About
Ian Shi completed a PhD in computer science at the University of Toronto with publications in machine learning and computational biology. He previously worked as a software engineer at Amazon and held research internships at Pinterest and Amazon.
Ian Shi @ianshi3
Excited to annouce our seed round! https://t.co/TDNZPSezvj
May 19, 2026 Β· β₯ 11 Β· β 2
Ian Shi @ianshi3
Same. https://t.co/Ya4zM1ZKsZ
Apr 17, 2026 Β· β₯ 8 Β· β 1
Ian Shi @ianshi3
Also why does Twitter not show substack previews, had to post a janky screenshot π₯²
Aug 18, 2025 Β· β₯ 3
Founder at Blank BioYC S25
Intro paths
Ian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β 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 β the partner who ran Blank Bio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Ian can intro founders to Blank Bio's investors below.
Blank Bio's investors Β· 6
Co-founders at Blank Bio
