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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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.Bio50%Bio coverage: 50% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jean-Michael DieiFounder · PropRiseS23Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
- Alex Rodrigues@alexrodriguescaFounder/CEO · Embark TrucksW16Industrials · San Francisco
- Brandon MoakFounder/CTO · Embark TrucksW16Industrials · San Francisco
- Michael SkupienFounder/Mechanical and Embedded Systems Lead · Embark TrucksW16Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jean-Michael DieiPropRiseFounderSummer 2023Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States3—Alex RodriguesEmbark TrucksFounder/CEOWinter 2016IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States300https://x.com/alexrodriguescaBrandon MoakEmbark TrucksFounder/CTOWinter 2016IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States300—Michael SkupienEmbark TrucksFounder/Mechanical and Embedded Systems LeadWinter 2016IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States300—Showing 1–4 of 4 founders
Alex Rodrigues
Founder/CEO·Embark Trucks
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size300
BatchWinter 2016
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusPublic
StageGrowth
BIO
Started building robots when I was 11. Excited to be helping build the world's biggest robots today!
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
Self-driving semi trucks.
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteembarktrucks.com
Team size300
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2016