Lyon
YC S26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
Lyon trains a foundation model from scratch on a company's own customer event data, producing per-customer embeddings that power downstream predictions such as churn, credit risk, fraud, collections, income, and cross-sell. The model runs inside the customer's own cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with the customer owning the weights and keeping data isolated.
Also known as Lyon (Branding TBD)
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMachine LearningFinanceData ScienceBig DataUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)
Lyon was founded in 2026 by Gabriel Noya.
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Gabriel Noyain𝕏FounderFounder of Lyon, studying electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford (class of 2026).
Investors · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries A extensionJul 2026Source ↗
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Lyon do?
- Lyon trains a foundation model from scratch on a company's own customer event data, producing per-customer embeddings that power downstream predictions such as churn, credit risk, fraud, collections, income, and cross-sell. The model runs inside the customer's own cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with the customer owning the weights and keeping data isolated.
- Who founded Lyon?
- Lyon was founded by Gabriel Noya in 2026.
- Who are Lyon's investors?
- Lyon's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Lyon headquartered?
- Lyon is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

