Find your path to Isabelle
788 people in our graph share verified history with Isabelle — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Aydin SenkutunlockedIsabelle: together at Notion (2024)
Isabelle: together at Notion
×7Isabelle: together at Y Combinator
Isabelle: together at College of Computing at Georgia Tech
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.
Founder 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 — the partner who ran Cedar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Isabelle can intro founders to Cedar's investors below.
Cedar's investors · 3
Co-founders at Cedar
JL
Jesse LiFounder
Experience
- CedarChief Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- FigmaSoftware Engineer Intern2024San Francisco, California, United States
- NotionSoftware Engineer Intern2024New York, United States
- College of Computing at Georgia TechUndergraduate Teaching Assistant2023 — 2024Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- LinkedInSoftware Engineer Intern2023Sunnyvale, California, United States
- MeetrFull Stack Developer2021 — 2022Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- CPSI, Ltd.Full Stack Developer2022Columbia, Illinois, United States
- International Ambassadors at Georgia TechWebsite Developer2021 — 2022Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- FreelancePiano Teacher2017 — 2021Dhahran, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Skills & more
Product Development1Apache Spark1Back-end OperationsText MiningTypeScriptNeo4jAssistant TeachingGradingProtocol BuffersService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)API DevelopmentWeb Development
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Computer SciencePianoMusic TheoryFundraisingMusic PerformancePiano EducationPiano PerformanceProgramming LanguagesScalaTailwind CSSGraphQLMicrosoft Visual Studio CodeLanguages Arabic · English · French
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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.
- Where did Isabelle Ilyia go to school?
- Isabelle Ilyia studied at Y Combinator; Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Dhahran High School (High School Diploma).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia365
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Neil UnderwoodBSFounded Canapi Ventures +2Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Bettina HeinMasters of Science in Computer ScienceFounded Juli +2Eduardo NeeterMBAFounded Atdc +2Jeff FlowersMS and BSFounded Carbonite +2Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Orchestra +1
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LinkedIn mafia113
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanCo-founder & ChairmanFounded Manas AI +1Gordon WintrobEngineering ManagerFounded Newfrontinsurance +2Eric RowellSenior Frontend EngineerFounded Uiflow +2Rahul VohraLinkedIn IntroFounded Superhuman +1Joseph LauSoftware Engineer InternFounded Alchemy Insights, Inc. +1Richard MengSoftware Engineering InternFounded Roe AI +1
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Notion mafia21
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jamie QuintHead of GrowthFounded Rye +1Austin HayGrowth Systems AdvisorFounded Clarify AIAnastasia UglovaEnterprise ContentFounded BetterhalfJames ZhangEngineering ManagerFounded PollyAntoine BoulangerHead of Infrastructure, Enterprise & PlatformFounded OkayNick GervasiEngineering ManagementFounded Flowdash
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology701
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cedar1
Also worked at Figma44
Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaGrey BakerGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAjay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sriram KrishnanStartup builder and investorAndy LinderPartner at TCP Capital
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