Founder of a listed tool
Michael Jeffords
Co-founder and CGO, named behind the Parallax listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Michael builds
Parallax, from Conifer, is a macOS app with a Linux daemon that runs Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents side by side on the owner's subscriptions. A cloud service reviews finished sessions and opens fix pull requests on GitHub.
Co-founder and CGO, researched 27 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Charles Muehlberger Co-founder and CTO
Backed by
Questions
Who is Michael Jeffords?
Michael Jeffords is co-founder and CGO of Conifer, which routes AI model requests to reduce token spend, from Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch. He previously co-founded The HeartCheck Foundation, which ran free hypertension screenings in more than 20 barbershops, and worked as a clinical researcher at Dell Medical School.
What does Conifer Solutions, Inc. make?
Anchor Terminal lists Parallax from Conifer Solutions, Inc.. Parallax, from Conifer, is a macOS app with a Linux daemon that runs Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents side by side on the owner's subscriptions. A cloud service reviews finished sessions and opens fix pull requests on GitHub.
Who has invested in Conifer Solutions, Inc.?
The sources our research read name Y Combinator.
How are Michael's tools graded?
Parallax is graded E, 38.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
Sources (10)
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/conifer
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/2679506-charles-muehlberger
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesmuehl/
- https://x.com/charles_v11
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/3664042-michael-jeffords
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bryan-jeffords/
- https://x.com/michaelbjeff
- https://www.conifer.build/parallax/
- https://x.com/coniferbuild
- https://www.conifer.build/contact/
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