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Ian Shi

InvestorFounder

CTO at Blank Bio

Canada

FoundedBlank Bio · YC

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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.

CTO at Blank BioYC S25

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YC

Ian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Blank Bio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Blank Bio's investors · 18

Agrolimen VenturesAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025BoxOne VenturesMontréal · $500K checksHeuristic Capital PartnersSanta ClaraIA Seed VenturesBerkeleyInvestorXKaito CunninghamLeonis CapitalSan FranciscoMaiora Rebel VenturesNova Threshold Trust LimitedOurCrowdJerusalemRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRipple VenturesToronto · $250K – $1M checksSignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksSingularity VenturesTekedia CapitalLagos · $1K checksWefunderSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Blank Bio

JHJonny Hsu
Jonny HsuCEO
PFPhilip Fradkin
Philip FradkinFounder
JH
Jonathan HsuFounder
RS
Ruian ShiFounder

Investments

Investor

Luminal

Per curated public sources.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ian Shi?
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.
Where does Ian Shi work?
Ian Shi is CTO of Blank Bio.
What companies did Ian Shi found?
Ian Shi founded Blank Bio.
What companies has Ian Shi invested in?
Investments tracked here include Luminal.

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