About
Jackson Chen worked as an engineer at Google and later as a product manager at Plaid before founding Alphawatch AI, a company focused on AI-driven monitoring.
Founder at Alphawatch AIYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Jackson went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Alphawatch AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Jackson can intro founders to Alphawatch AI's investors below.
Alphawatch AI's investors · 2
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Experience
- Alphawatch.AIFoundercurrent2023 — present
- PlaidSoftware Engineer2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2019Mountain View, California, United States
- ContraryFounding Engineering Partner2017 — 2019
- ContraryEngineering Lead2018
- Columbia UniversityGenetic Algorithms Researcher2018
- OpenGov Inc.Engineering Intern2018
- ComcastEngineering Intern2017Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Skills & more
Chess20Entrepreneurship2Government2Python21MySQL7Microsoft Office9
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jackson Chen?
- Jackson Chen worked as an engineer at Google and later as a product manager at Plaid before founding Alphawatch AI, a company focused on AI-driven monitoring.
- Where does Jackson Chen work?
- Jackson Chen is Founder of Alphawatch AI.
- What companies did Jackson Chen found?
- Jackson Chen founded Alphawatch AI.
- Where did Jackson Chen go to school?
- Jackson Chen studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Columbia University mafia200
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Contrary mafia17
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Roger CawdetteVenture PartnerFounded Village Labs +1Michelle FangVenture PartnerFounded CerebrasSidney McLaurinVenture PartnerFounded Fleet RoboticsStephen RolandMBA Venture PartnerFounded KeyboardRavi BakhaiVenture PartnerFounded HypeChandler RogersContrary Fellow (CF21)Founded Relay Health
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Plaid mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Zach PerretCo-Founder & CEOFounded PlaidWilliam HockeyCo-founder and Board DirectorFounded PlaidAlain MeierHead of Fraud & IdentityFounded CognitoJeffrey WangInternFounded ExaStephanie VasquezHead of Product, Risk & ComplianceFounded Line.BuildPritee TembhekarProduct ManagerFounded Flyflow
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Plaid mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alain MeierHead of Fraud & IdentityFounded CognitoJeffrey WangSoftware EngineerFounded ExaStephanie VasquezHead of Product, Risk & ComplianceFounded Line.BuildPritee TembhekarProduct ManagerFounded FlyflowPushkar LankaEngineering ManagerFounded TravaRoland SaavedraSoftware Engineer InternFounded MarkIt
+ 1 more
Same school
Also attended Columbia University726
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Plaid39
Zach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalArpan ShahInvestor at Spark Capital
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Also worked at Google1,715
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
+ 1,709 more
Also worked at Contrary53
Michelle FangResident at Lux CapitalShreyas GargInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Basil AlomaryPrincipal, Head of Research & Growth Strategy at StripesGraham CarneyInvestments at General PartnershipJustin LiAnalyst at Level EquityRak GargPartner at Bain Capital Ventures
+ 47 more
Also worked at Columbia University174
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRon ZoriVenture Partner at Lerer HippeauRalph DeBernardoPartner, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesRichard ChesworthInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJesse Coors-BlankenshipCo-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalLauren YoungHead of Platform at AlleyCorp
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