Where does Alec Xiang work?

Alec Xiang is Founder of Lifelike.

Where did Alec Xiang go to school?

Alec Xiang studied at Yale University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Horace Greely High School.

Alec Xiang

Founder

Founder at Lifelike

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedLifelike · YC

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347 people in our graph share verified history with Alec — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Dave MunichiellounlockedAlec: together at Snorkel AI (2022)

×3Alec: together at Perplexity

×3Alec: together at Facebook

×3Alec: together at Snorkel AI

About

Alec Xiang has previously worked in engineering and infrastructure roles at Facebook, Snorkel AI, and Actively, with expertise in AI and systems. He is co-founder of Lifelike.

Founder at Lifelike YC S23

Intro paths

Alec went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Lifelike's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Alec can intro founders to Lifelike's investors below.

Lifelike's investors · 2

Lifelike CapitalLas Vegas · since 2026 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Lifelike

Jonathan YinFounder

Experience

PerplexityMember of Technical Staffcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Lifelike (YC S23)Co-Founder2023 — 2024
ActivelyMachine Learning Engineer2022New York, New York, United States
Snorkel AISoftware Engineer Intern2022Redwood City, California, United States
Yale UniversityResearch Assistant, Interactive Machines Group2021 — 2022New Haven, Connecticut, United States
FacebookSoftware Engineer Intern2021Menlo Park, California, United States
Nectar Exchange LLCChief Technology Officer2019 — 2020Chappaqua, New York
Weill Cornell MedicineResearcher2018 — 2020

Skills & more

Product DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)4Deep Learning3Machine Learning1Python (Programming Language)4English1Chinese

From Alec's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alec Xiang?: Alec Xiang has previously worked in engineering and infrastructure roles at Facebook, Snorkel AI, and Actively, with expertise in AI and systems. He is co-founder of Lifelike.
Where does Alec Xiang work?: Alec Xiang is Founder of Lifelike.
What companies did Alec Xiang found?: Alec Xiang founded Lifelike.
Where did Alec Xiang go to school?: Alec Xiang studied at Yale University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Horace Greely High School.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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Yale University mafia373

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Perplexity mafia22

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Pieter AbbeelDirectorFounded Gradescope +1 Taz PatelHead of Advertising and ShoppingFounded Captiv8 Steve JangInvestor & Board MemberFounded Kindred Ventures Andy KonwinskiCo-founderFounded Databricks Nick DavidovInvestor - Series AFounded Cherry Labs Venugopal SathyanarayanaPerplexity AI Business FellowFounded CV Systems

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Snorkel AI mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kevin TseStaff Product ManagerFounded Hegel AI Sam GormanSenior Software EngineerFounded Rivet Kanyes ThakerApplied Machine Learning Engineer IIFounded Hyper

Actively mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Robert LopezAdvisorFounded Accessibe Anirudh RamprasadSoftware Engineer InternFounded Zeroframe

Same school

Also attended Yale University1,064

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Michael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y Combinator Ben SilbermannCo-founder of Pinterest Zheela QaiserInvestor at Index Ventures Anthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

+ 1,058 more

Also attended Horace Greely High School1

Josh FriedmanAnalyst at Abacus Capital Group

Shared employers

Also worked at Perplexity51

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AI Cack WilhelmInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ash ShrivastavVenture Partner at Buckhill Capital Taz PatelInvestor at Green Cow Venture Capital Giovanni CaloInvestment Analyst at Mercato Partners

+ 45 more

Also worked at Actively4

Morgan GerlakPartner at TCV Ajay AgarwalPartner at Bain Capital Ventures Robert LopezInvestor at GTMfund Anirudh RamprasadFounder at Zeroframe

Also worked at Snorkel AI18

Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Saam MotamediInvestor at Greylock Partners Andy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32 Jordan WindmuellerPartner at BA Capital Kathy WangInvestor at Inception Studio Capital Ashley KramerRevenue Leader, OpenAI at Stage 2 Capital

+ 12 more

Also worked at Yale University189

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Patrick EnnisVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Stacey HeroInvestor at Third Rock Ventures Vivek GopalanInvestment Team at 8VC Sallie KimInvestor at 8VC Elias QuijanoPrincipal at Northpond Ventures

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About

Founder at LifelikeYC S23

Intro paths

Lifelike's investors · 2

Co-founders at Lifelike

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Yale University mafia373

Perplexity mafia22

Snorkel AI mafia4

Actively mafia3

Same school

Also attended Yale University1,064

Also attended Horace Greely High School1

Shared employers

Also worked at Perplexity51

Also worked at Actively4

Also worked at Snorkel AI18

Also worked at Yale University189

Founder at Lifelike YC S23