Where did Alex Hsia go to school?

Alex Hsia studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Singapore American School (High School Diploma); Carnegie Mellon University (Non-Degree Student, Computer Science).

Alex Hsia

Founder

Founder at Gait

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedGait · YC

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252 people in our graph share verified history with Alex — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Javier SolterounlockedAlex: together at Carnegie Mellon University (2018–2019)

×6Alex: together at Carnegie Mellon University

×3Alex: together at Mercury

×2Alex: together at Singapore American School

About

Alex Hsia worked as a developer at Jane Street and Mercury, and studied computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is now building developer tools focused on integrating AI code generation.

Founder at Gait YC F24

Intro paths

Alex went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Gait's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Gait's investors below.

Gait's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Gait

Kyle LiFounder

Experience

Jane StreetQuantitative Tradercurrent2025 — present
gaitCofounder2024 — 2025
Jane StreetSoftware Engineering Intern2024New York, New York, United States
MercuryBackend Engineering Intern2023NYC
VivoIntern2019Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)2Computer Vision2Machine Learning2Image ProcessingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Deep LearningReinforcement Learning

Languages English · Mandarin

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Hsia?: Alex Hsia worked as a developer at Jane Street and Mercury, and studied computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is now building developer tools focused on integrating AI code generation.
Where does Alex Hsia work?: Alex Hsia is Founder of Gait.
What companies did Alex Hsia found?: Alex Hsia founded Gait.
Where did Alex Hsia go to school?: Alex Hsia studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Singapore American School (High School Diploma); Carnegie Mellon University (Non-Degree Student, Computer Science).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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+ 10,223 more

Carnegie Mellon University mafia481

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01 Lucy GuoComputer Science & Human-Computer InteractionsFounded Passes +1 Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AI Joshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGen Jonathan RothbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Raindance Technologies +4 Andrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +3

+ 474 more

Mercury mafia17

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Immad AkhundFounder & CEOFounded Mercury Technologies, Inc. +2 Jamie QuintInterim Head of GrowthFounded Rye +1 Nilay ModiDesigningFounded Central +1 Benjamin NetterInvestorFounded October +1 Tommaso TombaInvestorFounded Moons +1 Ian CrosbyHead of Accounting ProductsFounded Bench +1

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Singapore American School mafia13

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jeffrey LiuFounded Guavapass +1 Viraj BindraHigh School DiplomaFounded Finch +1 Nitya AroraHigh SchoolFounded Peppr AI Rishi SrihariFounded Opennote Aryan SawhneyFounded Narrative Shaivi RauHigh School DiplomaFounded Litmus

+ 6 more

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University728

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Lucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of Passes Guillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AI Joshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGen Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis Ventures Avi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 722 more

Also attended Singapore American School27

Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investments Anushka BharvaniVice President Brand, Marketing & Consumer Insights at DSG Consumer Partners Terrie LiuPrincipal, Wealth Management at Adams Street Partners Yasmin VenemaPrincipal at 4impact capital Lindsay GriderPartner and Head of Capital Partnerships at Braemont Capital Kelly MurphyDirector of Administration at Lead Edge Capital

+ 21 more

Also attended North Allegheny High School1

Caroline LucasMarketing & Communications Coordinator at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

Shared employers

Also worked at gait1

Kyle LiFounder at Gait

Also worked at Jane Street60

Guillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AI Arvid LunnemarkFounder of Integrous Research; co-founder of Cursor Olaoluwa OguneyeInvestor at Dorm Room Leigh Marie BraswellPartner at KPCB Sophia LuoPartner at Greylock Partners Chang XuPartner at Basis Set Ventures

+ 54 more

Also worked at Mercury37

Will ReedInvestor at Spark Capital Sonya HuangPartner at Sequoia Capital Neil TolaneyGeneral Partner at TCV Boris RevsinManaging Director at Tribe Capital Firstlook Stu SmithPartner at Scribble Ventures S.K. LeeExecutive Coach at Roble Ventures

+ 31 more

Also worked at Vivo1

Aaron LiFounder at Adam

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About

Founder at GaitYC F24

Intro paths

Gait's investors · 1

Co-founders at Gait

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Carnegie Mellon University mafia481

Mercury mafia17

Singapore American School mafia13

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University728

Also attended Singapore American School27

Also attended North Allegheny High School1

Shared employers

Also worked at gait1

Also worked at Jane Street60

Also worked at Mercury37

Also worked at Vivo1

Founder at Gait YC F24