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Known for these resultsRole22%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 22% 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.Bio56%Bio coverage: 56% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School11%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 11% of these rows have at least one match.
- Christopher ShelnerFounder · Persist AIW23Healthcare · Sacramento
- Karthik RamanFounder · Persist AIW23Healthcare · Sacramento
- Mustafa Al-AdhamiFounder · Astek DiagnosticsS21Healthcare · Baltimore
- Akwasi AporiFounder · Correlia BiosystemsW18Healthcare · San Francisco
- Kursad ArazFounder/CTO · Correlia BiosystemsW18Healthcare · San Francisco
- Samuel TiaFounder · Correlia BiosystemsW18Healthcare · San Francisco
- Timothy CornellFounder · PreDxion BioS17Healthcare · San Francisco
- Walker McHugh@walker_mchughFounder · PreDxion BioS17Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ryan Pawell@rpawellFounder/CEO · Indee LabsW17Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Christopher ShelnerPersist AIFounderWinter 2023HealthcareSacramento, United States6—Karthik RamanPersist AIFounderWinter 2023HealthcareSacramento, United States6—Mustafa Al-AdhamiAstek DiagnosticsFounderSummer 2021HealthcareBaltimore, United States5—Akwasi AporiCorrelia BiosystemsFounderWinter 2018HealthcareSan Francisco, United States16—Kursad ArazCorrelia BiosystemsFounder/CTOWinter 2018HealthcareSan Francisco, United States16—Samuel TiaCorrelia BiosystemsFounderWinter 2018HealthcareSan Francisco, United States16—Timothy CornellPreDxion BioFounderSummer 2017HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6—Walker McHughPreDxion BioFounderSummer 2017HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/walker_mchughRyan PawellIndee LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2017HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/rpawell
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Walker McHugh
Founder·PreDxion Bio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size6
BatchSummer 2017
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Walker is Co-founder and CEO of PreDxion Bio. Walker is a graduate of the University of Michigan, completing undergraduate studies in immunology and further graduate training in the Medical Product Development Program at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. Walker is a past Fellow in the Zell Global Entrepreneurship Program, was named the 2017 University of Michigan Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year, and a Top 20 Entrepreneur Alumni from the University of Michigan in 2019.
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
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PreDxion BioRapid, scalable diagnostic for SARS-CoV-2 and beyond
IndustryHealthcare
Websitepredxionbio.com
Team size6
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2017
Co-foundersTimothy Cornell
