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Known for these resultsRole40%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 40% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School60%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 60% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alex GruebeleFounder · MezliW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Alex Kolchinski@kolchinskiFounder · MezliW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Maxwell PerhamFounder · MezliW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Oliver Cameron@olivercameronFounder/CEO · EverymeS11Consumer · San Francisco
- Vibhu Norby@vibhuFounder/CEO · EverymeS11Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex GruebeleMezliFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States8—Alex KolchinskiMezliFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States8https://x.com/kolchinskiMaxwell PerhamMezliFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States8—Oliver CameronEverymeFounder/CEOSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/olivercameronVibhu NorbyEverymeFounder/CEOSummer 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/vibhu
Showing 1–5 of 5 founders
Alex Gruebele
Founder·Mezli
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size8
BatchWinter 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm a hardware hacker from Champaign, IL. I got my bachelors in ME at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and my PhD in robotics at Stanford. I'm very passionate about food and cooking, and getting to combine that with my love for hardware and robotics at Mezli!
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
MezliAutonomous restaurants that make great, affordable meals.
