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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School35%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 35% of these rows have at least one match.
- Henry Habib@HenryHabibAIFounder/CPO · VoquillX26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Robbie BourkeFounder · ZymblyW26B2B · London
- Oliver KnappFounder/CTO · Clicks HealthF25B2B · San Francisco
- Sergio Oliveira Bergmann@SergioOBergmannFounder · MesmerX25B2B · Berlin
- Areg NzsdejanFounder/CEO · CardamonW25B2B · London
- Oliver LambsonFounder/CTO · KarooW25Fintech · Toronto
- Bardia Safari@bardia_safariFounder/CEO · OliveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Shrey Gupta@shreygupsFounder/CTO · OliveW25B2B · San Francisco
- Oliver Wendell-BralyFounder/CEO · ClarusF24B2B · New York
- Yooni AhnFounder/CEO · OdoS24B2B · San Francisco
- Oliver OrtliebFounder/CTO · UltraS24Industrials · New York
- Oliver GomezFounder · UsulS24Government · San Francisco
- Greg VolynskyFounder/CEO · Zoa ResearchS24B2B · New York
- Sam DamashekFounder/CTO · Zoa ResearchS24B2B · New York
- Oliver ZouFounder/CEO · Deep24W24Education · San Francisco
- Oliver WalerysFounder · GovernGPTW24Fintech · Montreal
- Priyang ShahFounder/CEO · HealiaW24Fintech · Columbus
- Andrew HuffFounder/CTO · Manifold FreightW24B2B · Seattle
- Oliver JonesFounder/CEO · Manifold FreightW24B2B · Seattle
- Oliver SilversteinFounder · OpencallW24B2B
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Henry HabibVoquillFounder/CPOSpring 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/HenryHabibAIRobbie BourkeZymblyFounderWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom0—Oliver KnappClicks HealthFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States8—Sergio Oliveira BergmannMesmerFounderSpring 2025B2BBerlin, Germany7https://x.com/SergioOBergmannAreg NzsdejanCardamonFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom2—Oliver LambsonKarooFounder/CTOWinter 2025FintechToronto, Canada3—Bardia SafariOliveFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bardia_safariShrey GuptaOliveFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shreygupsOliver Wendell-BralyClarusFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States2—Yooni AhnOdoFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Oliver OrtliebUltra3× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsNew York, United States4—Oliver GomezUsulFounderSummer 2024GovernmentSan Francisco, United States15—Greg VolynskyZoa ResearchFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5—Sam DamashekZoa ResearchFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BNew York, United States5—Oliver ZouDeep24Founder/CEOWinter 2024EducationSan Francisco, United States2—Oliver WalerysGovernGPTFounderWinter 2024FintechMontreal, Canada7—Priyang ShahHealiaFounder/CEOWinter 2024FintechColumbus, United States15—Andrew HuffManifold FreightFounder/CTOWinter 2024B2BSeattle, United States5—Oliver JonesManifold FreightFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSeattle, United States5—Oliver SilversteinOpencallFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown7—
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Max Friefeld
Founder/CEO·Voodoo Manufacturing
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size19
BatchWinter 2017
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Max is the co-founder and COO of Ultra. He studied Computer and Electrical Engineering at Harvey Mudd College ('13), and founded two YC-backed companies, Layer By Layer (S13) and Voodoo Manufacturing (W17). Immediately prior to starting Ultra, Max led teams at Boston Consulting Group optimizing operations for the largest logistics networks in the world and developing go-to-market strategy for private equity backed robotics companies.
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
3× YC founderVerified prior exit
- S13Layer By LayerAcquired
- W17Voodoo ManufacturingInactive · this entry
- S24UltraActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
Voodoo ManufacturingAWS for manufacturing.
Also founded · 2 more YC companies
UltraActiveSummer 2024Practical, general-purpose robots for repetitive industrial tasks
IndustrialsNew York, United States4Open this entry
LLayer By LayerAcquiredSummer 2013
Acquired by MakerBot in February 2014. A marketplace for 3D…
ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2Open this entry
