Alex Solomon
Unicorn founderFounder/CTO at PagerDuty
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedPagerDuty$1.3B · YC
About
Alex Solomon co-founded PagerDuty in 2009 as its first CEO before transitioning to CTO in 2016 and later serving as General Manager of Platform. He has been a board member at PagerDuty since its founding.
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Founder/CTO at PagerDutyYC S10
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to PagerDuty's investors below.
PagerDuty's investors · 21
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAurumMenlo ParkBaseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1M checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksBling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checksChemistrySan FranciscoCorazon CapitalChicago · $150K – $500K checksElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksHeavybitSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksLumia CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $30M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNight CapitalCapitolaRitual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksRuna CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checksS28 CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2017Spider CapitalSan Francisco · $500K checksSV AngelSan FranciscoTandem CapitalMenlo Park · $500K checksWebb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2010
Co-founders at PagerDuty
DA
Dan Alexandru SolomonDirector
Experience
- PagerDutyCo-founder and GM Platform2021 — 2024
- PagerDutyCTO and Co-Founder2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- PagerDutyCEO and Co-Founder2009 — 2016
- IntersectSoftware Engineering Consultant2008 — 2009
- Amazon.comSoftware Development Engineer2006 — 2008
Skills & more
Git23Ruby30Ruby on Rails18Entrepreneurship28Software Engineering9Distributed Systems7Web Applications31Mobile Devices10
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Solomon?
- Alex Solomon co-founded PagerDuty in 2009 as its first CEO before transitioning to CTO in 2016 and later serving as General Manager of Platform. He has been a board member at PagerDuty since its founding.
- Where does Alex Solomon work?
- Alex Solomon is Founder/CTO of PagerDuty.
- What companies did Alex Solomon found?
- Alex Solomon founded PagerDuty.
- Where did Alex Solomon go to school?
- Alex Solomon studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Software Engineering).
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Shared employers
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