# Michael Jeffords

> Michael Jeffords is co-founder and CGO. Parallax on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CGO.

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.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bryan-jeffords/
- X: https://x.com/michaelbjeff

## What Michael builds

- [Parallax](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallax-agents.md), graded E, 38.3/100, in Agent harnesses. 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 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Charles Muehlberger](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/charles-muehlberger/), Co-founder and CTO

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)

## 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

- 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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