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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% 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.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% 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-company33%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 33% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alan Wells@alanwellsFounder/CEO · RocketableW25B2B · San Francisco
- Jeff LaBarge@jefflabFounder/CTO · TuleS14Industrials · Davis
- Tom Shapland@tom_shaplandFounder/CEO · TuleS14Industrials · Davis
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alan WellsRocketableFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/alanwellsJeff LaBargeTuleFounder/CTOSummer 2014IndustrialsDavis, United States8https://x.com/jefflabTom ShaplandTuleFounder/CEOSummer 2014IndustrialsDavis, United States8https://x.com/tom_shapland
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Alan Wells
Founder/CEO·Rocketable
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Founder & CEO of Rocketable. Previously: 10+ years building products and leading teams that automated complex tasks with AI/ML: robotaxis at Cruise, self-driving trucks and ADAS systems at Uber, and an irrigation co-pilot product for farmers at Tule (YC S14). I write code, have a degree in design, and build hardware. Co-author on 5 patents related to systems & methods for automating complex tasks with AI.
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
RocketableThe AI Maximalist Software Holding Company
