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.
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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
Education
- Y Combinator2026
- Z Fellows2025
- Virginia TechBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science2022 — 2025
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.
Founder mafias
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Z Fellows mafia36
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Virginia Tech mafia27
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