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Known for these resultsRole20%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 20% 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.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Eeshan Sharma@eeshansharma19Founder · BharatXW22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Mehul Jindal@mehuljindal18Founder/CEO · BharatXW22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Shyam Murugan@_shyam_king_Founder · BharatXW22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Siddharth VenuFounder · BharatXW22Fintech · Bengaluru
- Mike BignoldFounder · BolsterS21Real Estate and Construction · Calgary
- Blaze CerovcecFounder · MixrS21B2B · Toronto
- Christopher ShaferFounder · Well PrincipledS19B2B · St. Louis
- Joseph WingbermuehleFounder · Well PrincipledS19B2B · St. Louis
- Ryan RichtFounder · Well PrincipledS19B2B · St. Louis
- Bruce Friedrich@BruceGFriedrichFounder/Executive Director · The Good Food InstituteS18Consumer · Washington
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Eeshan SharmaBharatXFounderWinter 2022FintechBengaluru, India14https://x.com/eeshansharma19Mehul JindalBharatXFounder/CEOWinter 2022FintechBengaluru, India14https://x.com/mehuljindal18Shyam MuruganBharatXFounderWinter 2022FintechBengaluru, India14https://x.com/_shyam_king_Siddharth VenuBharatXFounderWinter 2022FintechBengaluru, India14—Mike BignoldBolsterFounderSummer 2021Real Estate and ConstructionCalgary, Canada25—Blaze CerovcecMixrFounderSummer 2021B2BToronto, Canada4—Christopher ShaferWell PrincipledFounderSummer 2019B2BSt. Louis, United States3—Joseph WingbermuehleWell PrincipledFounderSummer 2019B2BSt. Louis, United States3—Ryan RichtWell PrincipledFounderSummer 2019B2BSt. Louis, United States3—Bruce FriedrichThe Good Food InstituteFounder/Executive DirectorSummer 2018ConsumerWashington, United States110https://x.com/BruceGFriedrich
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Mike Bignold
Founder·Bolster
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size25
BatchSummer 2021
LocationCalgary, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Mike Bignold is the founder and CEO of CostCertified. He conceived and built CostCertified while running his previous contracting contracting company, with the aim of transforming the construction industry. He dived full-time into CostCertified in 2017, it came out of beta in late 2020, and in 2021 it is expected to have over $200m of construction projects sold through the platform. Born and raised in Canmore, Alberta, he also has a BMgt from University of British Columbia (Okanagan).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Bolster
The platform for buying, selling and managing residential construction
IndustryReal Estate and Construction
Websitebolsterbuilt.com
Team size25
X—
LocationCalgary, Canada
BatchSummer 2021
