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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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.Bio75%Bio coverage: 75% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Andrew MelloFounder/CTO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- Payton Case@dispatchspaceFounder/CEO · DispatchX26Industrials · San Francisco
- David Mills@davidamillsFounder · MatrubialsS21Healthcare · Davis
- Fred Turner@FredTurnerBioFounder/CEO · Shield BioS16Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Andrew MelloDispatchFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Payton CaseDispatchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dispatchspaceDavid MillsMatrubialsFounderSummer 2021HealthcareDavis, United States4https://x.com/davidamillsFred TurnerShield BioFounder/CEOSummer 2016HealthcareSan Francisco, United States28https://x.com/FredTurnerBio
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Bruce German
Founder·Matrubials
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchSummer 2021
LocationDavis, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Bruce is a PhD from Cornell University, Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Davis and director of the Foods for Health Institute. His research focuses on the evolution of lactation and the biological mechanisms by which milk supports the growth, development and performance of infants. He is a co-founder of companies into the therapeutic health space: Evolve Biosystems, BCD Bioscience, Digestiva Inc. and Matrubials.
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
MatrubialsDeveloping milk-inspired therapeutics for infectious diseases
