About
Charles Muehlberger is an engineering researcher with experience in multi-modal inference optimization and physics simulation. He previously worked on edge AI devices for medical applications at DoW and contributed to high-performance electric vehicle engineering at PES.
Founder at ConiferYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Charles went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Conifer's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Charles can intro founders to Conifer's investors below.
Conifer's investors · 5
MFV PartnersSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Perceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcLaguna BeachTrue VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026Z21 VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $1M checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Conifer
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Michael JeffordsFounder
Experience
- Conifer (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- Hoagie ClubSoftware Developer2025 — 2026
- Princeton UniversityMachine Learning Research2025 — 2026
- United States Department of WarMachine Learning Engineer2025
- EVALFull Stack Engineer2025
- QuantcapQuantitative Research Intern2024 — 2025
Skills & more
Node.js4HTML4C++2Python (Programming Language)2TensorFlow2Pandas (Software)2TypeScript2Dynamic Programming2Scikit-Learn2Data Analysis2
From Charles's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Charles Muehlberger?
- Charles Muehlberger is an engineering researcher with experience in multi-modal inference optimization and physics simulation. He previously worked on edge AI devices for medical applications at DoW and contributed to high-performance electric vehicle engineering at PES.
- Where does Charles Muehlberger work?
- Charles Muehlberger is Founder of Conifer.
- What companies did Charles Muehlberger found?
- Charles Muehlberger founded Conifer.
- Where did Charles Muehlberger go to school?
- Charles Muehlberger studied at Y Combinator; Princeton University (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering | Gradient).
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