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Gustaf Alströmer

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General Partner at Y Combinator · CEO at Heysan

South San Francisco, CA

FoundedHeysan · YC

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About

Led Growth at Airbnb for 4.5 years and co-founded Heysan; previously Head of Growth at Voxer.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Beyond investing

Founded
Alströmer co-founded and served as CEO of Heysan, which was part of YC's W07 batch and was acquired by Good Technology in 2009.
Communities
Alströmer helped author Y Combinator's request for startups on climate tech alongside David Rusenko.
Family
Alströmer grew up in Sweden before moving to the United States.

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CEO at HeysanYC W07

Intro paths

YC

Gustaf went through Y Combinator (Winter 2007) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Heysan's investors · 2

Western Technology InvestmentPortola ValleyY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2007

Co-founders at Heysan

MBMarie Brattberg
Marie BrattbergProduct Manager
PLPär Lindhe
Pär LindheProduct Development / UX lead
PMParham Michael Ossareh
Parham Michael Ossarehdeveloper, tech dude

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Gustaf Alströmer

The World’s Largest Electric Aircraft Just Flew

Hard Tech

The World's First Commercial Mobile Carbon Capture Device

Hard Tech

How This 25-Year-Old Built A $675M Legal AI Startup (With No Legal Experience)

Y Combinator

The Finance Startup Bringing Agentic AI to Wall Street

Founder Firesides

Fusion Energy Is Tech's Next Big Unlock

YC Decoded

The Right (And Wrong) Way To Spend Money At Your Startup

Office Hours

6 more appearances

Writing

How to set up, hire, and scale a growth strategy and team2020-06-09

A guide on building, hiring, and scaling a metrics-driven growth team, drawing on advice from growth experts at top startups.

Colleagues at Y Combinator

Aaron Epstein
General Partner at Y Combinator
Adele Gower
Workplace Operations Manager (HR and Workplace) at Y Combinator
Alex Petersen
Associate General Counsel (Legal) at Y Combinator
Alexis Katsilometes
Executive Assistant (Batch) at Y Combinator
Allison Bryan
Director of Accounting (Finance) at Y Combinator
Amir Sharif
Product Engineer (Software) at Y Combinator
Andrew Hsiao
Product Engineer (Post Batch) at Y Combinator
Andrew Miklas
General Partner at Y Combinator

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gustaf Alströmer?
Led Growth at Airbnb for 4.5 years and co-founded Heysan; previously Head of Growth at Voxer.
Where does Gustaf Alströmer work?
Gustaf Alströmer is CEO of Heysan and General Partner at Y Combinator.
What companies did Gustaf Alströmer found?
Gustaf Alströmer founded Heysan.
What companies has Gustaf Alströmer invested in?
Investments tracked here include AirMyne, Bemlo, Boundary Layer Technologies, Bright, Broccoli AI, BuyPower, Cambly, Cribspot, Electric Air, Enode, FAZZ, Glow Energy, and 20 more.
What has Gustaf Alströmer written?
Gustaf Alströmer has 1 tracked post on ycombinator.com, including "How to set up, hire, and scale a growth strategy and team".
What podcasts and interviews feature Gustaf Alströmer?
Tracked appearances include "The World’s Largest Electric Aircraft Just Flew", "The World's First Commercial Mobile Carbon Capture Device", "How This 25-Year-Old Built A $675M Legal AI Startup (With No Legal Experience)", and 9 more.

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