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Alan Yao
InvestorFounderFounder at AthenaHQ
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAthenaHQ · YC
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About
Alan Yao is co-founder and CTO of AthenaHQ, with a background in jazz performance.
Founder at AthenaHQYC 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 ↗
In turn, Alan can intro founders to AthenaHQ's investors below.
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Co-founders at AthenaHQ
Investments
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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 Founder of AthenaHQ.
- What companies did Alan Yao found?
- Alan Yao founded AthenaHQ.
- What companies has Alan Yao invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Autumn, Captain, Imagine AI, Mundo AI.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia426
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Intuit mafia107
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ServiceNow mafia31
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Mission San Jose High School mafia22
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