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Isabelle Ilyia

Unicorn founder

Founder at Cedar

United States

FoundedCedar$3.2BCedar · YC

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About

Isabelle Ilyia is the CTO of Cedar (YC W25), with prior software engineering roles at Figma, Notion, and LinkedIn. She holds a degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.

CTO at CedarYC W25

Intro paths

YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Cedar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Cedar's investors · 5

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020JP Morgan ChaseNew York · since 2020Transpose Platform ManagementSan FranciscoTwenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Cedar

JLJesse Li
Jesse LiCEO

Founder at Cedar

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Cedar's investors · 21

Alkeon InnovationNew YorkAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020AntlerSingapore · $125K checksConcord Health PartnersSummit · since 2021Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksCrew CapitalNew York · $500K – $2M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksJP Morgan ChaseNew York · since 2020KinnevikStockholmLakestarZurich · $540K checksNat TurnerNew York CityOak HC/FTStamfordOptum VenturesBostonQED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $20M checksSpider CapitalSan Francisco · $500K checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2021Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Valkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark CityY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks

Co-founders at Cedar

FOFlorian Otto
Florian OttoFounder
ALArel Lidow
Arel LidowFounder
BF
Benjy FeinbergFounder
JLJesse Li
Jesse LiFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Isabelle Ilyia?
Isabelle Ilyia is the CTO of Cedar (YC W25), with prior software engineering roles at Figma, Notion, and LinkedIn. She holds a degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.
Where does Isabelle Ilyia work?
Isabelle Ilyia is Founder of Cedar.
What companies did Isabelle Ilyia found?
Isabelle Ilyia founded Cedar, Cedar.

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