Alexander Sukhanov
FounderCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Fastshot
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedFastshot · YC
Find your path to Alexander
737 people in our graph share verified history with Alexander — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Deep NisharunlockedAlexander: together at Stanford University (2018)
×7Alexander: together at Stanford University
×4Alexander: together at Cisco
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at FastshotYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Alexander went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Fastshot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
→
In turn, Alexander can intro founders to Fastshot's investors below.
Fastshot's investors · 1
Co-founders at Fastshot
DF
Dmitry FatkhiFounder
ED
Elvira DzhuraevaFounder
Experience
- FastshotCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- Cisco MerakiStaff Software Engineer2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- CiscoSenior Software Engineer2020 — 2022
- CiscoSoftware Engineer2018 — 2020San Jose, California, United States
- CiscoSoftware Engineering Intern2017 — 2018San Jose, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityDApps Course Mentor2018Stanford, California, United States
Skills & more
Smart ContractsPython
From Alexander's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alexander Sukhanov?
- Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Fastshot
- Where does Alexander Sukhanov work?
- Alexander Sukhanov is Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Fastshot.
- What companies did Alexander Sukhanov found?
- Alexander Sukhanov founded Fastshot.
- Where did Alexander Sukhanov go to school?
- Alexander Sukhanov studied at Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Master's degree, Computer Science); Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Stanford University mafia1,934
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter ThielB.A.Founded PayPalReid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2David SacksB.A.Founded YammerKeith RaboisB.A.Founded OpenDoorGarry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5
+ 1,927 more
Cisco mafia166
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sujay JaswaCorporate DevelopmentFounded Superunlimited +2Russ d'SaEngineerFounded Meetyu +2Val AgostinoSr. Director, Head of Product and GrowthFounded Monarch +2Marc AustinHead of Automation Strategy and Growth for Cisco Internet for the FutureFounded Hedgehog +2Dug SongGeneral Manager, Zero Trust & Duo SecurityFounded Duo Security (Link +1Aye MoahUser Interface DesignerFounded Baydin +1
+ 159 more
Bauman Moscow State Technical University mafia12
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Anton SvetlovComputer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceFounded Foodberry +1Galina ChifinaMasterFounded RTP Global,Sergey NikulinhigherFounded IdwellDmitry FatkhiEngineer’s DegreeFounded FastshotElvira DzhuraevaBachelor's degreeFounded FastshotNikita LazarevUndergraduateFounded Netpreme
+ 5 more
Same school
Also attended Bauman Moscow State Technical University25
Galina ChifinaCEO & Partner at RTP GlobalNick PonomarevSenior Investment Analyst at Orbit StartupsDmitry GrishinFounding Partner at Grishin RoboticsSergey NikulinCTO at Grishin RoboticsAlexander StarchenkoManaging Partner at First Imagine!Igor MinaevInvestor at Crimson Investment Fund
+ 19 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Fastshot2
Also worked at Cisco Meraki18
Anupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESRamin VatanparastAdvisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment VenturesAustin NicholsSales Coach at Galileo VenturesChris AshleyChapter Director, San Francisco at Startup HavenStar ReadVenture Partner at Anthropocene VenturesTommy LeepInvestor at Jetstream
+ 12 more
Also worked at Cisco708
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkCyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures
+ 702 more
Also worked at Stanford University1,149
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)
+ 1,143 more