About
Alex Liu is the CTO at Prism. He previously held engineering roles at Palantir and AWS, and graduated from Georgia Tech.
Founder at PrismYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Prism's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Prism's investors below.
Prism's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Prism
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Rajit KhannaFounder
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Land TantichotFounder
Experience
- PrismChief Technology Officercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Palantir TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2023 β 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- Palantir TechnologiesSoftware Engineer Intern2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer Intern2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- Texas InstrumentsHardware Test/Validation Engineer Intern2021Santa Clara County, California, United States
- Georgia Tech Research InstituteResearch Assistant2020 β 2021Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Georgia Tech Research InstituteMachine Learning Research Intern2020
- Scapeflow, Inc.Software Intern2018Greater New York City Area
- Full House OrganicKitchen Porter2018Greenvale, NY
- The TJX Companies, Inc.Cashier2018Greenvale, New York, United States
Skills & more
Machine Learning8Software Development4Spanish9Mandarin9Java11Python (Programming Language)8Git5Amazon Web Services (AWS)3Docker2
From Alex's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Liu?
- Alex Liu is the CTO at Prism. He previously held engineering roles at Palantir and AWS, and graduated from Georgia Tech.
- Where does Alex Liu work?
- Alex Liu is Founder of Prism.
- What companies did Alex Liu found?
- Alex Liu founded Prism.
- Where did Alex Liu go to school?
- Alex Liu studied at Y Combinator (X25 Batch); Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering); Roslyn High School.
Founder mafias
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia180
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology346
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Also attended Roslyn High School6
Jay RibakovePrincipal at Convective CapitalLacey GoodmanVice President, Investor Relations at Odyssey Investment PartnersZach KhazzamInvestor at Long Ridge Equity PartnersPaige SchultzInvestor at Long Ridge Equity PartnersSophia MichaelsAssociate at CVS Health VenturesJason SchneiderPartner at Addition
Shared employers
Also worked at Prism1
Also worked at Palantir Technologies220
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC; co-founder of Palantir and AddeparTrae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)270
Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesKen HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersEliya ElonInvestor at Notable Capital
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Also worked at Texas Instruments56
KT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesDavid LiebGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorGreg DraconPartner at .406 VenturesJoshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesNeville TeagardenCo-Founder and General Partner at AI CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund
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