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, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Zatanna's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
→
In turn, Alex can intro founders to Zatanna's investors below.
Zatanna's investors · 1
Co-founders at Zatanna
TV
Tarun VedulaFounder
Experience
- ZatannaCTOcurrent2025 — present
- PikkitSoftware Engineer2023 — 2026New York, United States
- Financial District PropertiesIT Specialist2022 — 2023Davenport, Iowa, United States
- Code NinjasCode Sensei2022Bettendorf, Iowa, United States
Education
- Santa Clara UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science2022 — 2026
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolNone, Computer Science2018 — 2022
Skills & more
JavaScript2Reverse Engineering1Mobile Application Development1
From Alex's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Santa Clara University117
Viviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo VenturesRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupTim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesSarah LucasManaging General Partner at Lucas Venture Group
+ 111 more
