Alex Avnit
FounderCRO & Co-Founder at Paloma
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedPaloma · YC
About
Alex Avnit is co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Paloma, with prior experience as Head of Deel's Employer of Record division. He has a background in quantitative analysis and data science.
CRO & Co-Founder at PalomaYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — 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 Paloma's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Paloma's investors below.
Paloma's investors · 3
Co-founders at Paloma
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Nazli DanisFounder
Experience
- Paloma (YC S25)COO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RevOps Co-opMember2025 — 2026
- Thrill LabsCOO2024 — 2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Career BreakTravel2024
- DeelAssociate Director Operations2022 — 2024
- DeelCore Operations Manager2021 — 2022EMEA
- RevolutFinCrime Product2019 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- BarclaysData Scientist2017 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- P:CubedData Scientist2016 — 2017
- P:CubedData Analyst2014 — 2016City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Virgin ActiveStatistical Analyst2012 — 2014City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Skills & more
Statistical/Mathematical problem solving7Corporate Finance8Business Intelligence7Computer software5Highly learning oriented4Analytics9Microsoft Excel5Microsoft Word4Customer Service4Microsoft Office4
Languages English · Spanish
- Microsoft Excel - Advanced — GoSkills.com
- Microsoft Excel - Advanced — GoSkills.com
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Avnit?
- Alex Avnit is co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Paloma, with prior experience as Head of Deel's Employer of Record division. He has a background in quantitative analysis and data science.
- Where does Alex Avnit work?
- Alex Avnit is CRO & Co-Founder of Paloma.
- What companies did Alex Avnit found?
- Alex Avnit founded Paloma.
- Where did Alex Avnit go to school?
- Alex Avnit studied at Y Combinator (Summer 25 Batch); University of Cape Town (Bachelor of Business Science, Actuarial Science (Majoring in Quantitative Finance)).
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