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289 people in our graph share verified history with Alex β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Alex Chantavy is co-founder and CEO of SubImage. Previously, he was a staff engineer at Lyft where he developed an open source security graph tool, and a security engineer on Microsoft's Red Team focused on cloud security. He has also held positions in security and infrastructure roles at the NSA.
Co-founder & CEO at SubImageYC W25
Intro paths
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β the partner who ran SubImage's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Alex can intro founders to SubImage's investors below.
SubImage's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at SubImage

Experience
- SubImageCo-founder & CEOcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LyftStaff Software Engineer2019 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- University of WashingtonInstructor2019 β 2020
- MicrosoftSenior Security Software Engineer2016 β 2018Greater Seattle Area
- National Security AgencyCapabilities Development Specialist2014 β 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
- National Security AgencyComputer Systems Analyst2011 β 2014Hawaii
Skills & more
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CAssembly LanguageComputer SecurityLinuxJavaPythonJavaScriptPowershellVMware ESXMySQLDatabasesLanguages Chinese Β· English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Chantavy?
- Alex Chantavy is co-founder and CEO of SubImage. Previously, he was a staff engineer at Lyft where he developed an open source security graph tool, and a security engineer on Microsoft's Red Team focused on cloud security. He has also held positions in security and infrastructure roles at the NSA.
- Where does Alex Chantavy work?
- Alex Chantavy is Co-founder & CEO of SubImage.
- What companies did Alex Chantavy found?
- Alex Chantavy founded SubImage.
- Where did Alex Chantavy go to school?
- Alex Chantavy studied at University of Washington (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); University of Hawaii at Manoa (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); Iolani School.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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University of Hawaii at Manoa mafia29
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Iolani School mafia5
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Also attended Iolani School11
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Shared employers
Also worked at SubImage1
Also worked at Lyft146
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Also worked at University of Washington203
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Also worked at Microsoft2,000
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