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Known for these resultsRole36%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 36% 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-company9%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 9% of these rows have at least one match.School45%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 45% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jonas GruetterFounder/CEO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Stanislaw PiaseckiFounder/CTO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Max PfeifferFounder/CTO · Voxel EnergyW26Industrials
- Sneha KumariFounder · Merlin AIS24B2B · Los Angeles
- David WeinbergFounder/CEO · ParcelBioW24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Johan KersFounder · Birch BiosciencesS22Industrials · Portland
- Anton Pluschke@DrAPluschkeFounder · Ordinary SeafoodS22Consumer · Potsdam
- Nicolas RamsayFounder · CircularW22Consumer · Singapore
- Pantha Roy@PanthaRoyFounder · CircularW22Consumer · Singapore
- John Wetzel@John__WetzelFounder · GatherS20B2B · New York
- Sergei LepchenkovFounder · GiveAwayW20Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jonas GruetterGripFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Stanislaw PiaseckiGripFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Max PfeifferVoxel EnergyFounder/CTOWinter 2026IndustrialsUnknown3—Sneha KumariMerlin AIFounderSummer 2024B2BLos Angeles, United States19—David WeinbergParcelBioFounder/CEOWinter 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6—Johan KersBirch BiosciencesFounderSummer 2022IndustrialsPortland, United States10—Anton PluschkeOrdinary SeafoodFounderSummer 2022ConsumerPotsdam, Germany5https://x.com/DrAPluschkeNicolas RamsayCircularFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSingapore, Singapore25—Pantha RoyCircularFounderWinter 2022ConsumerSingapore, Singapore25https://x.com/PanthaRoyJohn WetzelGatherFounderSummer 2020B2BNew York, United States6https://x.com/John__WetzelSergei LepchenkovGiveAwayFounderWinter 2020ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1—
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Evan Schmidt
Founder/COO·Voxel Energy
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size3
BatchWinter 2026
Location
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Evan is a business leader with over a decade of experience in architecture and commercial construction management, including work on data centers. His hands-on engineering and fabrication expertise allow him to integrate innovation with the practical demands of technical construction. Now deploying clean energy technologies to meet the demands of cutting edge computing.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Voxel EnergyEnergy independent data centers with solar and repurposed batteries.
