About
Alex Liao previously worked at Jane Street and Facebook, and studied physics and computer science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is now developing computer vision technology.
Founder at DragoneyeYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Dragoneye's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Dragoneye's investors below.
Dragoneye's investors · 1
Experience
- DragoneyeFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Jane StreetSoftware Engineer2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- FacebookSoftware Engineer2017 — 2020New York, New York
- University of Maryland College ParkLecturer2017College Park, Maryland
- University of PennsylvaniaHead Teaching Assistant2014 — 2016Philadelphia, PA
- University of PennsylvaniaResearcher2015Philadelphia, PA
- FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2016Menlo Park, CA
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Liao?
- Alex Liao previously worked at Jane Street and Facebook, and studied physics and computer science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is now developing computer vision technology.
- Where does Alex Liao work?
- Alex Liao is Founder of Dragoneye.
- What companies did Alex Liao found?
- Alex Liao founded Dragoneye.
- Where did Alex Liao go to school?
- Alex Liao studied at University of Pennsylvania (M.S., B.A. in Physics and B.S.E. in Computer Science); Y Combinator; King George V School (High School).
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Same school
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