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Luis Manrique

Founder

Founder at Understudy Labs

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedUnderstudy Labs Β· YC

About

Luis Manrique is founder of Understudy Labs (YC S26). He previously worked as a founding member at Gumloop, where he contributed to technical and sales efforts, led machine learning and consumer AI initiatives as an early product manager at Instacart's Carrot AI division, and co-founded Ones and Zeros, an LLM-based SQL tool. Earlier roles include positions at Google across ads machine learning and programmatic platforms following an acquisition from Wildfire, as well as SVP of Solutions at VideoAmp.

Founder at Understudy LabsYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Luis went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Understudy Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Luis can intro founders to Understudy Labs's investors below.

Understudy Labs's investors Β· 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2026

Co-founders at Understudy Labs

APAamir Poonawalla
Aamir PoonawallaCTO & Co-Founder

Experience

  1. Understudy Labs (YC S26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. GumloopMember of Technical Staff2025 β€” 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. InstacartPrincipal Product Manager2023 β€” 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. InstacartPrincipal Product Manager2021 β€” 2023
  5. Ones and ZerosCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer2020 β€” 2022
  6. VideoAmpSVP, Solutions2019 β€” 2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  7. VideoAmpVP of Product Development and Product Management2017 β€” 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  8. GoogleProduct & Commercialization - Programmatic Platforms2013 β€” 2017San Francisco
  9. GoogleWildfire2011 β€” 2012

Skills & more

Machine LearningEngineeringProduct DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementVenture CapitalOnline AdvertisingOnline MarketingMarketing StrategyDigital StrategyMarketingSocial Networking
+12 moreDigital MediaData AnalysisSocial MediaDigital MarketingInteractive AdvertisingFacebookSales StrategySoftware DesignStrategic PartnershipsSaaSStrategyUser Experience

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Luis Manrique?
Luis Manrique is founder of Understudy Labs (YC S26). He previously worked as a founding member at Gumloop, where he contributed to technical and sales efforts, led machine learning and consumer AI initiatives as an early product manager at Instacart's Carrot AI division, and co-founded Ones and Zeros, an LLM-based SQL tool. Earlier roles include positions at Google across ads machine learning and programmatic platforms following an acquisition from Wildfire, as well as SVP of Solutions at VideoAmp.
Where does Luis Manrique work?
Luis Manrique is Founder of Understudy Labs.
What companies did Luis Manrique found?
Luis Manrique founded Understudy Labs.
Where did Luis Manrique go to school?
Luis Manrique studied at Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business (Finance, Economics).

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