Where does Ian Shi work?

Ian Shi is Founder of Blank Bio.

Where did Ian Shi go to school?

Ian Shi studied at University of Toronto (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); University of Toronto (Master of Science - MSc, Computer Science); University of Toronto (Honors Bachelor of Science (HBSc.), Computer Science & Bioinformatics and Computational Biology).

Ian Shi

Founder

Founder at Blank Bio

Canada

FoundedBlank Bio · YC

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.

Founder at Blank Bio YC S25

Intro paths

Ian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — 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 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 · 6

BoxOne VenturesMontréal · $500K checks IA Seed VenturesBerkeley Leonis CapitalSan Francisco Ripple VenturesToronto · $250K – $1M checks SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Blank Bio

Jonny HsuFounder

Philip FradkinFounder

Experience

Blank Bio (YC S25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterGraduate Research Assistant2024 — 2025New York, United States
Vector InstituteGraduate Researcher2019 — 2025Toronto, Canada Area
AmazonApplied Science Intern2024Seattle, Washington, United States
PinterestResearch Intern2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
AmazonSoftware Development Engineer I2018 — 2019Vancouver, Canada Area
University of TorontoUndergraduate Student Researcher2016 — 2018Toronto, Canada Area
University of TorontoUndergraduate Student Researcher2015 — 2017Toronto
AmazonSoftware Engineer Intern2017Vancouver, Canada Area
National Institutes of HealthResearch Volunteer2015Bethesda, Maryland

Skills & more

Cluster AnalysisComputer SciencePython1JavaJavaScript1CRuby on Rails

From Ian's professional profile.

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 Founder of Blank Bio.
What companies did Ian Shi found?: Ian Shi founded Blank Bio.
Where did Ian Shi go to school?: Ian Shi studied at University of Toronto (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); University of Toronto (Master of Science - MSc, Computer Science); University of Toronto (Honors Bachelor of Science (HBSc.), Computer Science & Bioinformatics and Computational Biology).