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About
Michele Van Ruiten is co-founder of Torque Aviation, an operations and reporting platform for public-safety aviation units. She previously co-founded Capsule (YC S22), an AI visual-search company that was acquired, and led product at Stitch Fix and The Yes. Her work spans zero-to-one product development, AI, personalization, and operational software.
Founder at CAPSULEYC S22
Intro paths
Michele went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran CAPSULE's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Michele can intro founders to CAPSULE's investors below.
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Co-founders at CAPSULE
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michele Van Ruiten?
- Michele Van Ruiten is co-founder of Torque Aviation, an operations and reporting platform for public-safety aviation units. She previously co-founded Capsule (YC S22), an AI visual-search company that was acquired, and led product at Stitch Fix and The Yes. Her work spans zero-to-one product development, AI, personalization, and operational software.
- Where does Michele Van Ruiten work?
- Michele Van Ruiten is Founder of CAPSULE.
- What companies did Michele Van Ruiten found?
- Michele Van Ruiten founded CAPSULE.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,678
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Stitch Fix mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
California State University, Stanislaus mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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