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Frank Lee
FounderFounder at Illume Labs · Founder at Inari · Founder at Bevi
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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About
Frank Lee studied computer science and mathematics at MIT, where he conducted research in Pulkit Agrawal's lab. He worked as a software engineer at Windsurf before founding Illume Labs.
Founder at Illume LabsYC S26
Intro paths
Frank went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Illume Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Frank can intro founders to Illume Labs's investors below.
Illume Labs's investors · 2
Co-founders at Illume Labs
Founder at InariYC S23
Intro paths
Frank went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Inari's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Frank can intro founders to Inari's investors below.
Inari's investors · 3
Co-founders at Inari
Founder at Bevi
Intro paths
In turn, Frank can intro founders to Bevi's investors below.
Bevi's investors · 10
Co-founders at Bevi
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Frank Lee?
- Frank Lee studied computer science and mathematics at MIT, where he conducted research in Pulkit Agrawal's lab. He worked as a software engineer at Windsurf before founding Illume Labs.
- Where does Frank Lee work?
- Frank Lee is Founder of Bevi and Founder at Illume Labs and Founder at Inari.
- What companies did Frank Lee found?
- Frank Lee founded Bevi, Illume Labs, Inari.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Techstars mafia2,500
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,487
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Windsurf mafia3
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