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).

Alex Chiou

Founder

Founder at Taro

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedTaro · YC

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.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

a•••@jointaro.comreveal75% confident

Founder at Taro YC 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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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Taro's investors below.

Taro's investors · 4

Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checks · since 2016 Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2016 Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2016 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Taro

Rahul PandeyFounder

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

Engineering LeadershipTeam Leadership9Coaching & Mentoring10MySQL27HTML25Microsoft Office14C++41Java55Perl17Python40Scheme11Prolog11

+12 more

ServletsJDBCMIPS AssemblyUNIX/UbuntuCOpenGLAgile MethodologiesStart-upsObject Oriented DesignAlgorithmsAndroid DevelopmentWeb Applications

Languages English · Spanish

From Alex's professional profile.

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).