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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Georgia WitchelMantisFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/GWitchel
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Georgia Witchel
Founder/CEO·Mantis
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm an Ex-elite ice climber turned repeat computer science / biomedical founder. After bringing climbing to an Olympic stage (Lilihammer 2016), breaking 8 world records, and developing the sport of ice climbing, I dropped out of high school, got a degree in CS from Harvey Mudd, was a founding engineer for a sports tech company, founded a YC company (Louiza Labs), and earned a master's in Bioengineering.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Mantis
Digital Twins of humans
