About
Shaun Lane studied computer science at UC Berkeley and interned as a software engineer at Amazon. He previously founded a travel consulting and content creation business before co-founding Riviera.
Founder at RivieraYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Shaun went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future β the partner who ran Riviera's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Shaun can intro founders to Riviera's investors below.
Riviera's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Riviera
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Daniel TyshlerFounder
Experience
- Riviera (YC W25)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Self-employedContent Creator2022 β 2024
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineering Intern2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)Undergraduate Student Instructor2021 β 2022Berkeley, California, United States
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)1Java3SQLWeb Content Creation2LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentTravelData ScienceCredit CardsOnline Content CreationVirtual Reality (VR)3Programming
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SchemeData StructuresComputer ScienceFrom Shaun's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shaun Lane?
- Shaun Lane studied computer science at UC Berkeley and interned as a software engineer at Amazon. He previously founded a travel consulting and content creation business before co-founding Riviera.
- Where does Shaun Lane work?
- Shaun Lane is Founder of Riviera.
- What companies did Shaun Lane found?
- Shaun Lane founded Riviera.
- Where did Shaun Lane go to school?
- Shaun Lane studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia9,496
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Hotspots
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Y Combinator mafia5,145
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyGleb ChuvpiloAlumFounded Pager +4IanFounded Apex Technology +3
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University of California, Berkeley mafia789
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve WozniakBSFounded AppleTony XuB.S.Founded DoorDashAravind SrinivasDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PerplexityAli GhodsiPost-docFounded DatabricksRyan PetersenBAFounded FlexportAbraham BachrachBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Skydio
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,809
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at Amazon802
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also worked at UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)37
Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesYersultan SaparInvestor at FEBE VenturesYuka IkarashiInvestor at E14 FundTommy HangInvestor at ArchetypeWeikeng ChenResearch Partner at L2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)Arvind VivekanandanScout at LvlUp Ventures
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