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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% 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.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Jeffords@michaelbjeffFounder/CEO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Hannah Chung@hannah_chuuFounder/CEO · OneTriangleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Medha Venkatapathy@medha_rvFounder/CTO · OneTriangleS26B2B · San Francisco
- Samuel Fu@samuelsfuFounder/CTO · AlchemizeX26B2B · San Francisco
- John Horton@johnjhortonFounder/CTO · Expected ParrotF25B2B · Boston
- Robin Horton@ExpectedParrotFounder/CEO · Expected ParrotF25B2B · Boston
- Aayush ShahFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash@adijayaprakashFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya Maru@adityamaru27Founder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Jacob Gillespie@jacobwgillespieFounder · DepotW23B2B
- Kyle Galbraith@kylegalbraithFounder · DepotW23B2B
- Adithya KavuluruFounder · SuperAPIW23B2B · Bengaluru
- Christopher WuFounder · CacheS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Jimmy Young@jimm_y_oungFounder · CacheS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Solomon Hykes@solomonstreFounder · DaggerW19B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Aditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Charles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Michael JeffordsConiferFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/michaelbjeffHannah ChungOneTriangleFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/hannah_chuuMedha VenkatapathyOneTriangleFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/medha_rvSamuel FuAlchemizeFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/samuelsfuJohn HortonExpected ParrotFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BBoston, United States5https://x.com/johnjhortonRobin HortonExpected ParrotFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BBoston, United States5https://x.com/ExpectedParrotAayush ShahBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3—Aditya (JP) JayaprakashBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adijayaprakashAditya MaruBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adityamaru27Jacob GillespieDepotFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown8https://x.com/jacobwgillespieKyle GalbraithDepotFounderWinter 2023B2BUnknown8https://x.com/kylegalbraithAdithya KavuluruSuperAPIFounderWinter 2023B2BBengaluru, India2—Christopher WuCacheFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Jimmy YoungCacheFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jimm_y_oungSolomon HykesDagger2× YCFounderWinter 2019B2BSan Francisco, United States22https://x.com/solomonstre
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Michael Jeffords
Founder/CEO·Conifer
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder at Conifer (YC S26). Previously co-founded The HeartCheck Foundation, scaling free hypertension screenings to 20+ barbershops and over 10,000 individuals. Engineered an ML-driven computer vision pipeline using pose estimation for early-onset ALS and Parkinson's detection. Former clinical researcher at the Dell Med Institute of Vascular Surgery and UTHSC, specializing in hematopoetic stem cell transplantation, achieving infiltration levels >90% in mouse models.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
ConiferLeast cost routing system to reduce 80%+ token spend
Co-foundersCharles Muehlberger@charles_v11
