Find your path to Ryan
142 people in our graph share verified history with Ryan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Aydin SenkutunlockedRyan: together at Shopify (2025)
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Ryan: together at International Baccalaureate (IB)
About
Founder of Simulithic (YC F26), who previously worked as a software engineer at Uber and Shopify and conducted AI research at the University of Toronto.
Founder at SimulithicYC F26
Intro paths
YC
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Simulithic's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Simulithic's investors below.
Simulithic's investors · 1
Co-founders at Simulithic
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Satyam SinghFounder
Experience
- Simulithic (YC F26)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2026 — present
- UberSoftware Engineering Intern2026San Francisco Bay Area
- ShopifySoftware Engineering Intern2025Toronto, Canada
- University of TorontoUndergraduate AI Research2025Toronto, Canada
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Ning?
- Founder of Simulithic (YC F26), who previously worked as a software engineer at Uber and Shopify and conducted AI research at the University of Toronto.
- Where does Ryan Ning work?
- Ryan Ning is Founder of Simulithic.
- What companies did Ryan Ning found?
- Ryan Ning founded Simulithic.
- Where did Ryan Ning go to school?
- Ryan Ning studied at Y Combinator (San Francisco); University of Toronto (HBSc (Co-op), Computer Science); International Baccalaureate (IB) (Hong Kong).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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University of Toronto mafia253
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ilya SutskeverPhDFounded Safe Superintelligence +1Nick FrosstBachelor's of ScienceFounded CohereJeffrey KarpPhDFounded Tissium +3Shvet JainMAScFounded Panther +1Som SeifBa.ScFounded Purpose Investments +1Peter SumaHBSc - Honours Bachelor of Science majoring inFounded Applied Brain Research +1
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Shopify mafia58
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Tobias LütkeCEOFounded Shopify +1Craig SoulesPrincipal EngineerFounded Springtail +1Max MusingUXFounded Scholarly +1Jordan DearsleySoftware Engineer InternFounded Superpowered +1Ian CrosbyHead of Financial ServicesFounded Bench +1Zach KochDirector of Product ManagementFounded Fixie +1
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International Baccalaureate (IB) mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of Toronto728
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 722 more
Also attended International Baccalaureate (IB)2
Shared employers
Also worked at Simulithic (YC F26)1
Also worked at Uber602
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStack
+ 596 more
Also worked at Shopify103
Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTobias LütkeCo-founder & CEO of ShopifyHarley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystChirag PatelVP & GM Payments & Risk at Etsy at PICUS CAPITAL
+ 97 more
Also worked at University of Toronto192
Raquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereAngelaGeneral Partner at Version One VenturesGisella de la RochaVice President of Legal at MPM BioImpactGraham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJoel DrewryPrincipal at Versant Ventures
+ 186 more