Where does Alex Southmayd work?

Alex Southmayd is Founder of Bloomy.

Where did Alex Southmayd go to school?

Alex Southmayd studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development (Master’s Degree, Education (Curriculum & Teaching)); Amherst College (Bachelor’s Degree, Law).

Alex Southmayd

Founder

Founder at Bloomy

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedBloomy · YC

About

Alex Southmayd taught 7th grade through Teach For America before instructing standardized test preparation at Manhattan Prep. He led driver acquisition at Lyft's New England division and later worked as an engagement manager at McKinsey on strategy and corporate development. He holds a BA from Amherst College, an M.Ed. from Boston University, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Founder at Bloomy YC S26

Intro paths

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

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

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

Bloomy's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Experience

Bloomy (YC S26)Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2024 — 2026London & San Francisco
McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2022 — 2024London, United Kingdom
LelandGMAT & GRE Coach2021 — 2022
Pear VCFellow2020 — 2022
Manhattan PrepGMAT & GRE Instructor2018 — 2021Boston, MA
LyftSenior Team Lead, Local Acquisition2019 — 2020
LyftLocal Acquisition Lead, New England2019
LyftBusiness Development Lead, Boston2017 — 2019
LyftRecruiter2015 — 2017
UP Education NetworkEnglish Language Arts Teacher2016 — 2017Springfield, MA
Teach For AmericaCorps Member2015 — 2017
Socratic (acquired by Google)Technology Development Intern2013New York, NY
The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationUndergraduate Research Fellow2013Amherst, MA
Lore, Inc.Campus Founder2012
Refugees InternationalIntern2012Washington, DC
Brain Snacks for Teens on the Go! 50 Smart Ideas to Turbo-Charge Your LifeAuthor2010 — 2011
Epiphany SchoolCounselor2011
Epiphany SchoolCounselor2010

Skills & more

Public Speaking11Leadership2Microsoft Word3Microsoft Office2PowerPoint1Public Relations6Social Networking7Blogging4Editing4Research4Social Media3Social Media Marketing2

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Event Planning

Languages English · French · German · Italian · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Southmayd?: Alex Southmayd taught 7th grade through Teach For America before instructing standardized test preparation at Manhattan Prep. He led driver acquisition at Lyft's New England division and later worked as an engagement manager at McKinsey on strategy and corporate development. He holds a BA from Amherst College, an M.Ed. from Boston University, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Where does Alex Southmayd work?: Alex Southmayd is Founder of Bloomy.
What companies did Alex Southmayd found?: Alex Southmayd founded Bloomy.
Where did Alex Southmayd go to school?: Alex Southmayd studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development (Master’s Degree, Education (Curriculum & Teaching)); Amherst College (Bachelor’s Degree, Law).