# Alex Cyriac

> Alex Cyriac is the co-founder and CEO of Lively, the San Francisco employee benefits company he started with longtime friend Shobin Uralil in 2016. A UC Santa Barbara computer science graduate, he previously led operations at Justworks and held a business development leadership role at Worldpay. His public writing focuses on customer service, company values, hiring, and the relationships behind building a business.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Lively
- **Organizations:** Lively, Justworks, Worldpay, GlobalCollect, Fujitsu
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
- **Known for:** Co-founded Lively in 2016 and continues to lead it as CEO., Built Lively with co-founder Shobin Uralil through Y Combinator’s Winter 2017 batch., Lively announced more than $120 million in cumulative funding in October 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2004–2006** — Systems programmer at Fujitsu.
- **2006–2008** — Implementation manager at GlobalCollect.
- **2008–2010** — Business development manager at GlobalCollect.
- **2011–2013** — Vice president of business development at Worldpay.
- **2013–2015** — Head of operations at Justworks.
- **2016** — Co-founded Lively with Shobin Uralil.
- **2017** — Lively participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2017 batch.
- **2021** — Lively announced an $80 million Series C led by B Capital Group.
- **2026** — Lively announced its Axis platform on June 16.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Lively in 2016 and continues to lead it as CEO.
- Built Lively with co-founder Shobin Uralil through Y Combinator’s Winter 2017 batch.
- Lively announced more than $120 million in cumulative funding in October 2021.
- Lively appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2024, 2025, and 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — As reviewed in October, Lively’s 2026 Inc. 5000 listing places it at No. 1,898, following No. 327 in 2025 and No. 148 in 2024.
- **2026-06** — On June 16, Lively announced Axis, extending its proprietary platform with AI capabilities for benefits administration and payments.

## Links

- Website: https://livelyme.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-cyriac-1218137

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Last updated: 2026-10-25