Where did Robert Hou go to school?

Robert Hou studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator (P26); The Bishop's School (High School Diploma).

Robert Hou

Founder

Co-Founder at Alchemize

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedAlchemize · YC

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72 people in our graph share verified history with Robert — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Quentin ClarkunlockedRobert: together at ThoughtSpot (2021–2023)

×4Robert: together at ThoughtSpot

×2Robert: together at Bloccelerate VC

×4Robert: together at Confido

About

Robert Hou is co-founder of Alchemize and was the second engineer at Confido (YC S21), where he built AI accounting automation systems that served brands including Baskin-Robbins, Olipop, and Dr. Squatch.

Co-Founder at Alchemize YC X26

Intro paths

Robert went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Alchemize's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Robert can intro founders to Alchemize's investors below.

Alchemize's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Alchemize

Samuel FuCo-Founder

Experience

AlchemizeCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
ConfidoFounding Engineer2023 — 2025New York, New York, United States
ThoughtSpotSoftware Engineer2021 — 2023
Bloccelerate VCInvestment Associate2020 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States

Skills & more

Public Speaking15Leadership14Java2Data Analysis15Microsoft Office7Team Building8

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Robert Hou?: Robert Hou is co-founder of Alchemize and was the second engineer at Confido (YC S21), where he built AI accounting automation systems that served brands including Baskin-Robbins, Olipop, and Dr. Squatch.
Where does Robert Hou work?: Robert Hou is Co-Founder of Alchemize.
What companies did Robert Hou found?: Robert Hou founded Alchemize.
Where did Robert Hou go to school?: Robert Hou studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator (P26); The Bishop's School (High School Diploma).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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ThoughtSpot mafia10

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Aditya ViswanathanSoftware EngineerFounded Mando +1 Robert RossSoftware EngineerFounded Lume Kaushik SrinivasanMember Of Technical StaffFounded compliant-llm Shivam SinghalSoftware Engineering InternFounded Structured Labs Akshay MegharajStaff EngineerFounded Wuri Vijay GanesanCo-Founder, VP Product ManagementFounded NetSpring

+ 3 more

Bloccelerate VC mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andy SackAdvisorFounded Forum3 Joe GiordanoVenture PartnerFounded Payscale Richard MaVenture PartnerFounded Quantstamp Robi LinInvestment AssociateFounded Sepal AI Larissa TyagiInvestment Associate InternFounded Theora

The Bishop's School mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Omar HarounFounded Text IQ +1 Adam BlakeFounded Telescoped +1 Samuel FuFounded Alchemize Ryland BirchmeierHigh School DiplomaFounded Dream

Confido mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mike SmithSeries A Lead, Board MemberFounded Footwork Nikhil Basu TrivediSeries A Lead, Board MemberFounded Footwork Jake GolasSoftware EngineerFounded Propaya

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Steve WozniakCo-founder of Apple Tony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDash Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AI Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Abraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

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Also attended The Bishop's School12

Brian AkinSenior Associate at DFJ Justin LoboInvestor at Full In Partners Chas PulidoFounder & General Partner at Alix Ventures Chris EmmeAdvisor at Tessera Venture Partners Hieu BuiVenture Partner at Interlock Capital Jennifer E. ClausenPartner, Head of Investor Relations at LEM Multifamily

+ 6 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Alchemize1

Samuel FuCo-Founder at Alchemize

Also worked at Confido8

Nate CooperPartner at Barrel Ventures Mike SmithPartner at Footwork Nikhil Basu TrivediPartner at Footwork Kara HolinskiFounder at Confido Justin HunterFounder at Confido Jake GolasFounder at Propaya

+ 2 more

Also worked at ThoughtSpot30

Quentin ClarkInvestment Team at General Catalyst Jamie MontgomeryCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital Partners Jai DasPartner, President at Sapphire Ventures Lak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47 Ravi MhatrePartner and Co-Founder at Lightspeed Venture Partners James EphratiPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

+ 24 more

Also worked at Bloccelerate VC14

Alpin YukselogluPartner, Investing & Research at Paradigm Kate (Mitselmakher) LaurenceCEO, General Partner at Bloccelerate VC Theo FieldsGeneral Partner at Bloccelerate VC Joe GiordanoVenture Partner at Bloccelerate VC Charles TangoVenture Partner at Bloccelerate VC Robert MaterazziVenture Partner at Bloccelerate VC

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About

Co-Founder at AlchemizeYC X26

Intro paths

Alchemize's investors · 1

Co-founders at Alchemize

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

ThoughtSpot mafia10

Bloccelerate VC mafia6

The Bishop's School mafia5

Confido mafia4

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended The Bishop's School12

Shared employers

Also worked at Alchemize1

Also worked at Confido8

Also worked at ThoughtSpot30

Also worked at Bloccelerate VC14

Co-Founder at Alchemize YC X26