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848 people in our graph share verified history with Alper — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Paul KwanunlockedAlper: together at Stanford University (1997–2003)
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Alper: together at BlaBlaCar
Alper: together at Udacity
President of Search at You
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You's investors · 24
AIX VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksBreyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checksChamaeleonSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checksChiratae VenturesGurugram · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026Day One VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkFusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checksInflexor Venturessince 2026Info Edge VenturesGurgaon · $685K – $31M checks · since 2026Kae CapitalBengaluru · $500K – $32M checks · since 2026Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2026Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksOmega Venture PartnersSilicon ValleyPeak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checksSauce.vcNew Delhi · since 2026SMBC Asia Rising Fundsince 2026Socium VenturesAtlanta · $3M – $25M checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026Titan CapitalScottsdale · $249K – $15M checks · since 2026Untapped VenturesGlendale · $500K – $2M checksV3 VenturesLondon · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Zeropearl VC$100K – $500K checks · since 2026
Co-founders at You
RS
Richard SocherCEO & Founder
Experience
- You.comPresident, AI Searchcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- You.comChief Business Officer & GM of AI Search Infrastructure Groupcurrent2024 — present
- FindemChief Product Officer2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- UdacityChief Product Officer2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- UdacityVice President & General Manager of Enterprise2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- UdacityDirector of Enterprise2016 — 2018Mountain View, CA
- BlaBlaCarInterim Country Manager2014 — 2015Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
- Mekanist.netCo Founder & Board Member2014 — 2015Istanbul
- Mekanist.netCEO2011 — 2014
Skills & more
Business Development95Product Management
- Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback — DeepLearning.AI
- Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) — DeepLearning.AI
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alper Tekin?
- President of Search at You
- Where does Alper Tekin work?
- Alper Tekin is President of Search at You.
- Where did Alper Tekin go to school?
- Alper Tekin studied at Stanford University (Masters, Industrial Engineering); Stanford University (Bachelor's Degree, Industrial Engineering).
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Also worked at BlaBlaCar17
Pierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniIsabel BescosPartner and General Manager, San Francisco at Entrepreneur FirstPhilippe BotteriPartner at AccelIngrid Bonde ÅkerlindPrincipal at OxxHarley MillerManaging Partner and CEO at Left Lane CapitalMaria FosarelloOperating Partner - Growth | Marketing at Samaipata
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