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Known for these resultsRole28%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 28% 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.Bio93%Bio coverage: 93% 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-company24%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 24% of these rows have at least one match.School30%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 30% of these rows have at least one match.
- Dennis RenFounder/CEO · Neuron IndustriesS26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Alexander Urbanski@urban_alex42Founder · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Chris CarterFounder · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Hunter BrownFounder · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Jack QiuFounder/CEO · UltrasoniumS26Industrials · Boston
- Angus Muffatti@dirtmanFounder/CEO · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Julian Fried@JulianFriedFounder · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Stephen Lin@PerandexFounder · Advanced Metal ResearchX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Luc RosenzweigFounder/CTO · IncandorX26B2B · San Francisco
- Eric ZhuFounder · AxisW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Ian WangFounder · AxisW26Fintech · San Francisco
- Shubham Malhotra@ShubhamMal72313Founder/CTO · RunAnywhereW26B2B · San Francisco
- Robert CormicanFounder/CTO · Forge RoboticsF25Industrials · San Francisco
- Berkley NobleFounder/CTO · DuraniumS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Brenden Prins-McKinneyFounder/CEO · DuraniumS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Lucas EwingFounder/CEO · LilacS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan EwingFounder · LilacS25B2B · San Francisco
- Zane Hengsperger@zanehengspergerFounder/CEO · Nox MetalsS25Industrials · Detroit
- Bora Mutluoglu@BoraMutluogluFounder · ReacherS25B2B · San Francisco
- Timothy Seto@TimmySetoFounder/CEO · Forge AutomationW25Industrials · Toronto
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dennis RenNeuron IndustriesFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States2—Alexander UrbanskiUltrasoniumFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5https://x.com/urban_alex42Chris CarterUltrasoniumFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5—Hunter BrownUltrasoniumFounderSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5—Jack QiuUltrasoniumFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsBoston, United States5—Angus MuffattiAdvanced Metal ResearchFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/dirtmanJulian FriedAdvanced Metal ResearchFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/JulianFriedStephen LinAdvanced Metal ResearchFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/PerandexLuc RosenzweigIncandorFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States0—Eric ZhuAxisFounderWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Ian WangAxisFounderWinter 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States2—Shubham MalhotraRunAnywhereFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/ShubhamMal72313Robert CormicanForge RoboticsFounder/CTOFall 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States1—Berkley NobleDuraniumFounder/CTOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States12—Brenden Prins-McKinneyDuraniumFounder/CEOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States12—Lucas EwingLilacFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Ryan EwingLilacFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Zane HengspergerNox MetalsFounder/CEOSummer 2025IndustrialsDetroit, United States35https://x.com/zanehengspergerBora MutluogluReacherFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/BoraMutluogluTimothy SetoForge AutomationFounder/CEOWinter 2025IndustrialsToronto, Canada21https://x.com/TimmySeto
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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
