Where does Alex Zhou work?

Alex Zhou is Founder of Hirebolt and Investment Lead at Ventures Together.

Where did Alex Zhou go to school?

Alex Zhou studied at Y Combinator (S21 & W20 Batches); Imperial Business School (Master of Science (Msc), Innovation); University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Real Estate Finance).

Alex Zhou

InvestorFounder

Investment Lead at Ventures Together · Founder at Hirebolt

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedHirebolt · YC

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702 people in our graph share verified history with Alex — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Alex Zhou studied hospitality at a top-tier institution and has founded two companies previously accepted to Y Combinator. He spent the last three years in B2B2C technology sales.

Founder at Hirebolt YC S21

Intro paths

Alex went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

Hirebolt's investors · 2

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Experience

Ventures TogetherInvestment Leadcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
Hirebolt (YC S21)Board Membercurrent2026 — present
Hirebolt (YC S21)Co-Founder and CEO2021 — 2026Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Index.devAdvisory Boardcurrent2026 — present
Various StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2024 — present
Entrepreneurs FirstLD16 Cohort Member2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
RevenirCo-Founder and CEO2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
Strategic Property Partners, LLCReal Estate Development Summer Associate2017Greater Tampa Bay Area
Goldman SachsReal Estate Summer Analyst2016New York City Metropolitan Area
VankeCorporate Strategy & Global Investment Intern2015 — 2016Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
SquareFootCustomer Acquisition, Retention, and Analytics Intern2015New York City Metropolitan Area
Various CompaniesDesign Internships2012 — 2015

Skills & more

Microsoft Office23Microsoft Excel13Adobe Creative Suite13Rhino7SketchUp12Photoshop7AutoCAD9PowerPoint8Microsoft Word9InDesign5Leadership22Public Speaking7

+12 more

Real EstateSustainable DesignReal Estate DevelopmentSustainabilityCustomer AcquisitionMarketingArchitectural DesignDesign ResearchSketchingUrban DesignArchitectureCustomer Retention

Languages Chinese · English · Spanish

30 Under 30 | Retail & Ecommerce — Forbes

From Alex's professional profile.

Colleagues at Ventures Together

Ben Norton

Venture Partner, Talent at Ada Ventures

John Carter

CEO & Founding Partner at Ventures Together

Maya Moufarek

Venture Partner at BY Venture Partners

Vaughn Crowe

Managing Partner at Newark Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Zhou?: Alex Zhou studied hospitality at a top-tier institution and has founded two companies previously accepted to Y Combinator. He spent the last three years in B2B2C technology sales.
Where does Alex Zhou work?: Alex Zhou is Founder of Hirebolt and Investment Lead at Ventures Together.
What companies did Alex Zhou found?: Alex Zhou founded Hirebolt.
Where did Alex Zhou go to school?: Alex Zhou studied at Y Combinator (S21 & W20 Batches); Imperial Business School (Master of Science (Msc), Innovation); University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Real Estate Finance).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3 Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1 Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y Combinator Alexis OhanianPartnerFounded Reddit Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1 Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

+ 10,223 more

University of Cambridge mafia589

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Stewart ButterfieldMPhilFounded Flickr +1 Demis HassabisBAFounded Google Deepmind +2 C. Giovanni TraversoMBFounded Teal Bio +4 Immad AkhundMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Mercury Technologies, Inc. +3 Inaki BerenguerMasterFounded InfiniteWatch +2 Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2

+ 582 more

Cornell mafia535

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

John ZimmerBSFounded Lyft David SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +3 Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Miramar Labs +3 Emin Gun SirerAssociate ProfessorFounded Ava Labs +3 Uri LopatinBAFounded Assemblybio +2 Aniq RahmanB.S.Founded Ucmdigitalhealth +2

+ 528 more

Goldman Sachs mafia531

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Marc AndreessenSummer AnalystFounded Opsware Fred EhrsamTraderFounded Nudge +1 Matt HuangSummer AnalystFounded Paradigm +1 David VélezAnalystFounded Nubank +1 Tarek MansourEquity Derivatives AnalystFounded Kalshi Colin WebbSummer AnalystFounded Saucepricing +1

+ 524 more

Imperial Business School mafia36

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Eoin HinchyMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Tines +1 Jules ShertserAI Startups & Innovation ProgrammeFounded Twindo +1 ardy satria hasanuddinExecutive EducationFounded Seedstars +1 Yusuf SherwaniBachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons)Founded Pelago Anthony OduwoleMBAFounded Verto Sarim SiddiquiBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Pelago

+ 29 more

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Imperial Business School136

Julia SchrameierAssociate at Manta Ray Ventures Nikolai RiiberInvestor at Investinor Alessandro De BenedettiAssociate at Northzone Millan SuriPrincipal at Episode1 Adrian RaduInvestor at Khosla Ventures Troy PhoaAssociate at Marlin Equity Partners

+ 130 more

Also attended University of Cambridge1,604

Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and Flickr Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMind Niko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of Verdict Georgia StevensonInvestor at Index Ventures Hannah SealInvestor at Index Ventures Leah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures

+ 1,598 more

Also attended Cornell University1,413

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures John ZimmerCo-founder of Lyft Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective

+ 1,407 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Entrepreneurs First740

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Toby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic Ventures Benedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 people PeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird Ventures AniTalent Team at Hummingbird Ventures Isabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures

+ 734 more

Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000

Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive Capital Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge Matt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Colin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar Robotics

+ 1,994 more

Also worked at SquareFoot2

John CococciaVenture Advisor at Armory Square Ventures Jesse HertzbergAngel investor

Also worked at Various Companies289

Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray Ventures Ben PerryInvestor at Medicxi Hector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1 Siddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture Partners Troy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCO David Rosenthal, MDVenture Partner at AlleyCorp

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About

Founder at HireboltYC S21

Intro paths

Hirebolt's investors · 2

Experience

Skills & more

Colleagues at Ventures Together

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

University of Cambridge mafia589

Cornell mafia535

Goldman Sachs mafia531

Imperial Business School mafia36

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended Imperial Business School136

Also attended University of Cambridge1,604

Also attended Cornell University1,413

Shared employers

Also worked at Entrepreneurs First740

Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000

Also worked at SquareFoot2

Also worked at Various Companies289

Founder at Hirebolt YC S21