Where does Alex Teichman work?

Alex Teichman is Founder of Happenstance.

What companies did Alex Teichman found?

Alex Teichman founded Happenstance.

Where did Alex Teichman go to school?

Alex Teichman studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); University of Pennsylvania (Electrical Engineering); Eastern Regional High School.

Alex Teichman

Founder

Founder at Happenstance

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedHappenstance · YC

About

Alex Teichman completed a PhD in computer science at Stanford with a focus on perception systems for autonomous vehicles, and previously cofounded Lighthouse AI. He has also served as an angel investor and advisor in AI.

Founder at Happenstance YC W24

Intro paths

Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Happenstance's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Happenstance's investors · 2

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024 Zelda VenturesSan Francisco · $25K – $100K checks · since 2026

Experience

HappenstanceFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — present
SabbaticalChief Sabbatical Officer2022 — 2023
AppleDeep nets & "the crazy stuff"2018 — 2022
Lighthouse AICo-founder and CEO2014 — 2018
Stanford UniversityPhD2007 — 2014
Willow GaragePhD Candidate Researcher2008 — 2009

Skills & more

Machine Learning12Artificial Intelligence8C++18Algorithms15Software Engineering9C10Linux7Computer Science9Image Processing7Data Analysis5Python7Programming5

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Deep LearningRecruitinggitMakefilesbashGitLaTeXJavaC (Programming Language)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Teichman?: Alex Teichman completed a PhD in computer science at Stanford with a focus on perception systems for autonomous vehicles, and previously cofounded Lighthouse AI. He has also served as an angel investor and advisor in AI.
Where does Alex Teichman work?: Alex Teichman is Founder of Happenstance.
What companies did Alex Teichman found?: Alex Teichman founded Happenstance.
Where did Alex Teichman go to school?: Alex Teichman studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); University of Pennsylvania (Electrical Engineering); Eastern Regional High School.