Fundraising Fox

Alex Tung

Founder

Founder at Whitespace

United States

FoundedWhitespace Β· YC

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.

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Alex @alexytung

Super exciting application of the latest video models! https://t.co/pYFv2opc5p

Jul 31, 2026 Β· β™₯ 1

Alex @alexytung

@whitespacehqai @ycombinator Grateful to our customers, friends, family, and the best co-founder in the world @leonyaolh!

Jul 16, 2026 Β· β™₯ 1

Alex @alexytung

We're excited to launch @whitespacehqai on @ycombinator today! Whitespace gives wholesale distributors AI agents that learn their business and do work across existing systems. We’re already helping customers power the physical goods economy by automating inventory planning, https://t.co/4V5mLImJ1e

Jul 16, 2026 Β· β™₯ 57 Β· ⇄ 6

Founder at WhitespaceYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β€” 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 β€” the partner who ran Whitespace's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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

Whitespace's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Whitespace

LYLeon Yao
Leon YaoFounder

Experience

  1. Whitespace (YC S26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 β€” present
  2. Ankar AIChief of Staff2025 β€” 2026London Area, United Kingdom
  3. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2024London Area, United Kingdom
  4. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Senior Associate2023 β€” 2024London Area, United Kingdom
  5. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate2022 β€” 2023London Area, United Kingdom
  6. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Summer Associate / Incoming Associate2020 β€” 2022

Education

  1. MIT Sloan School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration
  2. University of CambridgeBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
  3. Y CombinatorS26

Skills & more

Business Insights2PresentationsBusiness PlanningProject ManagementMarket AnalysisAnalyticsOperationsStrategy ConsultingConsultingEconomics7Research4Mathematics3
+12 moreStatisticsManagement ConsultingProblem SolvingRelationship BuildingCommunicationLeadershipAnalytical SkillsTeamworkStrategyPythonMicrosoft OfficeR

Languages English Β· Mandarin

From Alex's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management427

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor

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Also attended University of Cambridge652

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Shared employers

Also worked at Ankar AI2

Hannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesPaul BazinInvestor at Daphni

Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)730

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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