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Known for these resultsRole71%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 71% 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.Bio71%Bio coverage: 71% 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-company29%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 29% of these rows have at least one match.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kevin Le@xkevin_leFounder/CTO · Clad LabsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Richard Wang@zzzbugggFounder/CEO · Clad LabsF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Eric Mao@ericmaoFounder/CEO · FreesoloX25B2B · San Francisco
- Tom Zheng@tomzhengFounder/CTO · FreesoloX25B2B · San Francisco
- Jason Rudin@jasonrudinFounder · CladW23Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Ashutosh SaxenaFounder/CEO · View3W07Industrials
- Jeff MichelsFounder · View3W07Industrials
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kevin LeClad LabsFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/xkevin_leRichard WangClad LabsFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zzzbugggEric MaoFreesoloFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/ericmaoTom ZhengFreesoloFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/tomzhengJason RudinCladFounderWinter 2023Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States7https://x.com/jasonrudinAshutosh SaxenaView3Founder/CEOWinter 2007IndustrialsUnknown0—Jeff MichelsView3FounderWinter 2007IndustrialsUnknown0—
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Jeff Michels
Founder·View3
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size0
BatchWinter 2007
Location
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
No bio on the YC profile. Background, credentials and discipline below are Unknown — nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Unknown — no bio.
Credentialsunknown
DisciplineunknownKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
VView3
Inactive
Co-foundersAshutosh Saxena
