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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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Jeff LaBarge
Founder/CTO·Tule
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size8
BatchSummer 2014
LocationDavis, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword 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
X—
LocationDavis, United States
BatchSummer 2014
Co-foundersTom Shapland@tom_shapland
