Tolu Alabi

Experience

1. Cleva (YC W24)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
2. Next in Line (NIL) AfricaFounder & CEO2021 — 2025Nigeria
3. StripeProduct Manager2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
4. StripeProduct Manager2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
5. AmazonSenior Technical Product Manager, Augmented Reality2019 — 2020Palo Alto, California
6. AmazonSenior Technical Product Manager, Amazon Logistics2017 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
7. IT Inkubator GmbHEntrepreneur In Residence2016
8. WhatsApp Inc.Growth (MBA Intern)2016San Francisco Bay Area
9. Goldman SachsFX Algorithmic Quant2013 — 2015Greater New York City Area
10. Grinnell CollegeComputer Science Teaching Assistant2010 — 2013
11. Grinnell CollegeMath Lab Tutor2010 — 2012
12. Grinnell CollegeStudent Research Assistant2011Grinell College
13. Goldman SachsTechnology Summer Analyst2012Salt Lake City

Education

1. Y Combinator
2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
3. Grinnell CollegeB.A, Computer Science

Skills & more

Languages Yoruba

• Functional Programming Principles in Scala — Coursera
• Competitive Strategy — Coursera

From Tolu's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

SASam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFEFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMHMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTSTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDADelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1JKJustin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Goldman Sachs mafia180

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

FEFred EhrsamTraderFounded CoinbaseMHMatt HuangSummer AnalystFounded HotspotsAJAndrew JonesTechnology AnalystFounded Adaptive Security +1SRSpencer RascoffInvestment BankerFounded House Whisper +1GWGordon WintrobSummer Analyst, Investment BankingFounded Newfront +1SCSheridan ClayborneSpecial Situations Group AnalystFounded Lendtable +1

+ 173 more

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia175

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

SJSteve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionFHFabian HeilemannSummer Institute for EntrepreneurshipFounded Aenu +1IIanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Zynga +1MSMada SegheteMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Upside +1SOSabah OneyM.B.A.Founded Vilya +1ICIan CinnamonMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +1

+ 168 more

Stripe mafia83

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

HTHemant TanejaInvestor (former Board Member)Founded CommureMHMatt HuangBoard MemberFounded HotspotsBBBrian BrunnerSoftware EngineerFounded DataShare +1MMMike MahlkowGrowthFounded Fastgen +1SRShravan ReddyEngineering LeaderFounded PixelapseFMFrancesco MoiraghiGTMFounded Kickpay

+ 76 more

Grinnell College mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

HSHam SerunjogiBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Chipper CashMMMaijid MoujaledBAFounded Chipper CashMGMike GiardelloBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded CinderbioBFBruce FriedrichB.A.Founded The Good Food Institute

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

LLLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMAMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJSJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVSVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSJSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESCAChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,317

RBRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPFPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSJSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDSDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKBKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)HWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,311 more

Also attended Grinnell College19

NFNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcCKClint KorverCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu VenturesCPCurt PabstVenture Partner at RSCMTMTerran MottInvestor at Positive Sum CapitalAMAndreata MuforoPartner at TLcom CapitalBHBrant HeiseManaging Director at MemorialCare Innovation Fund

+ 13 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Stripe166

HTHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMHMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLLLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalLBLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesJWJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesMFMark FiorentinoInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 160 more

Also worked at Amazon597

DMDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)VSViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalADAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneSJScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupBRBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEBEduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment Group

+ 591 more

Also worked at WhatsApp Inc.12

JGJim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalNANeeraj AroraAll things business at WhatsApp; formerly M&A lead at Google for Local, Social and MobileABAnton BorzovLead Partner at StratMindsSKSummer KimLead Partner at StratMindsKSKatya SkorobogatovaOperating Partner - Growth at TheVentureCityHCHelen ChenVice President at DST Global

+ 6 more

Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,429

JKJosh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSGSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFEFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMHMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNPNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesCBChris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst

+ 1,423 more