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Britt DannemanunlockedCharles: together at Alloy (2019–2026)
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About
Charles Hearn is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Alloy. He has led engineering teams in the financial services sector for over a decade and has been recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
CTO at Alloy
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Alloy's investors · 19
Alpha EdisonLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checksAvenir Growth CapitalNew York · since 2022Avid VenturesNew York City · $500K – $8M checks · since 2020Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2022Canapi VenturesNew York · since 2022Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksEniac VenturesNew York City · $1.2M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2020Flourish VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksHarmony PartnersNew YorkLaunchCapitalBoston · $50K – $150K checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022Primary Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M checksRaptor GroupMiami BeachSelah VenturesNew York · $500K – $10M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTribeca Early Stage PartnersNew York · $1M – $2M checksVestigo VenturesCambridge · $1M – $5M checksZag Capital
Co-founders at Alloy
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Laura SpiekermanPresident
Experience
- AlloyCofounder and CTOcurrent2015 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Knox PaymentsLead Product Engineer2014 — 2015Richmond, Virginia
- MicrosoftProgram Manager2013 — 2014Bellevue, WA
- The City SwigMobile Lead and General Developer2011 — 2013
- UVA ResearchIndependent researcher2012 — 2013Charlottesville, Virginia
- SpartaSoftware Development Intern2012
Skills & more
Whisky4Start-ups10Cloud Computing2Mobile Phone Apps4x86 Assembly3Android Development2Shell Scripting2APIs4Software Development8Web Development5Node.js5JavaScript13
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PythonLinuxSQLHTMLC++CSSCJavaMySQLUnixLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
- Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver — PADI
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Charles Hearn?
- Charles Hearn is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Alloy. He has led engineering teams in the financial services sector for over a decade and has been recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
- Where does Charles Hearn work?
- Charles Hearn is CTO of Alloy.
- What companies did Charles Hearn found?
- Charles Hearn founded Alloy.
- Where did Charles Hearn go to school?
- Charles Hearn studied at University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science); Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies.
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Techstars mafia2,405
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Brad FeldCo-founderFounded Techstars VenturesDavid CummingsTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2012Founded Undaunted +7Gleb ChuvpiloTechstars Boston Accelerator 2014Founded Thor Directed Energy +6Fritz LanmanTechstars New York City Accelerator 2012Founded Doppler Labs +3Ben LammMentor & InvestorFounded Breaking +3T.J. ParkerTechstars Boston Accelerator 2013Founded Tjparker +2
University of Virginia mafia244
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Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Knox Payments mafia4
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Also attended University of Virginia808
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesLauren von ReynInvestor at LightbankFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED Investors
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Also attended Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies6
Shared employers
Also worked at Alloy11
Britt DannemanPrincipal at Alpha EdisonPerry BlacherPartner at Augmentum FintechTim YoungCo-Founder and General Partner at Eniac VenturesCharley MaManaging Partner at Pathlight VenturesKamran AnsariVenture Partner at Infinity VenturesKaren T. ConeVenture Partner at Sybilla Masters
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Also worked at Knox Payments3
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