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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.Bio38%Bio coverage: 38% 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.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Bruce GermanFounder · MatrubialsS21Healthcare · Davis
- Carlito LebrillaFounder · MatrubialsS21Healthcare · Davis
- David Mills@davidamillsFounder · MatrubialsS21Healthcare · Davis
- Alyssa Atkins@alyssaatkinsFounder · LiliaW20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Asima AhmadFounder/CMO · Carrot FertilityS17Healthcare · San Francisco
- Tammy SunFounder · Carrot FertilityS17Healthcare · San Francisco
- Afton VecheryFounder/CEO · Modern FertilityS17Healthcare · San Francisco
- Carly LeahyFounder · Modern FertilityS17Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Bruce GermanMatrubialsFounderSummer 2021HealthcareDavis, United States4—Carlito LebrillaMatrubialsFounderSummer 2021HealthcareDavis, United States4—David MillsMatrubialsFounderSummer 2021HealthcareDavis, United States4https://x.com/davidamillsAlyssa AtkinsLiliaFounderWinter 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/alyssaatkinsAsima AhmadCarrot FertilityFounder/CMOSummer 2017HealthcareSan Francisco, United States——Tammy SunCarrot FertilityFounderSummer 2017HealthcareSan Francisco, United States——Afton VecheryModern FertilityFounder/CEOSummer 2017HealthcareSan Francisco, United States25—Carly LeahyModern FertilityFounderSummer 2017HealthcareSan Francisco, United States25—
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David Mills
Founder·Matrubials
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchSummer 2021
LocationDavis, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
David A. Mills is a Professor in the Department of Food Science & Technology at the UC Davis. Dr. Mills studies the molecular biology and ecology of bacteria that play an active role in gut health or fermented foods. He is the Peter J. Shields Endowed Chair (2012), a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology (2015), and has been named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics since 2018. He is also a co-founder of three start ups; Evolve Biosystems, BCD Bioscience, and Matrubials.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
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
