About
Tony Li is the founder of Alkera AI. He previously worked as a software engineer at ByteDance, where he developed tools for multi-agent AI systems, and as a quantitative developer at Carthage Capital. He holds a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Yale.
Founder at Alkera AIYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Tony went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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 ↗
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In turn, Tony can intro founders to Alkera AI's investors below.
Alkera AI's investors · 1
Co-founders at Alkera AI
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Rick GaoFounder
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Andrew TranFounder
Experience
- Alkera AI (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- TikTokAI Infrastructure2025San Jose, CA
- Stealth StartupQuantitative Developer2024New York, New York, United States
- Yale UniversityResearch Assistant - Computational Biology2023New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Yale Computer SocietyFrontend Engineer - RoomAdvisor2023New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- StudyBlockFounder2022 — 2023
Education
- Yale UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science2022 — 2026
- Ronald Reagan High School2018 — 2022
Skills & more
Large Language Models (LLM)Machine LearningDeep LearningComputer VisionStatistical Data AnalysisData AnalysisRegression AnalysisParallel ProgrammingAlgorithmsTypeScriptFull-Stack DevelopmentFront-End Development
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Back-End Web DevelopmentUIXDatabase TestingPeer TutoringOptionsViolinReact.jsJavaScriptPython (Programming Language)C (Programming Language)C++SQLLanguages Chinese · English · Korean
From Tony's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Yale University521
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures
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Also attended Ronald Reagan High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Alkera AI (YC S26)1
Also worked at TikTok21
Max Marley-MurayHead of HR and Recruiting at CaladanChi-Hua ChienCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Goodwater CapitalDan BulteelMarketing executive for companies such as WPP, adidas, TikTok/ByteDance, & Build A Rocket Boy at XRCSteph HeathPeople Partner & Programs Lead at Playground GlobalSarah OrlandoTalent Associate at Radical VenturesPartick RyanInvestor at Sand Hill Angels
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Also worked at Stealth Startup220
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs
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