Founder Directory
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Founders29
Known for these resultsRole66%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 66% 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.Bio72%Bio coverage: 72% 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-company21%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 21% of these rows have at least one match.School31%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 31% of these rows have at least one match.
- Brogan BamBrogan@BamBroganFounder/CTO · Ethos Space ResourcesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Ross Centers@rosscentersFounder/CEO · Ethos Space ResourcesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Meera Patel@lockedincheetahFounder/CEO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Noelle So@noelleysoFounder/CTO · HERAS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Nicole MaFounder/CEO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Zeyneb Kaya@zeynebnkayaFounder/CTO · TopologicalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Lucas PabarciusFounder/CEO · Atum WorksX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Malcolm TisdaleFounder/COO · Atum WorksX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Matteo KimuraFounder/CRO · Atum WorksX25Industrials · San Francisco
- Geoffrey LucksFounder · VenoStentS20Healthcare · Houston
- Tim BoireFounder · VenoStentS20Healthcare · Houston
- Andrew Martz@martz_andrewFounder/CEO · ArchFormW18Healthcare · San Francisco
- Dmitry Starodubtsev@dmitry_starFounder · Mighty BuildingsW18Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Slava Solonitsyn@solonitsynFounder · Mighty BuildingsW18Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Andrew WalkerFounder · AON3DW17Industrials · Montreal
- Kevin HanFounder/CPO · AON3DW17Industrials · Montreal
- Randeep SinghFounder · AON3DW17Industrials · Montreal
- Jon Miller Schwartz@JMSchwartz11Founder/CPO · Voodoo ManufacturingW17Industrials · New York
- Max FriefeldFounder/CEO · Voodoo ManufacturingW17Industrials · New York
- Oliver OrtliebFounder · Voodoo ManufacturingW17Industrials · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Brogan BamBroganEthos Space ResourcesFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/BamBroganRoss CentersEthos Space ResourcesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2https://x.com/rosscentersMeera PatelHERAFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lockedincheetahNoelle SoHERAFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/noelleysoNicole MaTopologicalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Zeyneb KayaTopologicalFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zeynebnkayaLucas PabarciusAtum WorksFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Malcolm TisdaleAtum WorksFounder/COOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Matteo KimuraAtum WorksFounder/CROSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Geoffrey LucksVenoStentFounderSummer 2020HealthcareHouston, United States17—Tim BoireVenoStentFounderSummer 2020HealthcareHouston, United States17—Andrew MartzArchFormFounder/CEOWinter 2018HealthcareSan Francisco, United States23https://x.com/martz_andrewDmitry StarodubtsevMighty Buildings2× YCFounderWinter 2018Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States200https://x.com/dmitry_starSlava SolonitsynMighty Buildings2× YCFounderWinter 2018Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States200https://x.com/solonitsynAndrew WalkerAON3DFounderWinter 2017IndustrialsMontreal, Canada40—Kevin HanAON3DFounder/CPOWinter 2017IndustrialsMontreal, Canada40—Randeep SinghAON3DFounderWinter 2017IndustrialsMontreal, Canada40—Jon Miller SchwartzVoodoo Manufacturing3× YCFounder/CPOWinter 2017IndustrialsNew York, United States19https://x.com/JMSchwartz11Max FriefeldVoodoo Manufacturing3× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2017IndustrialsNew York, United States19—Oliver OrtliebVoodoo Manufacturing3× YCFounderWinter 2017IndustrialsNew York, United States19—
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Max Friefeld
Founder/CEO·Voodoo Manufacturing
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size19
BatchWinter 2017
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Max is the co-founder and COO of Ultra. He studied Computer and Electrical Engineering at Harvey Mudd College ('13), and founded two YC-backed companies, Layer By Layer (S13) and Voodoo Manufacturing (W17). Immediately prior to starting Ultra, Max led teams at Boston Consulting Group optimizing operations for the largest logistics networks in the world and developing go-to-market strategy for private equity backed robotics companies.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
3× YC founderVerified prior exit
- S13Layer By LayerAcquired
- W17Voodoo ManufacturingInactive · this entry
- S24UltraActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
Voodoo ManufacturingAWS for manufacturing.
Also founded · 2 more YC companies
UltraActiveSummer 2024Practical, general-purpose robots for repetitive industrial tasks
IndustrialsNew York, United States4Open this entry
LLayer By LayerAcquiredSummer 2013
Acquired by MakerBot in February 2014. A marketplace for 3D…
ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2Open this entry
