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Shelden Shi
FounderCTO at OpenTag · CTO at Lilac Labs
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedLilac Labs · YCOpenTag · YC
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About
Shelden Shi studied computer science and cognitive science at UC Berkeley. He served as CTO of Lilac Labs, worked as founding engineer at Symbolic on a fintech lending platform, and is currently Co-Founder and CTO of Gini Agent.
CTO at OpenTagYC S26
Intro paths
Shelden 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 Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran OpenTag's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Shelden can intro founders to OpenTag's investors below.
OpenTag's investors · 5
Co-founders at OpenTag
CTO at Lilac LabsYC S24
Intro paths
Shelden went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Lilac Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Shelden can intro founders to Lilac Labs's investors below.
Lilac Labs's investors · 2
Co-founders at Lilac Labs
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shelden Shi?
- Shelden Shi studied computer science and cognitive science at UC Berkeley. He served as CTO of Lilac Labs, worked as founding engineer at Symbolic on a fintech lending platform, and is currently Co-Founder and CTO of Gini Agent.
- Where does Shelden Shi work?
- Shelden Shi is CTO of Lilac Labs and CTO at OpenTag.
- What companies did Shelden Shi found?
- Shelden Shi founded Lilac Labs, OpenTag.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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University of California, Berkeley mafia1,343
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Flatiron Health mafia19
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CertiK mafia3
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Lilac Labs mafia3
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