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Lev Kokotov

Founder

CEO at PgDog

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPgDog · YC

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About

Lev Kokotov previously worked as a technical founder who led database infrastructure work at Instacart, including horizontal scaling of Postgres. He also founded PostgresML, a machine learning platform for PostgreSQL.

CEO at PgDogYC X25

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YC

Lev went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran PgDog's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lev Kokotov?
Lev Kokotov previously worked as a technical founder who led database infrastructure work at Instacart, including horizontal scaling of Postgres. He also founded PostgresML, a machine learning platform for PostgreSQL.
Where does Lev Kokotov work?
Lev Kokotov is CEO of PgDog.
What companies did Lev Kokotov found?
Lev Kokotov founded PgDog.

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