Find your path to Ryan
1,476 people in our graph share verified history with Ryan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Dan BartusunlockedRyan: together at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2022)
×2Ryan: together at Stealth
×7Ryan: together at Stanford University
×2Ryan: together at U.S. House of Representatives
About
Ryan Samadi studied Computer Science at Stanford with a focus on AI and led a hedge-fund investing program there. He previously worked at Citadel's commodities fund and is now Co-Founder and CEO of Alt-X, which develops AI infrastructure for financial services.
Founder at Alt-XYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Alt-X's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Alt-X's investors below.
Alt-X's investors · 1
Co-founders at Alt-X
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Michael WachsmanFounder
Experience
- Alt-XCEOcurrent2025 — present
- CitadelCommodities2025
- StealthCo-Founder2025
- Kudla FundCIO2020 — 2025
- Stealthqt2024
- CitadelData Science- L/S Equities2023New York, United States
- Bank of America Merrill LynchTrading2022New York, New York, United States
- Stanford Health CareProject Manager (Healthcare Consulting)2021 — 2022Stanford, California, United States
- The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityResearch Fellow2021 — 2022Stanford, California, United States
- U.S. House of RepresentativesIntern2021
- Cayley Investment ManagementSoftware Development Engineering Intern2019 — 2020Great Neck, NY
Skills & more
Machine Learning2Financial Analysis2Project Management4Entrepreneurship2Corporate Finance2Quantitative Analytics2Mathematics2Investment Banking1SQLPandas (Software)2Python (Programming Language)Java2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Samadi?
- Ryan Samadi studied Computer Science at Stanford with a focus on AI and led a hedge-fund investing program there. He previously worked at Citadel's commodities fund and is now Co-Founder and CEO of Alt-X, which develops AI infrastructure for financial services.
- Where does Ryan Samadi work?
- Ryan Samadi is Founder of Alt-X.
- What companies did Ryan Samadi found?
- Ryan Samadi founded Alt-X.
- Where did Ryan Samadi go to school?
- Ryan Samadi studied at Stanford University (Computer Science); West Ranch High School (High School Diploma, Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Entrepreneurial Studies).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Stanford University mafia1,934
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter ThielB.A.Founded PayPalReid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2David SacksB.A.Founded YammerKeith RaboisB.A.Founded OpendoorGarry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5
+ 1,927 more
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
+ 1,214 more
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Citadel123
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiRobert CulpPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersEeshaan SachathevaCo-CIO at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.David SnydermanManaging Partner and Global Head of Alternative Credit and Fixed Income at Magnetar AI VenturesFran AmicoExecutive Assistant at CAVU Consumer PartnersEvan FengPartner at CoinFund
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Also worked at Kudla Fund6
Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch386
Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersAndrea GazviniAssociate at Northzone
+ 380 more
Also worked at Stanford Health Care51
Lana DevlikamovaLegal Operations Manager at CapitalGKarlInvestor at TFX CapitalAmir Dan RubinCEO and Founding Managing Partner at Healthier CapitalJose GutierrezHead of Network at Healthier CapitalCarleen ManigliaOffice Manager at Healthier CapitalKunal SethyEntrepreneur in Residence, Sparrow Healthcare at Red Cell Incubation
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