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Ian Eaves

Founder

Founder at Grai · Founder at Sprag

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

FoundedGrai · YCSprag

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Arhaan A.unlockedIan: together at Y Combinator (2022)
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Ian: together at Cibo Technologies

About

Ian Eaves is a machine learning engineer with a physics background who has built ML teams at startups and enterprise companies including Bellhops and Centene. He has contributed to open source projects and previously worked on data infrastructure challenges in distributed enterprise environments.

Founder at GraiYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Ian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Grai's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Grai

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Ilya LiasunExecutive Officer, Director
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Andrei AvsievichExecutive Officer, Director

Founder at Sprag

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Sprag's investors · 1

Open Core Ventures

Experience

  1. SpragChief Technology Officercurrent2026 — presentMadison, WI
  2. RamaLama LabsChief Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentMadison, Wisconsin, United States
  3. GraiFounder2021 — 2025Madison, Wisconsin, United States
  4. Centene CorporationLead Machine Learning Engineer2019 — 2021St Louis, Missouri, United States
  5. CiBO TechnologiesLead Data Scientist2018 — 2019St Louis, Missouri, United States
  6. Monsanto CompanyData Scientist2017 — 2018St Louis, Missouri, United States
  7. Mentor SpacesSenior Data Scientist2016 — 2017St Louis, Missouri, United States
  8. BellhopsLead Data Scientist2014 — 2016Chattanooga, Tennessee Area
  9. Drexel UniversityResearch Assistant2011 — 2014Greater Philadelphia Area
  10. Helmholtz Zentrum BerlinResearch Assistant2012Berlin Area, Germany

Skills & more

Critical Thinking2Open Source SoftwareOpen-Source SoftwareMATLABAnsibleDocker ProductsGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Amazon Web Services (AWS)MongoDBTerraformJulia (Programming Language)R (Programming Language)
+12 moreScalaPythonSQLDjangoPostgreSQLMatlabMathematicaLaTeXMapReduceStatistical Data AnalysisStatistical ModelingArtificial Intelligence (AI)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ian Eaves?
Ian Eaves is a machine learning engineer with a physics background who has built ML teams at startups and enterprise companies including Bellhops and Centene. He has contributed to open source projects and previously worked on data infrastructure challenges in distributed enterprise environments.
Where does Ian Eaves work?
Ian Eaves is Founder of Grai and Founder at Sprag.
What companies did Ian Eaves found?
Ian Eaves founded Grai, Sprag.
Where did Ian Eaves go to school?
Ian Eaves studied at Y Combinator (S22); Drexel University (Master’s Degree, Physics); Baylor University (Bachelor’s Degree, Physics).

Founder mafias

Bellhops mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tyler CarlsonCampus DirectorFounded Resquared

Same school

Shared employers

Also worked at RamaLama Labs1

Niki KhokaleFounder at Fountain9

Also worked at Mentor Spaces1

Chris MotleyFounder at Mentor Spaces