About
William Alexander studied economics and computer science at Stanford. He has a background in manufacturing.
Founder at ArzanaYC X26
Intro paths
YC
William went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Arzana's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, William can intro founders to Arzana's investors below.
Arzana's investors · 1
Co-founders at Arzana
MK
Marshall KoolsFounder
Experience
- ArzanaCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lost in the Sauce PizzaFoundercurrent2021 — presentOkoboji, Iowa, United States
- AthluenceCo-Founder2025Stanford, California, United States
- Alex InternationalProject Manager2021 — 2025Shanghai, China
- Eat BrillaCo-Founder2024 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- Fundusol, LLC.Project Manager2024Stanford, California, United States
- White Bridge InvestmentsIntern2023Milan, Italy
Skills & more
Cooking
Languages Italian · Mandarin · Russian · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is William Alexander?
- William Alexander studied economics and computer science at Stanford. He has a background in manufacturing.
- Where does William Alexander work?
- William Alexander is Founder of Arzana.
- What companies did William Alexander found?
- William Alexander founded Arzana.
- Where did William Alexander go to school?
- William Alexander studied at Stanford University (Economics, Computer Science); Okoboji High School.
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