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Ian Lee

Founder

Founder at Petrarch

Greater Philadelphia

FoundedPetrarch · YC

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296 people in our graph share verified history with Ian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mike VolpiunlockedIan: together at Scale AI (2024–2025)
×6Ian: together at Scale AI
×2Ian: together at Harvard University
Ian: together at University of Pennsylvania

About

Ian Lee founded Petrarch. He previously worked as a fellow at Meridian AI focused on training data and go-to-market infrastructure for AI applications in financial services, and served as a technical advisor at Scale AI on quality filtering and annotation systems. He holds a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics and psychology from Harvard University.

Founder at PetrarchYC S26

Intro paths

YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Vivian Midha Shen — the partner who ran Petrarch's batch and knows the company first-hand.

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In turn, Ian can intro founders to Petrarch's investors below.

Petrarch's investors · 2

Vela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Petrarch

SHSamuel Hahn
Samuel HahnFounder
SSSudhish Swain
Sudhish SwainFounder

Experience

  1. PetrarchCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Meridian AIFellow2026New York, New York, United States
  3. Scale AIGenerative AI Technical Advisor2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  4. University of PennsylvaniaEnergy Industrials Intern - Kleinman Center for Energy Policy2023Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Valuation1M&A Modeling1Financial Modeling1

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ian Lee?
Ian Lee founded Petrarch. He previously worked as a fellow at Meridian AI focused on training data and go-to-market infrastructure for AI applications in financial services, and served as a technical advisor at Scale AI on quality filtering and annotation systems. He holds a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics and psychology from Harvard University.
Where does Ian Lee work?
Ian Lee is Founder of Petrarch.
What companies did Ian Lee found?
Ian Lee founded Petrarch.
Where did Ian Lee go to school?
Ian Lee studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Applied Mathematics (Psychology) - on leave); Y Combinator (S26); The Lawrenceville School.

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