Where does Ray Liao work?

Ray Liao is Cofounder and CEO of 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).

Ray Liao

Founder

Cofounder and CEO at Inkbox

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedInkbox · YC

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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 Inkbox YC S26

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

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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Inkbox's investors · 18

468 CapitalBerlin Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks Barn Ventures Batch Ventures Eval Ventures Fund Founders FactoryLondon · $150K – $200K checks Garage CapitalWaterloo Hassan Lantry (Blast)$5.5M checks Hypersphere VenturesMiami Beach NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Night CapitalCapitola Peak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks PioneerToronto, Ontario SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto Script CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checks Vela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026 Zero Index

Co-founders at Inkbox

Dima VremenkoFounder

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).