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.
Alex Chiou @alexchiou
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Founder at TaroYC S22
Intro paths
Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β the partner who ran Taro's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Alex can intro founders to Taro's investors below.
Taro's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Taro
Experience
- HandshakeDirector of Engineeringcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- TaroCo-Foundercurrent2022 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Tech Career Growth Community - Alex & RahulHuman Beingcurrent2021 β presentThe Internet
- RandomAppsIncChief Durdle Officercurrent2013 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RobinhoodAndroid Engineer2021 β 2022Menlo Park, California, United States
- YouTubeRandom YouTube Guy2020 β 2021Silicon Valley, California, United States
- InstagramSoftware Engineer2018 β 2021Menlo Park
- FacebookAndroid Engineer @ Portal, Facebook Building 82017 β 2018Menlo Park
- Course HeroAndroid Technical Lead2016 β 2017Redwood City, CA
- Course HeroAndroid Engineer2015 β 2016Redwood City
- PayPalSoftware Engineer2014 β 2015San Jose, CA
- Shopzilla, Inc.Engineering Intern2013Los Angeles
- YouTube/Machinima Inc.Partner2008 β 2013
- Deloitte (Formerly Bersin & Associates)Engineering Intern2012
Education
- UCLABachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science2010 β 2014
- Mission San Jose High SchoolHigh School Diploma2006 β 2010
Skills & more
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ServletsJDBCMIPS AssemblyUNIX/UbuntuCOpenGLAgile MethodologiesStart-upsObject Oriented DesignAlgorithmsAndroid DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsLanguages English Β· Spanish
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Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
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UCLA mafia97
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Robinhood mafia25
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Handshake mafia11
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Robinhood74
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Also worked at YouTube79
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Also worked at Instagram47
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