About
Alex Kolchinski studied computer science and statistics at the University of Chicago and later pursued a PhD in machine learning and educational technology at Stanford. He previously worked as a product manager at Google before focusing on Mezli.
Founder at MezliYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Mezli's investors below.
Mezli's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Mezli
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Alex GruebeleFounder
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Maxwell PerhamFounder
Experience
- ThunderPhoneCEOcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Flux InterpretingFounder and CEOcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- MezliCEO and Cofounder2020 β 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)Researcher2018 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleAssociate Product Manager2014 β 2016San Francisco, CA
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2013Mountain View, CA
- Jane StreetTrading Intern2012New York, NY
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2011Mountain View, CA
- EnglishCentral, Inc.Systems Analyst2009 β 2010Lexington, MA
Skills & more
Python12HTMLC6Machine Learning5Microsoft Office1Social Media1Software Development1Start-ups1Entrepreneurship1Data Analysis7Statistics4Financial Markets1
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JavaDatabasesAlgorithmsC++Computer ScienceJavaScriptArtificial Intelligence (AI)Product ManagementPublic SpeakingPyTorchTensorFlowComputer VisionLanguages English Β· French Β· Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Kolchinski?
- Alex Kolchinski studied computer science and statistics at the University of Chicago and later pursued a PhD in machine learning and educational technology at Stanford. He previously worked as a product manager at Google before focusing on Mezli.
- Where does Alex Kolchinski work?
- Alex Kolchinski is Founder of Mezli.
- What companies did Alex Kolchinski found?
- Alex Kolchinski founded Mezli.
- Where did Alex Kolchinski go to school?
- Alex Kolchinski studied at Stanford University (Individually Designed MA, Education (Educational Technology - Human and Machine Learning)); Y Combinator (W21); University of Chicago (BS/MS, Computer Science (Concentration in Artificial Intelligence; Minor in Statistics)).
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