Michael Jeffords co-founded The HeartCheck Foundation, which expanded free hypertension screening services across multiple barbershops, and has built machine learning and computer vision systems for neurological disease detection. He previously worked as a clinical researcher at the Dell Medical School Institute of Vascular Surgery and University of Tennessee Health Science Center, focusing on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Intro paths
Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β the partner who ran Conifer's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Michael can intro founders to Conifer's investors below.