Fundraising Fox

Alan Zhao

Founder

Founder at Warmly,

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedWarmly, · YC

About

Alan Zhao worked in proprietary trading at Wells Fargo, where he contributed to the launch of the bank's credit derivatives trading business, before transitioning to technology. He built data analytics infrastructure at x.ai and later joined On Deck, where he met his co-founders for Warmly.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at Warmly,YC S20

Intro paths

YC

Alan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Warmly,'s batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

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

Warmly,'s investors · 8

Earl Grey CapitalFelicis VenturesMatchstick VenturesMaven VenturesNFXRTP GlobalScribble VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Warmly,

MGMax Greenwald
Max GreenwaldFounder
CBCarina Boo
Carina BooFounder

Experience

  1. HubSpotProduct Managementcurrent2026 — present
  2. Warmly,Co-founder, Head of Marketing, Product Strategy and AI2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Warmly,Co-founder, Head of Product2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Warmly,Co-founder, Head of Customers2024 — 2025Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  5. Warmly,Co-founder, Head of Marketing2023 — 2024Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  6. Warmly,Co-founder, Head of Sales2023Mexico City, Mexico
  7. Warmly,Co-founder, CTO2021 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  8. Warmly,Co-Founder, Head of Engineering2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Exit FiveMember2023 — 2024
  10. PavilionExecutive Member2023 — 2024
  11. On DeckOn Deck Founders Fellow2019San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Urban CapheGeneral Manager2019Dallas/Fort Worth Area
  13. x.aiGrowth Engineering, Manager2016 — 2018Greater New York City Area
  14. Wells Fargo SecuritiesCredit Derivatives Trading2014 — 2016
  15. Guggenheim PartnersInvestment Banking & Restructuring Summer Analyst2013
  16. JPMorgan ChaseSummer Business Analyst2012

Education

  1. University of VirginiaB.A., Mathematics2010 — 2014
  2. Y CombinatorS20
  3. Oxford UniversityB.A, International Economics and Commerce2011
  4. Montgomery High School2006 — 2010

Skills & more

Marketing34Marketing Strategy32Video Marketing17Podcasting5Statistics83Research73Data Analysis70Business Analysis8Economics6Social Networking5Financial Analysis7Customer Service4
+12 moreHigh YieldBondsFinancial ModelingOrganic MarketingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeRMandarinPowerPointStataJavaHTML

Languages English · Mandarin Chinese

  • Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ) — Google
  • CFA Level II Candidate — CFA Institute
  • Series 7, 63, 55

From Alan's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

University of Virginia mafia63

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Alexis OhanianB.A.Founded RedditSteve HuffmanBSFounded Aisle50 +2Jacob PetersB.S. CommerceFounded Superpower +1Patrick J. CostelloBachelor of Arts with DistinctionFounded Naytev +1Sam OdioMSFounded Divvyshot +1Elizabeth AdamsB.A.Founded Ello +1

+ 56 more

HubSpot mafia19

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ernie ParkProduct Group Lead - Pricing & PackagingFounded MicroEvalAlex PatriquinSalesFounded CircaTejas ManoharSoftware Engineer InternFounded HightouchRyan NeuDirector of Sales, SMBFounded VendrThariq ShihiparSoftware EngineerFounded MultiverseMax GreenwaldBringer of Warm Leads & GTM AgentsFounded Warmly,

+ 12 more

Montgomery High School mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Henry ZhangHigh School DiplomaFounded Axiom

Same school

Also attended University of Virginia402

Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures

+ 396 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Montgomery High School2

Eugene "Gene" PodsiadloSenior Strategic Advisor, Special Limited Partner at AI CapitalHenry ZhangFounder at Axiom

Shared employers

Also worked at Pavilion44

Tony YangPortfolio Growth at Mucker CapitalDannyInvestor at MGV.VCMax AltschulerFounder & General Partner at GTMfundSophie BuonassisiSVP of Marketing at GTMfundCagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Oliver ManojlovicVP Sales at Personio at PICUS CAPITAL

+ 38 more

Also worked at On Deck156

Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzPaul VeradittakitManaging Partner at Pantera CapitalLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper Associates

+ 150 more

Also worked at Wells Fargo Securities212

Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital

+ 206 more

Also worked at Guggenheim Partners41

JeffProduct Manager at Pantera CapitalNick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera CapitalEdi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersDavid LeightInvestment Principal at Red Cell IncubationAndrew PengPrincipal at Collide CapitalAlex FelixManaging Partner, Co-Founder and CIO at CoinFund

+ 35 more