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Alexander Leonardi

Founder

Founder at VectorShift

New York, New York, United States

FoundedVectorShift · YC

About

Alexander Leonardi holds an AB/SM in Statistics and Computer Science from Harvard and previously worked as a Private Equity Data Science Analyst at Blackstone, where he evaluated transactions and developed AI/ML solutions for portfolio companies. He leads VectorShift.

Founder at VectorShiftYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Alexander went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran VectorShift's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Alexander can intro founders to VectorShift's investors below.

VectorShift's investors · 6

1984 Ventures Management, LlcSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2024468 CapitalBerlinFormus Capitalsince 2024Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2024XG VenturesMenlo ParkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at VectorShift

AMAlbert Mao
Albert MaoFounder

Experience

  1. VectorShiftCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. BlackstoneAnalyst2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  3. Harvard UniversityTeaching Fellow: CS502021Cambridge, MA
  4. BlackstoneSummer Analyst2021New York, New York, United States
  5. Harvard College Consulting GroupDirector, President2020 — 2021Cambridge, MA
  6. Harvard College Consulting GroupVice Director of Consulting2020Cambridge, MA
  7. Harvard College Consulting GroupAssociate Director of Engagement2019 — 2020Cambridge, MA
  8. Harvard College Consulting GroupCase Team Leader2019Cambridge, MA
  9. Harvard College Consulting GroupAssociate2019Cambridge, MA
  10. Harvard College Consulting GroupAnalyst2018Cambridge, MA
  11. Harvard Financial Analysts ClubDirector of Senior Investment Research2019 — 2020Cambridge, MA
  12. Harvard Financial Analysts ClubSenior Investment Researcher, Quantitative Analyst2018 — 2019Cambridge, MA
  13. Harvard Model United NationsDirector2018 — 2020Cambridge, MA

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alexander Leonardi?
Alexander Leonardi holds an AB/SM in Statistics and Computer Science from Harvard and previously worked as a Private Equity Data Science Analyst at Blackstone, where he evaluated transactions and developed AI/ML solutions for portfolio companies. He leads VectorShift.
Where does Alexander Leonardi work?
Alexander Leonardi is Founder of VectorShift.
What companies did Alexander Leonardi found?
Alexander Leonardi founded VectorShift.
Where did Alexander Leonardi go to school?
Alexander Leonardi studied at Harvard University (Master of Science - MS, Computational Science and Engineering); Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Statistics and Computer Science (Joint)); Y Combinator.

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