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Alex Tseng

Founder

CEO and Founder at Ares Industries

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedAres Industries · YC

About

Alex Tseng is CEO and founder of Ares Industries, which manufactures precision missiles for military defense.

LinkedIn ↗

CEO and Founder at Ares IndustriesYC S24

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Ares Industries's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Ares Industries's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Experience

  1. Ares IndustriesFounder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentEl Segundo, California, United States
  2. California State University, Long BeachVisiting Researcher2024Long Beach, California, United States
  3. Stealth StartupFounding Engineer2023Austin, Texas, United States
  4. Stanford UniversityVisiting Researcher (Autonomous Systems Laboratory)2021 — 2023Stanford, California, United States
  5. RivianMachine Learning and Autonomy Engineer2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
  6. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAutonomous Vehicle Research Intern2021Urbana-Champaign Area
  7. University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUndergraduate Research Assistant2020Urbana-Champaign Area
  8. University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUndergraduate Research Assistant2019 — 2020Urbana-Champaign Area

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon University2022
  2. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBachelor of Science - BS, Engineering Physics2018 — 2021
  3. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessBASE Program2019
  4. Mission San Jose High School2014 — 2018

Skills & more

Python3PyTorch1C (Programming Language)1Orchestral Music2Financial AccountingMarketingMachine LearningPhysicsResearchDeep LearningComputer VisionC++2
+2 moreJavaViolin

From Alex's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

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+ 8,661 more

Stanford University mafia721

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionAnsuman SatpathyAssistant ProfessorFounded Santa Ana Bio +2Dan SirokerB.S.Founded Limitless +2

+ 714 more

Carnegie Mellon University mafia168

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Dr. Manu KumarBSFounded Hi Hello +1Blake SchollBSFounded Boom +1Vishwas PrabhakaraB.S.Founded Fanvibe +1Dan SilbermanMathematics and Computer ScienceFounded Mozart Data +1Ivan KiriginMSFounded YesGraph +1Wei An WangBachelor's Degree (BS)Founded Readily +1

+ 161 more

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia131

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ansuman SatpathyPhilosophyFounded Santa Ana Bio +2DeVaris BrownB.S.Founded Spill +1Dan KazanBSFounded Rewards Network +1Nimit MaruBSFounded Sava +1Bo LuBachelor's DegreeFounded FutureAdvisor +1Harish AgarwalB.S.Founded Nori +1

+ 124 more

University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business mafia92

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ivan ZhouBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Decagon +2Keith LendenMBAFounded Boundless Bio +1Doktor GursonHigh Impact LeadershipFounded Doblet +1Anuj SaigalBSFounded Spark +1Alex LeeMBA Exchange ProgramFounded Truewind +1Nelson RayBachelor of Science - BSFounded ByDesign +1

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Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University378

Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 372 more

Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign388

Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesPaul BragielCo-founder at Golden Gate VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo Ventures

+ 382 more

Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business586

Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital

+ 580 more

Also attended Mission San Jose High School14

Justin YueAssociate at Geodesic CapitalAlexander FangManaging Partner at Entrada VenturesJimmy QianInvestor at Alix VenturesCatherine LuFinancial Controller at Prosperity7 VenturesAkshay OberoiPartner at Unanimous CapitalAmina MoinuddinTalent Partner at Unanimous Capital

+ 8 more

Shared employers

Also worked at California State University, Long Beach2

Alona EspositoInvestor at VMG PartnersTodd SchurrFounder at Entelexo Biotherapeutics

Also worked at Stealth Startup330

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs

+ 324 more

Also worked at Stanford University629

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 623 more

Also worked at Rivian17

Kat CreamerOperations Manager at Red Cell IncubationJuan Pablo SoulierPartner at Prelude VenturesCharly MwangiPartner at Eclipse VenturesSeth NishidaSenior Director at Presidio VenturesJae-Yong LeeInvestments at Thundermark CapitalSebastian Lindner-LiawInvestment Research Analyst at World Fund

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