Where does Andrew Yan work?

Andrew Yan is Co-Founder, CEO of AthenaHQ.

Where did Andrew Yan go to school?

Andrew Yan studied at Columbia University (Bachelor's degree, Math and Computer Science (Joint)); University of Oxford (Maths, Philosophy); University of Pennsylvania (Management and Technology Summer Institute 2019).

Andrew Yan

Founder

Co-Founder, CEO at AthenaHQ

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAthenaHQ · YC

About

Andrew Yan is a co-founder of AthenaHQ, a platform for brand discovery through ChatGPT integration. He previously worked at Google Search, DeepMind, and the U.S. Army Laboratory, and holds a degree from Columbia University.

Co-Founder, CEO at AthenaHQ YC W25

Intro paths

Andrew went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to AthenaHQ's investors below.

AthenaHQ's investors · 5

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks FCVCSan Francisco FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Red Bike CapitalNew York · $25K – $1M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at AthenaHQ

Alan YaoCo-Founder

Experience

AthenaHQCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
GoogleProduct Manager2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
Google DeepMind20% Project2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
GoogleSoftware Engineering2022Mountain View, California, United States
VimeoSecurity Engineering2022New York, New York, United States
Almaworks AcceleratorDirector, Advisor of Almaworks Fellowship2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
Columbia | Department of EconomicsBehavioral Economics Research2021New York, New York, United States
US ArmyCybersecurity Research Engineer2021White Sands Missile Range, NM
QuantimeGrowth and Software Engineering2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
Columbia Technology VenturesStartup Accelerator Intern2020New York, New York, United States
SPORKEditor In Chief2017 — 2020Princeton, NJ
GeoSafetyCo-Founder2019Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Skills & more

Statistical ModelingData Visualization10Web Development12Optimization ModelsSoftware Development5Go (Programming Language)Generative Engine OptimizationGenAI SearchPython2

Languages English · Mandarin · Spanish

Executive Member — Pavilion
Generative Engine Optimization Specialist — AthenaHQ
PADI Open Water — PADI
CodePath Cybersecurity — CodePath
Machine Learning Coursera — Coursera

From Andrew's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Andrew Yan?: Andrew Yan is a co-founder of AthenaHQ, a platform for brand discovery through ChatGPT integration. He previously worked at Google Search, DeepMind, and the U.S. Army Laboratory, and holds a degree from Columbia University.
Where does Andrew Yan work?: Andrew Yan is Co-Founder, CEO of AthenaHQ.
What companies did Andrew Yan found?: Andrew Yan founded AthenaHQ.
Where did Andrew Yan go to school?: Andrew Yan studied at Columbia University (Bachelor's degree, Math and Computer Science (Joint)); University of Oxford (Maths, Philosophy); University of Pennsylvania (Management and Technology Summer Institute 2019).