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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Michael HeinrichgartenFounder/CEOSummer 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States201https://x.com/mheinrich
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Michael Heinrich
Founder/CEO·garten
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size201
BatchSummer 2016
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Michael is building the largest AI Layer 1 to make AI a public good. Prev. founder & CEO of garten, a Ycombinator Top (S16, YCG F19) and Stanford StartX company. Michael started in technical product management and software engineering at SAP and Microsoft, then worked at Bain and Bridgwater Associates before becoming an entrepreneur. Educated at Stanford (Threshold Venture Fellow, OnTrack Innovation Scholar), Harvard, UC Berkeley (summa cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Americorps Bonner Leader).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
gartenCreating workplace wellbeing.
