Bryan Reed
FounderFounder at Freeport Markets
New York, New York, United States
FoundedFreeport Markets · YC
About
Bryan Reed is founder of Freeport Markets, a self-custodial trading platform offering access to stocks, crypto, commodities, FX, and pre-IPO exposure.
Founder at Freeport MarketsYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Bryan went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Freeport Markets's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Bryan can intro founders to Freeport Markets's investors below.
Freeport Markets's investors · 3
Co-founders at Freeport Markets
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Lihong WangFounder
Experience
- FreeportFoundercurrent2025 — present
- SailLoftFounder2024 — 2025
- HuaweiSWE2024Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
- Capital OneSWE2023Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Atlantic Private WealthSystem Analyst2022
- New York UniversityUndergraduate Computer Science Tutor2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Clinical Tools, Inc.SWE2019Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Skills & more
Vulkan API3OpenGL2Python (Programming Language)3C++2C#Verilog1EngineeringData StructuresRay TracingAlgorithmsObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bryan Reed?
- Bryan Reed is founder of Freeport Markets, a self-custodial trading platform offering access to stocks, crypto, commodities, FX, and pre-IPO exposure.
- Where does Bryan Reed work?
- Bryan Reed is Founder of Freeport Markets.
- What companies did Bryan Reed found?
- Bryan Reed founded Freeport Markets.
- Where did Bryan Reed go to school?
- Bryan Reed studied at Y Combinator (F25 | Partner: Garry Tan); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science); New York University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
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