About
Ian Wang is a Yale undergraduate expected to graduate in 2025 with interests in trading.
Founder at AxisYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Ian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Axis's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ian can intro founders to Axis's investors below.
Axis's investors · 1
Co-founders at Axis
EZ
Eric ZhuFounder
Experience
- Self-employedIndependent ML Researchercurrent2026 — present
- Axis - CommoditiesCo-Founder2025 — 2026
- Akuna CapitalQuant Strategist2025
- Dexter Expert NetworkSoftware Engineer2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- Virtu FinancialQuant Trading2023New York, New York, United States
- Yale UniversityResearcher2021 — 2023
- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)Researcher2022Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States
Skills & more
Java1Analytical Skills3Engineering1English3Chinese
From Ian's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ian Wang?
- Ian Wang is a Yale undergraduate expected to graduate in 2025 with interests in trading.
- Where does Ian Wang work?
- Ian Wang is Founder of Axis.
- What companies did Ian Wang found?
- Ian Wang founded Axis.
- Where did Ian Wang go to school?
- Ian Wang studied at Yale University (Computer Science, Data Science Certificate); Y Combinator.
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