About
Alex Tung worked as a consultant at BCG and was an early employee at Ankar, an Index-backed startup. He studied economics at Cambridge.
Founder at WhitespaceYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Whitespace's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Whitespace's investors below.
Whitespace's investors · 3
Co-founders at Whitespace
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Leon YaoFounder
Experience
- Whitespace (YC S26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- Ankar AIChief of Staff2025 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Senior Associate2023 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate2022 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Summer Associate / Incoming Associate2020 — 2022
Skills & more
Business Insights2PresentationsBusiness PlanningProject ManagementMarket AnalysisAnalyticsOperationsStrategy ConsultingConsultingEconomics7Research4Mathematics3
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StatisticsManagement ConsultingProblem SolvingRelationship BuildingCommunicationLeadershipAnalytical SkillsTeamworkStrategyPythonMicrosoft OfficeRLanguages English · Mandarin
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Tung?
- Alex Tung worked as a consultant at BCG and was an early employee at Ankar, an Index-backed startup. He studied economics at Cambridge.
- Where does Alex Tung work?
- Alex Tung is Founder of Whitespace.
- What companies did Alex Tung found?
- Alex Tung founded Whitespace.
- Where did Alex Tung go to school?
- Alex Tung studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration); University of Cambridge (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics); Y Combinator (S26).
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