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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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alan Wells@alanwellsFounder/CEO · RocketableW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jeff LaBarge@jefflabFounder/CTO · TuleS14Industrials · Davis
- Tom Shapland@tom_shaplandFounder/CEO · TuleS14Industrials · Davis
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alan WellsRocketableFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alanwellsJeff LaBargeTuleFounder/CTOSummer 2014IndustrialsDavis, United States8https://x.com/jefflabTom ShaplandTuleFounder/CEOSummer 2014IndustrialsDavis, United States8https://x.com/tom_shapland
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Tom Shapland
Founder/CEO·Tule
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size8
BatchSummer 2014
LocationDavis, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Something New. I was the Cofounder of Tule (YC S14) and formerly worked at LiveKit.
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
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
TuleHelp farmers make irrigation decisions with sensors / computer vision
IndustryIndustrials
Websitetuletechnologies.com
Team size8
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LocationDavis, United States
BatchSummer 2014
Co-foundersJeff LaBarge@jefflab
