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Lyric

Founded 2021 · 332 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

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36 people in our graph share verified history with the Lyric team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jason Duboeunlockedknows Ganesh Ramakrishna · together at Lyric (overlapped)
×3knows the team · via Coupa Software
×4knows the team · via Purdue University
knows the team · via Lyric
×2knows the team · via Schneider National
knows the team · via Air India Limited

Lyric builds a supply chain decision platform with composable, ready-to-use apps, native data integrations, and configurable workflows powered by supply chain algorithms and science. It serves supply chain teams making transportation, production, and other operational decisions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain

Founders & leadership

Lyric was founded in 2021 by Ganesh Ramakrishna.

GRGanesh Ramakrishna
Ganesh RamakrishnainFounder & CEOGanesh Ramakrishna founded and sold Opex Analytics, an enterprise AI firm that was acquired by Coupa Software. He is now Founder and CEO of Lyric, which provides supply chain decision software.

Investors · 8

Foster VenturesFoster City · $100K – $500K
NewBuild.VCPalo Alto
Permanent Capital VenturesChicago
Primary Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M
Insight Partnersreported · 2 sourcesNew York · $120M – $350M
PrimaryreportedNew South Wales
VMG PartnersreportedSan Francisco

Also in the syndicate · 1

PSP Partners

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$43.5M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Competitors · 3

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Genius42 shared keywordsGenius is a crowdsourced music encyclopedia where a community of contributors annotates and discusses song lyrics, artist information, and music culture across all genres. The platform serves artists, creatives, and music fans who want to explore and share deeper context about music and its creators.
Canva23 shared keywordsDesign platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.
Lyric Website19 shared keywordsLyric Bio develops tissue-engineered bioreactors that use a proprietary laser-printed cellular substrate to grow high-density human cells and produce human immunoglobulin (IvIg, ScIg) from a single donor. The company aims to reduce Ig therapy's dependence on blood and plasma donations and enable scalable manufacturing of complex donor-derived biologics.

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In the news

Lyric Bio Raises $6.6M in Seed Fundingfinsmes.com · Dec 2025Lyric's $43.5m investment: Fueling AI-driven supply chains - FreightWavesfreightwaves.com · Sep 2025Lyric grabs $43.5M to make supply chains think for themselves — TFNtechfundingnews.com · Aug 2025Lyric Raises $43.5M in Series B Fundingfinsmes.com · Aug 2025Lyric Raises $43.5M Series B to Transform Supply Chain Decision Making with AI | Insight Partnersinsightpartners.com · Aug 2025Airbnb Leads $160M Investment in Business-Travel Startup Lyricbloomberg.com · Apr 2019

Frequently asked questions

What does Lyric do?
Lyric builds a supply chain decision platform with composable, ready-to-use apps, native data integrations, and configurable workflows powered by supply chain algorithms and science. It serves supply chain teams making transportation, production, and other operational decisions.
Who founded Lyric?
Lyric was founded by Ganesh Ramakrishna in 2021.
Who are Lyric's investors?
Lyric's investors include Foster Ventures, NewBuild.VC, Permanent Capital Ventures, Primary Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Primary, VMG Partners.
How much funding has Lyric raised?
Lyric has disclosed $43.5M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.