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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.Bio96%Bio coverage: 96% 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-company37%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 37% of these rows have at least one match.School52%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 52% of these rows have at least one match.
- Charles Muehlberger@charles_v11Founder/CTO · ConiferS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jeffrey Lin@JeffjinlinFounder/CTO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nikhil ReddyFounder/CEO · DatoricS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmed Aly@zachdotaiFounder/CEO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- ibrahim abduFounder/CTO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rohan KulkarniFounder/CEO · AshrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Shreyas KapsFounder · AshrW26B2B · San Francisco
- Edgar Babajanyan@BabajanyanEdgarFounder/CTO · CaptainW26B2B · San Francisco
- Lewis Lien Polansky@lienpolanskyFounder/CEO · CaptainW26B2B · San Francisco
- Christopher AckerFounder/CEO · Carrot LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Yuta Baba@yuta__babaFounder · Carrot LabsW26B2B · San Francisco
- Robert XuFounder · FernW26B2B
- Younes El hjoujiFounder/CTO · OvershootW26B2B · San Francisco
- Zakaria El hjouji@zakariaornotFounder/CEO · OvershootW26B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Malhotra@ShubhamMal72313Founder/CTO · RunAnywhereW26B2B · San Francisco
- Oded Falik@_odedfFounder/CTO · Strand AIW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Yue DaiFounder/CEO · Strand AIW26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Sai GurrapuFounder/CEO · HypercubicF25B2B · San Francisco
- Stephen Balogh@sgbalogh0Founder/CTO · s2.devF25B2B · San Francisco
- Adnan AbbasFounder/CTO · Unsiloed AIF25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Charles MuehlbergerConiferFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/charles_v11Jeffrey LinDatoricFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/JeffjinlinNikhil ReddyDatoricFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ahmed AlyFabraixFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zachdotaiibrahim abduFabraixFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Rohan KulkarniAshrFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Shreyas KapsAshrFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Edgar BabajanyanCaptainFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/BabajanyanEdgarLewis Lien PolanskyCaptainFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/lienpolanskyChristopher AckerCarrot LabsFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Yuta BabaCarrot LabsFounderWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/yuta__babaRobert XuFernFounderWinter 2026B2BUnknown2—Younes El hjoujiOvershootFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5—Zakaria El hjoujiOvershootFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/zakariaornotShubham MalhotraRunAnywhereFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ShubhamMal72313Oded FalikStrand AIFounder/CTOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_odedfYue DaiStrand AIFounder/CEOWinter 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Sai GurrapuHypercubicFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Stephen Baloghs2.devFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/sgbalogh0Adnan AbbasUnsiloed AIFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2—
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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
