Where does Lewis Polansky work?

Lewis Polansky is CEO/Co-Founder of Captain.

What companies did Lewis Polansky found?

Lewis Polansky founded Captain.

Where did Lewis Polansky go to school?

Lewis Polansky studied at Y Combinator (W26); Purdue University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance).

Lewis Polansky

Founder

CEO/Co-Founder at Captain

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCaptain · YC

Find your path to Lewis

2 people in our graph share verified history with Lewis — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Edgar BabajanyanunlockedLewis: together at Captain (2025–2026)

Lewis: together at Captain

About

Lewis Polansky worked on community software projects and previously founded CyberSpace, a CTF hacking group. He studied at Purdue before leaving to lead Captain.

CEO/Co-Founder at Captain YC W26

Intro paths

Lewis went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Captain's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Lewis can intro founders to Captain's investors below.

Captain's investors · 4

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2024 Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2024 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026 Z47Coral Springs · $1.2M – $40M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Captain

Edgar BabajanyanCo-Founder and CTO

Experience

Captain (YC W26)CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
JUA Technologies InternationalSoftware & Business Development2024Noblesville, Indiana, United States
Purdue IEEEHead of Business Development2023 — 2024West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
CyberSpace CybersecurityFounder & President2020 — 2024South Pasadena, California, United States
Congressional App ChallengeDevelopment Team Lead2020 — 2022Los Angeles, California, United States

Skills & more

Languages French

Advanced French Fluency CEFR C1 — Council of Europe

From Lewis's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lewis Polansky?: Lewis Polansky worked on community software projects and previously founded CyberSpace, a CTF hacking group. He studied at Purdue before leaving to lead Captain.
Where does Lewis Polansky work?: Lewis Polansky is CEO/Co-Founder of Captain.
What companies did Lewis Polansky found?: Lewis Polansky founded Captain.
Where did Lewis Polansky go to school?: Lewis Polansky studied at Y Combinator (W26); Purdue University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance).