Where does Alan Yao work?

Alan Yao is Co-Founder of AthenaHQ.

Where did Alan Yao go to school?

Alan Yao studied at Y Combinator; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS-MCS, Statistics and Computer Science); Mission San Jose High School.

Alan Yao

Founder

Co-Founder at AthenaHQ

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAthenaHQ · YC

About

Alan Yao is co-founder and CTO of AthenaHQ, with a background in jazz performance.

Co-Founder at AthenaHQ YC W25

Intro paths

Alan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran AthenaHQ's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

AthenaHQ's investors · 5

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks FCVCSan Francisco FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Red Bike CapitalNew York · $25K – $1M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at AthenaHQ

Andrew YanCo-Founder, CEO

Experience

AthenaHQCo-Founder, CTO/CMOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
ServiceNowSoftware Engineer II2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignTeaching Assistant2023 — 2024Urbana-Champaign Area
Cribbly.ioFounder2023 — 2024New York, New York, United States
ServiceNowSoftware Engineer2023Santa Clara, California, United States
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCourse Assistant2022
ServiceNowSoftware Engineer2022Santa Clara, California, United States
IntuitSoftware Engineer2021Mountain View, California, United States
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCourse Assistant2021
AmazonFC Associate2020Sunnyvale, California, United States
Aspiring Scholars Directed Research Program (ASDRP)Student Researcher2019Fremont, California, United States
CeptonIntern2018San Jose, California, United States

Skills & more

Generative Engine Optimization23Search Engine Optimization (SEO)18Continuous Improvement16Transforming Unstructured Data Into Actionable Business Insights3Perplexity7Key Performance Indicators7ChatGPT4GitHub3Management2Leadership Development1Team LeadershipGoogle Analytics

+12 more

Microsoft OfficeNegotiationHospitalsHealthcareData ScienceSoftware IndustryJournalismGraphic DesignEnglishCommunicationLeadershipStrategic Planning

Generative Engine Optimization Specialist — AthenaHQ
Computer Systems — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Hands-On PyTorch Machine Learning — LinkedIn
Intermediate Machine Learning Skill Path — Codecademy
Machine Learning — Codecademy
Problem Solving (Basic) Certificate — HackerRank
Full-Stack Engineer Career Path — Codecademy
Exploratory Data Analysis — SAS

From Alan's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alan Yao?: Alan Yao is co-founder and CTO of AthenaHQ, with a background in jazz performance.
Where does Alan Yao work?: Alan Yao is Co-Founder of AthenaHQ.
What companies did Alan Yao found?: Alan Yao founded AthenaHQ.
Where did Alan Yao go to school?: Alan Yao studied at Y Combinator; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS-MCS, Statistics and Computer Science); Mission San Jose High School.