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Known for these resultsRole14%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 14% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% 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.
- Jon Levinson@levinsonjonFounder/CEO · Sage CareS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sabih Mir@sabihmirFounder · MedervaW22Healthcare · San Francisco
- Daniel Lewis@snackbardanFounder · SendoW22B2B · New York
- Mark PiperFounder · WorksphereW21B2B · Seattle
- Tim BoireFounder · VenoStentS20Healthcare · Houston
- Jesse Zhang@jessemzhangFounder · BeaconsS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Karan MirchandaniFounder · HelloverifyW18B2B · Noida
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jon LevinsonSage CareFounder/CEOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/levinsonjonSabih MirMedervaFounderWinter 2022HealthcareSan Francisco, United States13https://x.com/sabihmirDaniel LewisSendoFounderWinter 2022B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/snackbardanMark PiperWorksphereFounderWinter 2021B2BSeattle, United States6—Tim BoireVenoStentFounderSummer 2020HealthcareHouston, United States17—Jesse ZhangBeaconsFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States35https://x.com/jessemzhangKaran MirchandaniHelloverifyFounderWinter 2018B2BNoida, India600—
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Tim Boire
Founder·VenoStent
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size17
BatchSummer 2020
LocationHouston, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
President and CEO of VenoStent, Inc. I developed these novel smart polymeric biomaterials for vascular applications during my PhD at Vanderbilt University. Focus of the technology shifted to hemodialysis access applications after participating in the 2014 NSF I-Corps program. BS, Chemical & Biological Engineering and Biotechnology, Tufts University, 2008; PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 2017. Worked in R&D at Genzyme Corporation, 2008 - 2011. Grew up in Nashua, NH.
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
VenoStentAbsorbable wrap for blood vessels
Co-foundersGeoffrey Lucks
