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 TAIYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Alexander went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alexander can intro founders to TAI's investors below.
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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
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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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University of Pennsylvania mafia201
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Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management223
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Machina Labs5
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Jordan NooneGeneral Partner at Embedded VenturesNancy XiaoInvestor at HeadlineJory BellGeneral Partner at Playground GlobalJerry OrzechPRINCIPAL, INVESTMENT TEAM at Crosscut VenturesRyan McCalleyManaging Partner and Founder at SQN Venture Partners, LLCWilliam AbecassisManaging Partner and CIO at Braven
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Also worked at SpaceX148
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