexi (2), Superblocks (2)

## Who appears in US Y Combinator founders list?

The US Y Combinator founders list includes 142 people in the United States, collected Oct 15, 2026, including Aaron Harris, Aaron Iba, Adam Alpert.

## Which roles qualify for this list?

Current founder or co-founder role with no end date; named company; US person location matching the listed geography. A separate experience must name the prior organization exactly (legal suffix ignored). The selected current company is a different organization. This is a stored name match, not an employment-verification letter. Roles describe the collection snapshot; confirm them on the linked profiles.

## Which states and cities appear in this list?

States: California (95), New York (19), Texas (5), Florida (4), Colorado (3), Massachusetts (3), District of Columbia (2), Georgia (2), Pennsylvania (2), Kentucky (1), Nevada (1), North Carolina (1), Ohio (1), Rhode Island (1), Tennessee (1), Washington (1). Cities: San Francisco (69), New York (14), Los Angeles (7), Palo Alto (5), Brooklyn (4), Austin (3), Miami (3), Mountain View (3), Atlanta (2), Denver (2), San Diego (2), San Jose (2), Stanford (2), Washington (2), Boston (1), Boulder (1), Cambridge (1), Cincinnati (1), Durham (1), Houston (1), Irvine (1), Ithaca (1), Las Vegas (1), Long Beach (1), Los Altos (1), Louisville (1), Menlo Park (1), Nashville (1), Phoenixville (1), Providence (1), San Antonio (1), Santa Monica (1), Seattle (1), Swarthmore (1), Tampa (1), Weston (1). Locations describe people, not company headquarters.

## Does any company appear more than once?

128 companies. Repeated companies: Alixia (2), CrimeoMeter (2), Fazeshift (YC S24) (2), HOKALI (2), Pangea.app (2), Paratus health (2), Pascal (2), Ritual (2), Silimate (YC S23) (2), Simbie AI (2), Simple AI (2), Sonia (YC W24) (2), Stayflexi (2), Superblocks (2)

## 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.

## Is this a complete list of US Y Combinator founders?

No. These 142 published profiles come from 142 qualifying records in a query-selected pool of 5481 candidates. All qualifying cached records are included. Display order is A–Z by name, not a ranking. Counts describe this sample, not the market.

## How can recruiters and founders use this list?

Use the named companies, person locations and quoted inclusion evidence to start employer research, recruiting or partnership research. Download the full sample as CSV, JSON or Markdown. Confirm the current role and company before outreach; inclusion does not establish hiring plans, contact permission or a hiring outcome.

## Related lists

- [US repeat founders list](https://lists.metix.ai/founders/repeat-founders-us)
- [US ex-Google founders list](https://lists.metix.ai/founders/ex-google-founders-us)
- [US AI founders list](https://lists.metix.ai/founders/ai-founders-us)
- [Founders in San Francisco](https://lists.metix.ai/founders/founders-san-francisco)

## How to cite

Metix Lists. US Y Combinator founders list. The US Y Combinator founders list includes 142 people in the United States, collected Oct 15, 2026, including Aaron Harris, Aaron Iba, Adam Alpert. https://lists.metix.ai/founders/yc-founders-us#summary

Methodology: https://lists.metix.ai/methodology#selection
Corrections/removal: gene@metix.ai; we aim to remove within 7 days.
