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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% 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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Casey Spencer@recnepsyesacFounder/CEO · Voxel EnergyW26Industrials
- Evan SchmidtFounder/COO · Voxel EnergyW26Industrials
- Max PfeifferFounder/CTO · Voxel EnergyW26Industrials
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Casey SpencerVoxel EnergyFounder/CEOWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown3https://x.com/recnepsyesacEvan SchmidtVoxel EnergyFounder/COOWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown3—Max PfeifferVoxel EnergyFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown3—Showing 1–3 of 3 founders
Max Pfeiffer
Founder/CTO·Voxel Energy
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2026
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Forbes 30 Under 30 recognized for bootstrapping Maxwell Vehicles, a multi-million-dollar EV manufacturing business founded out of UW ECE following a year at Tesla designing electric big-rig prototypes. Built the first economically sustainable and materially circular model for manufacturing EVs using second-life EV batteries and motors. Now focused on transformational deployment of clean energy technologies in AI energy infrastructure.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsForbes 30U30
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Energy independent data centers with solar and repurposed batteries.