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Known for these resultsRole83%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 83% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% of these rows have at least one match.School83%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 83% of these rows have at least one match.
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · OpenTagS26B2B · San Francisco
- Lucas EwingFounder/CEO · LilacS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan EwingFounder · LilacS25B2B · San Francisco
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO · Lilac LabsS24B2B · San Francisco
- Tony Kam@kamikariatFounder/CEO · Lilac LabsS24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Shelden ShiOpenTag2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Tony KamOpenTag2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/kamikariatLucas EwingLilacFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Ryan EwingLilacFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Shelden ShiLilac Labs2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Tony KamLilac Labs2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/kamikariat
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Lucas Ewing
Founder/CEO·Lilac
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm Lucas, born and raised in Stockholm Sweden, and moved to the US for High School and College (Harvey Mudd '23!) Working on democratizing GPUs!
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
LilacWe sell GPUs.
Co-foundersRyan Ewing
