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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Valentine MayakiFounder · Shekel MobilityW23Fintech · Lagos
- Shubham Mishra@shbhmmshrFounder · Maya LabsS22B2B · Bengaluru
- Edwin Olson@edwinolsonFounder/CEO · May MobilityS17Industrials · Ann Arbor
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Valentine MayakiShekel MobilityFounderWinter 2023FintechLagos, Nigeria18—Shubham MishraMaya LabsFounderSummer 2022B2BBengaluru, India5https://x.com/shbhmmshrEdwin OlsonMay MobilityFounder/CEOSummer 2017IndustrialsAnn Arbor, United States260https://x.com/edwinolsonShowing 1–3 of 3 founders
Edwin Olson
Founder/CEO·May Mobility
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size260
BatchSummer 2017
LocationAnn Arbor, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Edwin Olson is the co-founder and CEO of May Mobility, Inc., an Ann Arbor-based startup that develops self-driving shuttles. Olson earned his PhD from MIT in 2008 for work in robot mapping. Olson has worked on autonomous vehicles for over a decade, including work on the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge and vehicles for Ford and Toyota Research Institute. Most recently, he was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" in the Michigan and Northwest Ohio region by EOY Awards.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Transforming cities and rural areas through AV transit and technology
IndustryIndustrials
Websitemaymobility.com
Team size260
LocationAnn Arbor, United States
BatchSummer 2017