Find your path to Rick
45 people in our graph share verified history with Rick — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Rick Gao previously worked at Verition Fund Management developing financial models and optimizations, and conducted computational biology research at Yale's Gerstein Laboratory. He is currently founding Alkera AI.
Founder at Alkera AIYC S26
Intro paths
Rick went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Alkera AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Rick can intro founders to Alkera AI's investors below.
Alkera AI's investors · 2
Co-founders at Alkera AI
Experience
- Alkera AI (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Verition Fund Management LLCIntern2024 — 2026New York, NY
- Yale UniversityUndergraduate Researcher | Gerstein Laboratory2023 — 2024New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Yale Young Global ScholarsCourse Instructor2023New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rick Gao?
- Rick Gao previously worked at Verition Fund Management developing financial models and optimizations, and conducted computational biology research at Yale's Gerstein Laboratory. He is currently founding Alkera AI.
- Where does Rick Gao work?
- Rick Gao is Founder of Alkera AI.
- What companies did Rick Gao found?
- Rick Gao founded Alkera AI.
- Where did Rick Gao go to school?
- Rick Gao studied at Yale University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator (S26).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Yale University mafia373
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Same school
Also attended Yale University1,080
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Alkera AI (YC S26)2
Also worked at Verition Fund Management LLC1
Also worked at Yale University190
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