About
Ray Liao is a computer scientist with a PhD from MIT who previously served as cofounder and CTO at Empallo, an AI-powered virtual clinic focused on cardiovascular care.
Cofounder and CEO at InkboxYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Ray went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Inkbox's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ray can intro founders to Inkbox's investors below.
Inkbox's investors · 1
Co-founders at Inkbox
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Dima VremenkoFounder
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Alex WilcoxCofounder & CTO
Experience
- Inkbox (YC S26)Cofounder, CEOcurrent2025 — present
- EmpalloCofounder, CTO2021 — 2025
- MetaResearch Intern2017
- Mass General BrighamResearch Intern2014
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ray Liao?
- Ray Liao is a computer scientist with a PhD from MIT who previously served as cofounder and CTO at Empallo, an AI-powered virtual clinic focused on cardiovascular care.
- Where does Ray Liao work?
- Ray Liao is Cofounder and CEO of Inkbox.
- What companies did Ray Liao found?
- Ray Liao founded Inkbox.
- Where did Ray Liao go to school?
- Ray Liao studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science); Tsinghua University (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Visiting student, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
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Techstars mafia238
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University of Wisconsin-Madison mafia59
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Tsinghua University mafia35
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Shared employers
Also worked at Inkbox (YC S26)2
Also worked at Empallo2
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Also worked at Mass General Brigham16
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