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About
Alex Chiou founded Taro, a platform offering career guidance from engineers at leading technology companies. He previously worked as a tech lead at Robinhood, Meta, and Course Hero, and co-built a technical community with his cofounder Rahul before launching the company.
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- a•••@jointaro.comreveal75% confident
Founder at TaroYC S22
Intro paths
Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — 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 Taro's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at Taro
Experience
- HandshakeDirector of Engineeringcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- TaroCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Tech Career Growth Community - Alex & RahulHuman Beingcurrent2021 — presentThe Internet
- RandomAppsIncChief Durdle Officercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RobinhoodAndroid Engineer2021 — 2022Menlo Park, California, United States
- YouTubeRandom YouTube Guy2020 — 2021Silicon Valley, California, United States
- InstagramSoftware Engineer2018 — 2021Menlo Park
- FacebookAndroid Engineer @ Portal, Facebook Building 82017 — 2018Menlo Park
- Course HeroAndroid Technical Lead2016 — 2017Redwood City, CA
- Course HeroAndroid Engineer2015 — 2016Redwood City
- PayPalSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015San Jose, CA
- Shopzilla, Inc.Engineering Intern2013Los Angeles
- YouTube/Machinima Inc.Partner2008 — 2013
- Deloitte (Formerly Bersin & Associates)Engineering Intern2012
Skills & more
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ServletsJDBCMIPS AssemblyUNIX/UbuntuCOpenGLAgile MethodologiesStart-upsObject Oriented DesignAlgorithmsAndroid DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Chiou?
- Alex Chiou founded Taro, a platform offering career guidance from engineers at leading technology companies. He previously worked as a tech lead at Robinhood, Meta, and Course Hero, and co-built a technical community with his cofounder Rahul before launching the company.
- Where does Alex Chiou work?
- Alex Chiou is Founder of Taro.
- What companies did Alex Chiou found?
- Alex Chiou founded Taro.
- Where did Alex Chiou go to school?
- Alex Chiou studied at UCLA (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); Mission San Jose High School (High School Diploma).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,601
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UCLA mafia455
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PayPal mafia129
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Robinhood mafia47
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Instagram mafia45
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Same school
Also attended UCLA1,103
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Also attended Mission San Jose High School36
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Shared employers
Also worked at Robinhood94
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Also worked at YouTube142
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Also worked at Instagram71
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Also worked at Course Hero14
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