About
Lucas Irvine is a co-founder of Tire Swing (W25). He previously worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Instacart on frontend systems, and before that at Capital One as an engineer on the Cloud Custodian open-source rules engine. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Princeton (2019).
Founder at Tire SwingYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Lucas 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 Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Tire Swing's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Lucas can intro founders to Tire Swing's investors below.
Tire Swing's investors · 1
Co-founders at Tire Swing
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Paul WittenFounder
Experience
- Tire SwingCo-Founder, CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- InstacartSenior Software Engineer2021 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Capital OneSoftware Engineer2019 — 2021McLean, Virginia, United States
- Hone CapitalEngineering Intern2018Palo Alto, California
- MicrosoftCorporate, External, and Legal Affairs Intern2017Berlin, Germany
Skills & more
Java2C1Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)1HTML1PowerPoint2Microsoft Excel1Microsoft Office1JavaScript1es61Angular1React.jsWebpack1
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Redux.jsNode.jsMongoDBGraphqlSASSHTML5CSS3PythonComputer ScienceResearchTeachingExpress.jsLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lucas Irvine?
- Lucas Irvine is a co-founder of Tire Swing (W25). He previously worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Instacart on frontend systems, and before that at Capital One as an engineer on the Cloud Custodian open-source rules engine. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Princeton (2019).
- Where does Lucas Irvine work?
- Lucas Irvine is Founder of Tire Swing.
- What companies did Lucas Irvine found?
- Lucas Irvine founded Tire Swing.
- Where did Lucas Irvine go to school?
- Lucas Irvine studied at Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science); ETH Zürich (Semester Abroad, Computer Science); Highland Park High School.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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ETH Zürich mafia103
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Instacart mafia23
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Same school
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Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesKJ SidberryInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended ETH Zürich261
Bastian HasslingerInvestor at Index VenturesCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesKJ SidberryInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Steve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalHelge DaebelPartner, Head of Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMaurin DaiInvestment Manager, Physical AI & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Shared employers
Also worked at Tire Swing1
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Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystJesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsNeil TolaneyGeneral Partner at TCVLily SarafanInvestor at Streamlined VenturesIhar MahaniokFounder & General Partner at Geek Ventures
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Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsJess OynickHead of Talent at Union Square Ventures (USV)Austin HayInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also worked at Hone Capital6
Tom ColeGeneral Partner, Investments & Portfolio at CatchLight Capital PartnersVeronica BreckenridgeFounder & Managing Partner at First Bight VenturesYuval ReismanCEO at Atitlan Asset ManagementKendrick KhoInvestor at Global Founders CapitalJack ColemanGeneral Partner at Fourth RealmMike PalmerFounder/CEO at Unicornly
