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Alexander Blessing

Investor

Engineering Leader, former Palantir Technologies at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Greater Boston

FoundedAirshared · YCVoiceGem · YC

About

Alexander Blessing is an engineering leader who most recently worked in product development at Palantir Technologies, which he joined in 2013. He contributed to the early development of Palantir Foundry and served as technical lead for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland before moving into product roles across several Palantir offerings. He previously co-founded a YCombinator-backed company that Palantir acquired, and holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University and a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.

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Experience

  1. Onodrim IndustriesCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2025 — present
  2. AsymmetricAdvisor Partnercurrent2023 — present
  3. Palantir TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2019 — 2023Denver, Colorado, United States
  4. Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Engineer2013 — 2019NYC, London, Munich
  5. VoicegemCo-Founder & CTO2011 — 2013

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science2010 — 2012
  2. University of CambridgeBachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science2007 — 2010

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,575

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended University of Cambridge621

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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Shared employers

Also worked at Onodrim Industries2

Jeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystChristian GarrettInvestment Partner at 137 Ventures

Also worked at Palantir Technologies86

Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VCTrae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesBryan OffuttInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures

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Colleagues at Asymmetric Capital Partners

Akshay Nathan
Engineering Manager at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Andrew Furman
Software Developer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Annie Dean
Chief Strategy Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Aron Szanto
Head of Technology at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Ben Slater
Chief Marketing Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Beth Clymer
President, Chief Operating Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Brian Benedict
Co-Founder & CRO at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Brian Fishbein
Chief Investment Officer at Asymmetric Capital Partners