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Known for these resultsRole54%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 54% 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-company38%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 38% 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.
- Steven XuFounder/CPO · Greypoint IndustriesS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Berat Celik@beratcelik0Founder/CEO · StoaS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Matthew Chow@mattchowxFounder/CEO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Victor Vannara@victorvannaraFounder/CTO · TropeS26B2B · San Francisco
- Phillip Li@PhillipLiiFounder/CEO · Arga LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Carlos Georgescu@CarlosGeorgescuFounder/CTO · AfterQueryW25B2B · San Francisco
- Puneet SukhijaFounder · Bild AIW25Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Anam Hira@anamhiraFounder/CTO · RevylF24B2B · San Francisco
- Srijan Subedi@SrijanSubediiFounder · ReworkdS23B2B · San Francisco
- Mike BignoldFounder · BolsterS21Real Estate and Construction · Calgary
- Cathy Han@cathyxhanFounder · LevroS21Fintech · San Francisco
- Ian Dewancker@idewanckFounder · SBX RoboticsW21B2B · Toronto
- Douglas Stidolph@dougstidolphFounder · QuellS20Consumer · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Steven XuGreypoint IndustriesFounder/CPOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4—Berat CelikStoaFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/beratcelik0Matthew ChowTropeFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/mattchowxVictor VannaraTropeFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/victorvannaraPhillip LiArga LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/PhillipLiiCarlos GeorgescuAfterQueryFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/CarlosGeorgescuPuneet SukhijaBild AIFounderWinter 2025Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States9—Anam HiraRevylFounder/CTOFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/anamhiraSrijan SubediReworkdFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/SrijanSubediiMike BignoldBolsterFounderSummer 2021Real Estate and ConstructionCalgary, Canada25—Cathy HanLevroFounderSummer 2021FintechSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/cathyxhanIan DewanckerSBX RoboticsFounderWinter 2021B2BToronto, Canada5https://x.com/idewanckDouglas StidolphQuellFounderSummer 2020ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom40https://x.com/dougstidolph
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Mike Bignold
Founder·Bolster
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size25
BatchSummer 2021
LocationCalgary, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Mike Bignold is the founder and CEO of CostCertified. He conceived and built CostCertified while running his previous contracting contracting company, with the aim of transforming the construction industry. He dived full-time into CostCertified in 2017, it came out of beta in late 2020, and in 2021 it is expected to have over $200m of construction projects sold through the platform. Born and raised in Canmore, Alberta, he also has a BMgt from University of British Columbia (Okanagan).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Bolster
The platform for buying, selling and managing residential construction
IndustryReal Estate and Construction
Websitebolsterbuilt.com
Team size25
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LocationCalgary, Canada
BatchSummer 2021
