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Manuel Diaz-Granados

Founder

Founder at Lysto

New York, New York, United States

FoundedLysto · YC

About

Manuel Diaz-Granados is an engineer who holds an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University with published research in cloud computing, big data, and computer vision. He has served as CTO at Lysto AI and previously worked on machine learning systems at Rokt and Tripod AI, developing ad optimization pipelines and image processing infrastructure.

Founder at LystoYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Manuel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Manuel can intro founders to Lysto's investors below.

Lysto's investors · 5

Astir VenturesSilicon ValleyBEENEXTSingapore · $500K – $50M checksBetter CapitalSanta Clara · $5K – $100K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Lysto

KAKyle Archie
Kyle ArchieFounder
EGEgor Gagin
Egor GaginFounder

Experience

  1. RainEngineeringcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Lysto (YC S23)Co-Founder & CTO2023 — 2025New York, United States
  3. RoktSenior Software Engineer2022 — 2023New York, United States
  4. FlickrSenior Software Engineer2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Assistant2015 — 2017Pittsburgh
  6. Rutgers Discovery Informatics InstituteResearch Assistant2014 — 2015Piscataway, New Jersey

Skills & more

Languages English · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Manuel Diaz-Granados?
Manuel Diaz-Granados is an engineer who holds an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University with published research in cloud computing, big data, and computer vision. He has served as CTO at Lysto AI and previously worked on machine learning systems at Rokt and Tripod AI, developing ad optimization pipelines and image processing infrastructure.
Where does Manuel Diaz-Granados work?
Manuel Diaz-Granados is Founder of Lysto.
What companies did Manuel Diaz-Granados found?
Manuel Diaz-Granados founded Lysto.
Where did Manuel Diaz-Granados go to school?
Manuel Diaz-Granados studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Y Combinator; Rutgers University (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

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