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Alan Hoffman

Founder

Founder/Director of Product at Cloudant

Chicago, Illinois, United States

FoundedCloudant · YC

About

Alan Hoffman is a technology executive whose current roles include Head of Operations at Aston and CTO at Airspace Data, where he works on products for dynamic airspace sharing. He founded and led Cloudant, a SaaS company that raised $2M in venture funding and grew to $12M in annual recurring revenue before being acquired by IBM, and he subsequently held leadership positions at IBM and PayPal. His experience includes product management, infrastructure re-platforming to AWS at PayPal, and building partnerships with companies such as Delta, Southwest, and UPS.

Founder/Director of Product at CloudantYC S08

Intro paths

YC

Alan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Alan can intro founders to Cloudant's investors below.

Cloudant's investors · 5

Avalon Ventures Management, LlcLa Jolla · $500K – $10M checksCarbide VenturesPalo AltoF-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checksToba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at Cloudant

MMMichael Miller
Michael MillerFounder/Chief Scientist
AKAdam Kocoloski
Adam KocoloskiFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. AstonHead of Operationscurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. Jewish Free Loan ChicagoBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  3. Airspace DataCTO and Head of Product2023 — 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. Oklo IncChief Of Staff2021 — 2022Greater Chicago Area
  5. PayPalSenior Technical Program Manager - Platform2019 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
  6. IBMSenior Offering Manager, IBM Watson Data Platform2014 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
  7. CloudantChief Product Officer2011 — 2014Greater Boston
  8. CloudantCo-Founder, President, & CEO2008 — 2011Greater Boston
  9. MITResearch Assistant2004 — 2009Cambridge, MA

Skills & more

SaaS6Enterprise Software4Software as a Service (SaaS)2Team Management1Analytical Skills1Problem Solving1Management2Strategy1Leadership1Change Management1Physics1Thought Leadership1
+12 moreProcess ImprovementStakeholder ManagementBusiness StrategyResearch and Development (R&D)Project Portfolio ManagementStart-up VenturesPerformance ManagementSoftware Development MethodologiesProgram ManagementEarly-stage StartupsAgile MethodologiesPeople Development

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alan Hoffman?
Alan Hoffman is a technology executive whose current roles include Head of Operations at Aston and CTO at Airspace Data, where he works on products for dynamic airspace sharing. He founded and led Cloudant, a SaaS company that raised $2M in venture funding and grew to $12M in annual recurring revenue before being acquired by IBM, and he subsequently held leadership positions at IBM and PayPal. His experience includes product management, infrastructure re-platforming to AWS at PayPal, and building partnerships with companies such as Delta, Southwest, and UPS.
Where does Alan Hoffman work?
Alan Hoffman is Founder/Director of Product of Cloudant.
What companies did Alan Hoffman found?
Alan Hoffman founded Cloudant.
Where did Alan Hoffman go to school?
Alan Hoffman studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Particle Physics); University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Physics).

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