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Alexander Kwan is Founder of TAI.

Alexander Kwan

Founder

Founder at TAI

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Alexander Kwan held finance and operations roles at Relativity Space and previously worked in sales at SpaceX, with earlier experience in banking, hedge funds, and private equity.

Founder at TAI YC W22

Intro paths

Alexander went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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TAI's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Experience

Abby CareFinance & Strategycurrent2025 — present
Scale AIFinance & Strategy2025
Machina LabsFinance and Operations2022 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
TAI (YC W22)CEO & Co-founder2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
Relativity SpaceFinance and BizOps2016 — 2020Greater Los Angeles Area
Relativity SpaceDirector Of Finance And Strategy2018 — 2020
Relativity SpaceHead of Finance and BizOps2016 — 2018Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
SpaceXSales and Business Development2015 — 2016Hawthorne, CA
AmgenFinance and Strategy2015Thousand Oaks, California
Ajia PartnersPrivate Equity and Venture Capital2010 — 2014Hong Kong SAR
LazardFinancial Advisory2009 — 2010

Skills & more

Renewable Energy3Venture Capital18Private Equity8Entrepreneurship11Cleantech3Investments7Business Development15Energy Efficiency2Portfolio Management3Financial Modeling10Emerging Markets2Business Strategy8

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alexander Kwan?: Alexander Kwan held finance and operations roles at Relativity Space and previously worked in sales at SpaceX, with earlier experience in banking, hedge funds, and private equity.
Where does Alexander Kwan work?: Alexander Kwan is Founder of TAI.
What companies did Alexander Kwan found?: Alexander Kwan founded TAI.
Where did Alexander Kwan go to school?: Alexander Kwan studied at Y Combinator (W22 Batch); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (DY/DX, Cohort 1); UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA).

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Scale AI mafia67

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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

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Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEA Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

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David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America Fund Dana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital Partners Jed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital Partners Shahin FarshchiPartner at Lux Capital Monica PlazaOperating Partner at CapitalG Jennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate Ventures

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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,419

Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal Foundation Kunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan Capital Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychology Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis Ventures Leah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures Eghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Scale AI100

Alexandr WangCo-founder of Scale AI; Chief AI Officer at Meta Lucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of Passes William HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of Column Brad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative Robotics Cat WuInvestor at Index Ventures Mike VolpiInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also worked at Machina Labs5

Paulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, Llc Peter LeeManaging Partner at Baroda Ventures Peter BordesManaging Partner at Trajectory Ventures Peter ShannonFounder, Managing Director at Radius Capital Ventures Luka TomljenovicPartner at Radius Capital Ventures

Also worked at Relativity Space24

Jordan NooneGeneral Partner at Embedded Ventures Alex CheeCo-Founding Partner, Credit / Termina at Tribe Capital Firstlook Nancy XiaoInvestor at Headline Jory BellGeneral Partner at Playground Global Jerry OrzechPRINCIPAL, INVESTMENT TEAM at Crosscut Ventures Ryan McCalleyManaging Partner and Founder at SQN Venture Partners, LLC

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Also worked at SpaceX243

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures Asanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VC Justin RoseInvestment Team at 8VC Garry HillInvestment at Makers Fund Helen LiangFounder & General Partner at FoundersX Ventures

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About

Founder at TAIYC W22

Intro paths

TAI's investors · 1

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia748

The Wharton School mafia570

UCLA Anderson School of Management mafia93

Scale AI mafia67

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management422

Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,419

Shared employers

Also worked at Scale AI100

Also worked at Machina Labs5

Also worked at Relativity Space24

Also worked at SpaceX243

Founder at TAI YC W22