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Eli Bullock-Papa

Founder

Founder at Pax Historia

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPax Historia · YC

About

Founder of Pax Historia, a grand strategy game platform that enables players to simulate alternate historical scenarios through custom maps, scenarios, and characters.

Founder at Pax HistoriaYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Eli went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Harshita Arora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Pax Historia's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Eli can intro founders to Pax Historia's investors below.

Pax Historia's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Pax Historia

RZRyan Zhang
Ryan ZhangFounder

Experience

  1. Pax HistoriaCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Capital OneTIP Intern2025McLean, Virginia, United States
  3. Consulting Group at Virginia TechAnalyst2022 — 2025Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
  4. Williamson HealthIT Intern2023Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Frequently asked questions

Who is Eli Bullock-Papa?
Founder of Pax Historia, a grand strategy game platform that enables players to simulate alternate historical scenarios through custom maps, scenarios, and characters.
Where does Eli Bullock-Papa work?
Eli Bullock-Papa is Founder of Pax Historia.
What companies did Eli Bullock-Papa found?
Eli Bullock-Papa founded Pax Historia.
Where did Eli Bullock-Papa go to school?
Eli Bullock-Papa studied at Virginia Tech College of Engineering (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator (W26); Z Fellows.

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Ryan ZhangFounder at Pax Historia

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