Where did Alex Liu go to school?

Alex Liu studied at Y Combinator; University of Notre Dame (Computer Science & Applied Math); University High School, Irvine.

Alex Liu

Founder

Founder at Korso

Irvine, California, United States

FoundedKorso · YC

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

Garry TanunlockedAlex: together at Y Combinator (2026)

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About

Founder of Korso, a quantitative trading firm building data, measurement, and trading systems for financial markets, along with tools such as Shepherd, programmatic trading APIs, and an AI-native research workspace.

Founder at Korso YC X26

Intro paths

Alex went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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

Korso's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Korso

Daichi HiraokaFounder

Martin PanFounder

Experience

afterfiveCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
Korso (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentIrvine, California
Notre Dame ResearchResearch Assistant2024 — 2025South Bend, Indiana
Gatekeeper Systems, Inc.Software Engineer Intern2025Foothill Ranch, California
Brawl StarsProfessional Athlete2024
UC IrvineResearch Assistant2021 — 2023Irvine, California

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Liu?: Founder of Korso, a quantitative trading firm building data, measurement, and trading systems for financial markets, along with tools such as Shepherd, programmatic trading APIs, and an AI-native research workspace.
Where does Alex Liu work?: Alex Liu is Founder of Korso.
What companies did Alex Liu found?: Alex Liu founded Korso.
Where did Alex Liu go to school?: Alex Liu studied at Y Combinator; University of Notre Dame (Computer Science & Applied Math); University High School, Irvine.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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University High School, Irvine mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Daichi HiraokaFounded Korso

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

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Also attended University of Notre Dame431

Doug GrohAdvisor at CincyTech Mimi DunnSenior Investment Analyst at Catalyst Health Ventures Jim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock Ventures Tristan HuntPartner at Averin Capital Joanne IshamSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors Alex FlorAssociate at TCV

+ 425 more

Also attended University High School, Irvine5

Arjun AroraInvestor at Streamlined Ventures Jonny AizikAssociate at Outsiders Dara ArabzadehAssociate at LightBay Capital Daichi HiraokaFounder at Korso Romish BadaniFounder at Boundless

Shared employers

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