About
Alex Circei is co-founder and CEO of Waydev, a software engineering intelligence platform founded in 2017. He previously started a company in Romania and has worked in startup development for over 15 years.
Founder at WaydevYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Waydev's investors below.
Experience
- WaydevCEO & Co-foundercurrent2017 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- TechCrunchContributing Writercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ForbesContributing Authorcurrent2022 — present
- FortuneContributing Writercurrent2021 — present
- Fast CompanyContributing Writercurrent2021 — present
- DevOps.comContributing Writercurrent2023 — present
- Forbes Technology CouncilMembercurrent2022 — present
- YECMembercurrent2022 — present
- Hacker NoonContributing Writercurrent2016 — present
- Built InContributing Writercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The Stevie® AwardsJudge2022United States
- CopimajCEO2007 — 2017Bucharest, Romania
- Billme - your invoicing appCEO & Co-founder2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Founder InstituteStartup Mentor2016 — 2017
- WeDine - The Dining ClubManaging Partner2015 — 2016Bucharest, Romania
- LupsaleCEO & Co-founder2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- StoreBeezCEO & Co-founder2011Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Live2cCEO & Co-founder2010 — 2011Bucharest, Romania
- liveMag.roFounder2008 — 2011Bucharest, Romania
Skills & more
Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Online Marketing99E-commerce99SEO76Online Advertising52Business Strategy27Business Development22SEM39Digital Marketing39Social Media Marketing36Email Marketing29
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Marketing StrategySocial MediaMobile DevicesSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Web DesignWeb DevelopmentPPCWeb AnalyticsSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Google AnalyticsSaaSGoogle AdwordsLanguages English · Italian
- Cybersecurity Awareness Training — ESET North America
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Circei?
- Alex Circei is co-founder and CEO of Waydev, a software engineering intelligence platform founded in 2017. He previously started a company in Romania and has worked in startup development for over 15 years.
- Where does Alex Circei work?
- Alex Circei is Founder of Waydev.
- What companies did Alex Circei found?
- Alex Circei founded Waydev.
- Where did Alex Circei go to school?
- Alex Circei studied at Y Combinator (Alumni, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Startup School Online (Advisory Track, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Romanian-American University (Management - Marketing, Bussiness).
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