About
Alex Blackwell serves as CTO at Zatanna and previously worked at Pikkit on anti-bot circumvention technology.
Founder at ZatannaYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Zatanna's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Zatanna's investors below.
Zatanna's investors · 1
Co-founders at Zatanna
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Tarun VedulaFounder
Experience
Skills & more
JavaScript2Reverse Engineering1Mobile Application Development1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Blackwell?
- Alex Blackwell serves as CTO at Zatanna and previously worked at Pikkit on anti-bot circumvention technology.
- Where does Alex Blackwell work?
- Alex Blackwell is Founder of Zatanna.
- What companies did Alex Blackwell found?
- Alex Blackwell founded Zatanna.
- Where did Alex Blackwell go to school?
- Alex Blackwell studied at Santa Clara University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Pleasant Valley High School (None, Computer Science).
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