About
Hansen Qian is cofounder of Lightski. He previously worked as a founding engineer and engineering manager at Affinity CRM.
Founder at LightskiYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Hansen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Hansen can intro founders to Lightski's investors below.
Lightski's investors · 1
Experience
- LightskiFounder, CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Saga AI (YC W24)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Affinity.coEngineering Manager2019 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- Affinity.coSenior Software Engineer2018 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
- Affinity.coFull-Stack Software Engineer2016 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States
- Spruce HealthiOS Engineer - KPCB Fellow2015San Francisco Bay Area
- FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2014Seattle, WA
- The Princeton Entrepreneurship ClubCo-director of HackPrinceton2013 — 2014Princeton, NJ
- FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2013Menlo Park, CA
- Stony Brook UniversityResearch Intern2011
Skills & more
Computer Science5Nanoparticles2Nanotechnology2Fuel Cells2Google App Engine2Hydrogen Fuel Cells1Socket.io1PEM fuel cellsGreen TechnologyEngineeringiOS developmentiOS Development1
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Chrome ExtensionsGoogle ChromeWeb ApplicationsFront-End DevelopmentBack-End Web DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesFull-Stack DevelopmentTypeScriptJavaJavaScriptDjangoNode.jsLanguages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hansen Qian?
- Hansen Qian is cofounder of Lightski. He previously worked as a founding engineer and engineering manager at Affinity CRM.
- Where does Hansen Qian work?
- Hansen Qian is Founder of Lightski.
- What companies did Hansen Qian found?
- Hansen Qian founded Lightski.
- Where did Hansen Qian go to school?
- Hansen Qian studied at Y Combinator (W23 Batch); Princeton University (Bachelor of Science in Engineering (with Honors), Computer Science); University of Oxford (Visiting Student, Computer Science).
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