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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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% 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.
- Andrew MelloFounder/CTO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Payton Case@dispatchspaceFounder/CEO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- David Mills@davidamillsFounder · MatrubialsS21Healthcare · Davis
- Fred Turner@FredTurnerBioFounder/CEO · Shield BioS16Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew MelloDispatchFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Payton CaseDispatchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dispatchspaceDavid MillsMatrubialsFounderSummer 2021HealthcareDavis, United States4https://x.com/davidamillsFred TurnerShield BioFounder/CEOSummer 2016HealthcareSan Francisco, United States28https://x.com/FredTurnerBio
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Fred Turner
Founder/CEO·Shield Bio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size28
BatchSummer 2016
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
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
SShield Bio
InactiveBringing 3rd generation, nanopore sequencing to healthcare to solve…
IndustryHealthcare
Websiteshieldbio.com
Team size28
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2016
