Founder Directory
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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% 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.Bio86%Bio coverage: 86% 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-company57%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 57% of these rows have at least one match.School14%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 14% of these rows have at least one match.
- Lance VickFounder/CTO · CautionS26B2B · George Town
- Aaron Cannon@AaronLCannonFounder · OutsetS23B2B · San Francisco
- Brad MurrayFounder · BeeperS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Eric Migicovsky@ericmigiFounder · BeeperS21Consumer · San Francisco
- Benjamin BryantFounder/Vice President Technology · EarbitsW11B2B · Los Angeles
- Chris ChenFounder/CEO · InstapaintingW11Consumer · Tokyo
- Eric Migicovsky@ericmigiFounder/CEO · PebbleW11Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lance VickCautionFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BGeorge Town, Cayman Islands5—Aaron CannonOutsetFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States30https://x.com/AaronLCannonBrad MurrayBeeperFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16—Eric MigicovskyBeeper2× YCFounderSummer 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/ericmigiBenjamin BryantEarbitsFounder/Vice President TechnologyWinter 2011B2BLos Angeles, United States15—Chris ChenInstapaintingFounder/CEOWinter 2011ConsumerTokyo, Japan2—Eric MigicovskyPebble2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2011ConsumerSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/ericmigi
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Brad Murray
Founder·Beeper
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size16
BatchSummer 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
CTO at Beeper, formerly at Faire, Fitbit and Pebble. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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
BeeperOne chat app to rule them all
Co-foundersEric Migicovsky@ericmigi
