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Javier SolterounlockedJonathan: together at Carnegie Mellon University (2010–2013)
×5Jonathan: together at Twilio
×6Jonathan: together at Carnegie Mellon University
About
He spent roughly six years at Twilio, progressing from software engineer to technical lead and engineering manager after an earlier internship there. He served as Valon's CTO from 2019 to 2023 and then as head of engineering.
Founder at Valon
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Valon's investors · 2
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Andrew W.Founder
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Valon's investors · 8
Alley Robotics VenturesCohasset · $500K – $2M checksAlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020K50 VenturesEncinitas · $50K – $250K checksRecharge Thematic Ventures Management LlcNew YorkWestCapNew York · since 2024WestCapSaskatoonZigg CapitalNew York · $4M checks
Co-founders at Valon
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Andrew WangCo-Founder / CEO
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Andrew W.Founder
Experience
- ValonCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- ValonCo-Founder / Head of Engineering2023 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- ValonCo-Founder / CTO2019 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Twilio Inc.Engineering Manager2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Twilio Inc.Technical Lead2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Twilio Inc.Senior Software Engineer2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Twilio Inc.Software Engineer2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Twilio, Inc.Software Engineering Intern2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Booz Allen HamiltonCloud Computing Intern2012Annapolis Junction, MD
- Tech^Edge Discovery LabMobile Development Researcher2011Dayton Metropolitan Area
- Imperial CFS Inc.Manager's Assistant2009Torrance, CA
Skills & more
Hadoop7Python6Java5Software Engineering5Git4MapReduce1C1Accumulo1Maven1Eclipse1MySQLRedis1
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PHPRESTful WebServicesJavaScriptGoObjective-CAndroidMongoDBVimAmazon SQSChefiOSAmazon Web Services (AWS)Languages English · Mandarin (Conversational) · Spanish (Elementary)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Hsu?
- He spent roughly six years at Twilio, progressing from software engineer to technical lead and engineering manager after an earlier internship there. He served as Valon's CTO from 2019 to 2023 and then as head of engineering.
- Where does Jonathan Hsu work?
- Jonathan Hsu is Founder of Valon.
- What companies did Jonathan Hsu found?
- Jonathan Hsu founded Valon, Valon.
- Where did Jonathan Hsu go to school?
- Jonathan Hsu studied at Carnegie Mellon University (BS in Computer Science, Computer Science); Harvard-Westlake.
Founder mafias
Carnegie Mellon University mafia481
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer Science & Human-Computer InteractionsFounded Passes +1Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIJoshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenJonathan RothbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Raindance Technologies +4Andrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +3
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Twilio mafia22
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Amaan AhmadSoftware Engineer InternFounded Pathfinder +1Mark GilbertVice President Of Product ManagementFounded Zocks Communications +1Daniel ZarickProduct ManagerFounded Arrows Software +1Ethan KurzweilInvestor and Board ObserverFounded Linden LabSameer DholakiaCEO - Twilio SendGridFounded SendGridDavit BaghdasaryanHead of Product SecurityFounded Krisp
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Valon mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University730
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Valon6
Also worked at Twilio Inc.97
Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at GreycroftLauren ReederSeed/early-stage investor at Sequoia CapitalAlbert WengerUnion Square Ventures partner, technology investor, and author of The World After Capital
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