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Known for these resultsRole37%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 37% 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.Bio82%Bio coverage: 82% 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.School20%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 20% of these rows have at least one match.
- Jonas GruetterFounder/CEO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Stanislaw PiaseckiFounder/CTO · GripS26Industrials · Zürich
- Maryanne Alhallak@malhalla06Founder/CEO · LumeriaS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- BinBin He@binsquaresFounder/CEO · smol machinesX26B2B · San Francisco
- Jason OngFounder/CPO · ChamberW26B2B · Seattle
- Leo SchuhmannFounder/CEO · ComplyDoF25B2B · Berlin
- Matthias SchneiderFounder/CTO · ComplyDoF25B2B · Berlin
- Moritz MoserFounder/CPO · ComplyDoF25B2B · Berlin
- Ray Wang@RuiCromwellFounder/CEO · FlickF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Zoey Zhang@ZoeyZ1004Founder · FlickF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Lorcan O CathainFounder/CEO · Lua Global IncF25B2B · London
- Stefan KrugerFounder/CTO · Lua Global IncF25B2B · London
- Adi Singh@adisinghFounder · AgentMailS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ayush Rodrigues@ay_ushrFounder/CEO · AutumnS25B2B · London
- John Yeo@johnyeo_Founder/CTO · AutumnS25B2B · London
- Lucas EwingFounder/CEO · LilacS25B2B · San Francisco
- Ryan EwingFounder · LilacS25B2B · San Francisco
- Bill WangFounder/CTO · Besimple AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- Yi ZhongFounder/CEO · Besimple AIX25B2B · San Francisco
- Jakob Knudsen@jakeknudsen5Founder/CEO · Foundation IndustriesX25Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jonas GruetterGripFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Stanislaw PiaseckiGripFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsZürich, Switzerland4—Maryanne AlhallakLumeriaFounder/CEOSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/malhalla06BinBin Hesmol machinesFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/binsquaresJason OngChamberFounder/CPOWinter 2026B2BSeattle, United States4—Leo SchuhmannComplyDoFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BBerlin, Germany10—Matthias SchneiderComplyDoFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BBerlin, Germany10—Moritz MoserComplyDoFounder/CPOFall 2025B2BBerlin, Germany10—Ray WangFlickFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RuiCromwellZoey ZhangFlickFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ZoeyZ1004Lorcan O CathainLua Global IncFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—Stefan KrugerLua Global IncFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom5—Adi SinghAgentMailFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/adisinghAyush RodriguesAutumnFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/ay_ushrJohn YeoAutumnFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/johnyeo_Lucas EwingLilacFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Ryan EwingLilacFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Bill WangBesimple AIFounder/CTOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Yi ZhongBesimple AIFounder/CEOSpring 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States6—Jakob KnudsenFoundation IndustriesFounder/CEOSpring 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/jakeknudsen5
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Ryan Ewing
Founder·Lilac
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size4
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm Ryan, a software engineer with a background in building cloud and networking services at AWS. Currently working on Lilac, a spot GPU marketplace that leverages idle GPUs in data centers and on-prem clusters. www.getlilac.com
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
LilacWe sell GPUs.
Co-foundersLucas Ewing
