Find your path to Thomas
228 people in our graph share verified history with Thomas — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Cat WuunlockedThomas: together at Scale AI (2020)
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About
Thomas Liao leads neoncoral and previously held machine learning leadership roles at Scale and Anthropic, where he worked on evaluations and post-training.
Founder at neoncoralYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Thomas went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thomas Liao?
- Thomas Liao leads neoncoral and previously held machine learning leadership roles at Scale and Anthropic, where he worked on evaluations and post-training.
- Where does Thomas Liao work?
- Thomas Liao is Founder of neoncoral.
- What companies did Thomas Liao found?
- Thomas Liao founded neoncoral.
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
Scale AI mafia67
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Lucy GuoCo-founderFounded PassesWilliam HockeyBoard DirectorFounded PlaidBrad PorterChief Technology OfficerFounded Collaborative RoboticsJosephine LeeIntern - GenAIFounded Palette Labs +1Anthony KrivonosSenior Software Engineer, NucleusFounded Toma +1George FangStrategic Projects LeadFounded Meridian +1
+ 60 more
Anthropic mafia55
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mike KriegerChief Product Officer (moved into new 'Labs' division, Jan 2026)Founded InstagramReed HastingsBoard MemberFounded InterPositiveTom BlomfieldMember of Technical StaffFounded Starling Bank +2Sameer DholakiaInvestorFounded SendGrid +1Jeremy JohnsonInvestorFounded 2U +1Houman HaghighiInvestorFounded Techstars
+ 48 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Anthropic133
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicReed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicDaniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of Anthropic
+ 127 more
Also worked at Scale AI100
Alexandr WangCo-founder of Scale AI; Chief AI Officer at MetaLucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index Ventures
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