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Known for these resultsRole17%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 17% 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-company17%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 17% 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.
- Rohan SinghFounder/CTO · OctaPulseW26Industrials
- Dhiren BhatiaFounder · Inventive AIS23B2B · San Francisco
- Matthew IommiFounder · FetiiS22Consumer · Austin
- David LawrenceFounder · QuindarS22B2B · Denver
- Manish Maryada@maryadamanishiFounder · FelloW22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Alex SmithFounder · TYBR HealthW22Healthcare · Houston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Rohan SinghOctaPulseFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown2—Dhiren BhatiaInventive AIFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Matthew IommiFetiiFounderSummer 2022ConsumerAustin, United States50—David LawrenceQuindarFounderSummer 2022B2BDenver, United States57—Manish MaryadaFelloFounderWinter 2022FintechBengaluru, India24https://x.com/maryadamanishiAlex SmithTYBR HealthFounderWinter 2022HealthcareHouston, United States3—
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Alex Smith
Founder·TYBR Health
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2022
LocationHouston, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Alex is a cofounder and TYBR’s CTO. He has a BS and MEng in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Houston. He has nearly a decade of experience in medical device development for dialysis access, vaginal dilators, and ventricular assist pump design. At TYBR, he prototypes the delivery system for ECM spray, plans studies, and manages manufacturability & cost control of the delivery device.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TYBR HealthNatural hydrogel to keep internal organs scar-free after surgery
Co-foundersTim Keane
