About
Founder of Pax Historia, which develops a grand strategy game for simulating alternate historical scenarios.
Founder at Pax HistoriaYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harshita Arora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Pax Historia's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Pax Historia's investors below.
Pax Historia's investors · 1
Co-founders at Pax Historia
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Eli Bullock-PapaFounder
Experience
- Pax HistoriaCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
Skills & more
DatabasesCloud FirestoreNode.jsJavaScriptReact.jsMATLABPython (Programming Language)JavaC (Programming Language)World HistoryPolitical GeographyMachine Learning1
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Start-up LeadershipSoftware TestingComputer ScienceMathematical AnalysisTypeScriptAuthentication SystemsPianoHistorical GeographySoftware DesignProject ManagementCollaborative Problem SolvingFrom Ryan's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Zhang?
- Founder of Pax Historia, which develops a grand strategy game for simulating alternate historical scenarios.
- Where does Ryan Zhang work?
- Ryan Zhang is Founder of Pax Historia.
- What companies did Ryan Zhang found?
- Ryan Zhang founded Pax Historia.
- Where did Ryan Zhang go to school?
- Ryan Zhang studied at Y Combinator; Z Fellows; Virginia Tech (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
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