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.

Where did Michele Van Ruiten go to school?

Michele Van Ruiten studied at California State University, Stanislaus (Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration-Concentrations in Marketing & Human Resource Management); Modesto Junior College (Associate of Arts, Transfer Studies); Beyer High School.

Michele Van Ruiten

Founder

Founder at CAPSULE

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedCAPSULE · YC

Founder at CAPSULE YC 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 ↗

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In turn, Michele can intro founders to CAPSULE's investors below.

CAPSULE's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at CAPSULE

Kelsey PedersenFounder

Experience

Torque AviationCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
CAPSULECo-Founder & CEO at CAPSULE (YC S22, Acquired)2021 — 2025
The YesSr. Product Manager2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Stitch FixProduct Manager2016 — 2018
Maker MediaProduct Manager, E-Commerce2015 — 2016
Redbeacon (Acquired by The Home Depot)Product Marketing Manager2013 — 2015
Redbeacon (Acquired by The Home Depot)SEO Coordinator2013
Gap Inc./Banana RepublicVisual Stylist - Flagship2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Crescent Work & OutdoorAssistant Store Manager / Marketing Manager2004 — 2012Modesto, California Area

Skills & more

Facebook6PowerPoint5Microsoft Office3Photoshop2Illustrator2WordExcelMarketing21Sales14Advertising9Customer Service10Management8

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Marketing StrategySocial Media MarketingTeam BuildingMerchandisingMarketing CommunicationsStylingPurchasingVisual StylingE-commerceProduct ManagementSEMAffiliate Marketing

From Michele's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michele Van Ruiten?: Founder at CAPSULE
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.
Where did Michele Van Ruiten go to school?: Michele Van Ruiten studied at California State University, Stanislaus (Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration-Concentrations in Marketing & Human Resource Management); Modesto Junior College (Associate of Arts, Transfer Studies); Beyer High School.

Same school

Also attended California State University, Stanislaus2

Adam ConwaySenior AI Engineer at Theory Ventures Ryan HeatonChief Financial Officer at Linse Capital

Also attended Modesto Junior College2

Megan SiebeExecutive Assistant at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES Jason De SotoHR Principal at TDK Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at The Yes2

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures Navin AgrawalCo-founder and CTO at Statisfy

Also worked at Stitch Fix19

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark Adam ConwaySenior AI Engineer at Theory Ventures Bryan BischofHead of AI at Theory Ventures Mike SmithPartner at Footwork Mike DuboePartner at Greylock Partners Brittany GornoFront Desk Admin at Drive Capital

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Also worked at Maker Media1

Tim O'ReillyPartner at O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures

Also worked at Redbeacon (Acquired by The Home Depot)6

Rajeev BatraInvestor at Mayfield Fund Raj KapoorCo-founder | Managing Partner at Climactic Austin VedderFounder/CEO at Shift Messenger Andrew LiuFounder at 1stCollab Lucas NgooFounder at Cortex AI Gercek KarakusFounder at Raklet