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Find your path to Michelle
10,162 people in our graph share verified history with Michelle — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Co-founder and CEO of Spectre Intelligence, on leave from Harvard where she studied Economics and Biology (class of 2027). Her prior research spans generative protein language models, bacteriophages, and CRISPR Cas9.
Founder/CEO at Spectre IntelligenceYC S26
Intro paths
Michelle went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Spectre Intelligence's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Michelle can intro founders to Spectre Intelligence's investors below.
Spectre Intelligence's investors · 1
Co-founders at Spectre Intelligence
Experience
- Spectre IntelligenceCo-founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
- Jane StreetWiSE2023
- Research Science Institute (RSI)MIT Synthetic Biology Group2022
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michelle Li?
- Co-founder and CEO of Spectre Intelligence, on leave from Harvard where she studied Economics and Biology (class of 2027). Her prior research spans generative protein language models, bacteriophages, and CRISPR Cas9.
- Where does Michelle Li work?
- Michelle Li is Founder/CEO of Spectre Intelligence.
- What companies did Michelle Li found?
- Michelle Li founded Spectre Intelligence.
- Where did Michelle Li go to school?
- Michelle Li studied at Harvard University (Bachelor's degree); Harvard Business School (Roberts Family Fellow); Georgia Institute of Technology (Dual enrollment in mathematics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,444
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University2,000
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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
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Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology712
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Shared employers
Also worked at Spectre Intelligence1
Also worked at Jane Street62
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Also worked at Research Science Institute (RSI)20
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