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Known for these resultsRole45%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 45% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company45%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 45% of these rows have at least one match.School100%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 100% of these rows have at least one match.
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan Salama@jonnysalamaFounder/CEO · PalisadeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohit Agarwal@Rohit_WritesFounder · TouchyS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Ian Fong@ianyfongFounder/CTO · ChertX26B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin Finch@btsfinchFounder/CEO · MultiplierX26B2B · New York
- Ian McInnis@imjmcinnisFounder · MultiplierX26B2B · New York
- Anand-Arnaud Pajaniradjane@anandPa94Founder/CEO · ScopeX26B2B · San Francisco
- Mitch Radhuber@MRadhuberFounder/CEO · CorelayerW26B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew Collins@matthewncollinsFounder · CorveraW26B2B · San Francisco
- Grace CimaszewskiFounder/CTO · Crosslayer LabsW26B2B · New York
- Prateek Mittal@prateekmittal_Founder · Crosslayer LabsW26B2B · New York
- Joseph Tso@josephtso914Founder/COO · HaladirW26B2B · San Francisco
- Rhea Malhotra@_rheamalhotra_Founder/CTO · KitaW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Aaron WenkFounder/CEO · PanelsS25B2B · San Francisco
- Veniamin Veselovsky@VminVskyFounder · PreseenS25B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan Sharma@r9a_coFounder/CEO · SerafisS25B2B · San Francisco
- Chris MingeFounder/CTO · Vulcan TechnologiesS25B2B · Austin
- Vinay Konuru@vinaykonuru2001Founder · Jeevy FabricationX25B2B · Cleburne
- Ryan ClareFounder/CTO · Ticket WalletX25B2B · New York
- Truman GelnovatchFounder/CEO · Ticket WalletX25B2B · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Charles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Jonathan SalamaPalisadeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/jonnysalamaRohit AgarwalTouchyFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/Rohit_WritesIan FongChertFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ianyfongBenjamin FinchMultiplierFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/btsfinchIan McInnisMultiplierFounderSpring 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/imjmcinnisAnand-Arnaud PajaniradjaneScopeFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anandPa94Mitch RadhuberCorelayerFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/MRadhuberMatthew CollinsCorveraFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/matthewncollinsGrace CimaszewskiCrosslayer LabsFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3—Prateek MittalCrosslayer LabsFounderWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/prateekmittal_Joseph TsoHaladirFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/josephtso914Rhea MalhotraKitaFounder/CTOWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/_rheamalhotra_Aaron WenkPanelsFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States1—Veniamin VeselovskyPreseenFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/VminVskyRohan SharmaSerafisFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/r9a_coChris MingeVulcan TechnologiesFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BAustin, United States17—Vinay KonuruJeevy FabricationFounderSpring 2025B2BCleburne, United States3https://x.com/vinaykonuru2001Ryan ClareTicket WalletFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States20—Truman GelnovatchTicket WalletFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BNew York, United States20—
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Charles Muehlberger
Founder/CTO·Conifer
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder at Conifer. Engineering researcher at Princeton, accelerating multi-modal inference on edge devices and designing physics simulation software for coupled laser reservoirs and machine learning with physical neural networks. Previously built custom edge AI devices for RF-based brain injury modeling at DoW, and helped engineer the world record holding fastest electric speedboat at PES.
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
COMPANY CONTEXT
ConiferLeast cost routing system to reduce 80%+ token spend
Co-foundersMichael Jeffords@michaelbjeff
