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Alexander Pesendorfer

Founder

Founder at Rescript

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

FoundedRescript · YC

About

Alexander Pesendorfer studied computer science, statistics, and machine learning at Princeton and worked as a software engineer at a derivatives marketplace. He is co-founder and chief technology officer of Rescript, which builds AI tools for public policy tracking.

Founder at RescriptYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Alexander went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Rescript's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Rescript's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Rescript

NANikhil Ajjarapu
Nikhil AjjarapuFounder

Experience

  1. RescriptCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
  2. FloodgateReactor Fellow2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. CME GroupSoftware Engineering Intern2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. Princeton UniversityResearch Intern2021

Skills & more

Languages Italian · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alexander Pesendorfer?
Alexander Pesendorfer studied computer science, statistics, and machine learning at Princeton and worked as a software engineer at a derivatives marketplace. He is co-founder and chief technology officer of Rescript, which builds AI tools for public policy tracking.
Where does Alexander Pesendorfer work?
Alexander Pesendorfer is Founder of Rescript.
What companies did Alexander Pesendorfer found?
Alexander Pesendorfer founded Rescript.
Where did Alexander Pesendorfer go to school?
Alexander Pesendorfer studied at Princeton University (BS in Engineering, Computer Science); Y Combinator (S24); The Lawrenceville School (High School Diploma, Cum Laude).

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