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Alexandru Antihi

Founder

Founder at Designbase

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedDesignbase · YC

About

Alexandru Antihi has led product and design system work at companies including Palantir, Two Sigma, Mosaic.tech, Checkout.com, Thomson Reuters, and Bitdefender, with over 17 years of experience in the field.

Founder at DesignbaseYC W23

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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

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In turn, Alexandru can intro founders to Designbase's investors below.

Designbase's investors · 2

FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Designbase

RXRyan Xie
Ryan XieFounder

Experience

  1. DesignbaseFounder and CEOcurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Unknot DesignPrincipalcurrent2006 — present
  3. OneSchemaProduct Design Advisor2021 — 2025
  4. DraftWiseProduct Design Advisor2021
  5. PinwheelHead of Design2021New York, United States
  6. Mosaic.techHead of Design2019 — 2021New York, United States
  7. Two Sigma IQVice President, Product Design2019 — 2020New York, United States
  8. Palantir TechnologiesProduct & Design2015 — 2019Palo Alto, California, United States
  9. Checkout.comExperience Design Manager2014 — 2015Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  10. KlymeChief Experience Officer, Founder2012 — 2014Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  11. KasperskyExperience Design & Strategy Advisor2014Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  12. Thomson ReutersHead of Data Visualisation2012 — 2014Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  13. BitdefenderUser Experience Manager2011 — 2012Bucharest, Romania
  14. BitdefenderCreative Team Manager2009 — 2011Bucharest, Romania
  15. CraftheadsManaging Partner2007 — 2008

Skills & more

Strategy13React.jsCascading Style Sheets (CSS)User Experience94Product Management58User Interface Design57Mobile Devices46User-centered Design40Usability Testing26Mobile Applications37User Interface29Interaction Design27
+12 moreAgile MethodologiesUsabilityProduct DesignWeb DesignWireframesUX ResearchWeb ApplicationsScrumDesign PatternsStart-upsEntrepreneurshipExperience Design

Languages English · Italian · Romanian

  • Certificate in General English — Studio School Cambridge
  • Certificate in Advanced English — University of Cambridge

From Alexandru's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alexandru Antihi?
Alexandru Antihi has led product and design system work at companies including Palantir, Two Sigma, Mosaic.tech, Checkout.com, Thomson Reuters, and Bitdefender, with over 17 years of experience in the field.
Where does Alexandru Antihi work?
Alexandru Antihi is Founder of Designbase.
What companies did Alexandru Antihi found?
Alexandru Antihi founded Designbase.
Where did Alexandru Antihi go to school?
Alexandru Antihi studied at Universitatea „Hyperion” din București (Bachelor's degree, Communication); Universitatea „Spiru Haret” din București (Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) - Pending, Architecture).

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Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystEugene LeeInvestor at OMERS VenturesSri PangulurInvestor at Mayfield FundEvan ChenInvestor at Kindred Ventures

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