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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.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.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jeffrey DietrichFounder · RarebirdS20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Eric SteenFounder/CSO · LygosW16Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jeffrey DietrichRarebirdFounderSummer 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5—Eric SteenLygosFounder/CSOWinter 2016HealthcareSan Francisco, United States55—
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Eric Steen
Founder/CSO·Lygos
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CSO
Team size55
BatchWinter 2016
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
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
LLygos
ActiveLygos engineers yeast to convert sugar into high-value industrial…
