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Gustaf 🇺🇦
Investor, Advisor, and Group Partner at Y Combinator
Gustaf Alströmer is a Group Partner at Y Combinator (YC), a prominent startup accelerator.2 Here are some key details about him:
Professional Experience
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Y Combinator: Gustaf has been a Group Partner at YC since June 2017. In this role, he has worked with over 600 startups.23
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Airbnb: Prior to YC, Gustaf spent 4.5 years at Airbnb (2012-2017) as a Product Lead on the Growth team, which he helped start in 2012.2
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Voxer: He served as VP of Growth from 2010 to 2012.1
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Angel Investor: Gustaf has been an active angel investor since 2012, focusing on climatetech and decarbonization in recent years.1
Entrepreneurial Background
- Gustaf was the CEO and co-founder of Heysan, which was part of the YC W07 batch.2
Expertise and Impact
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At YC, Gustaf has read more than 9,000 applications and advised top YC alumni.2
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He has significant experience in product growth, having led Airbnb's growth team as it expanded to over 120 people while the company grew 25x in annual bookings.1
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Gustaf is particularly passionate about climate tech and has made investments in this sector.3
Education
Gustaf studied New Media Business & Management at Hyper Island.1
Gustaf's LinkedIn username is gustafalstromer, and he is based in San Francisco, California.1
Highlights
The last 18 months have probably been the most exciting since I arrived in the Bay Area 17 years ago. https://t.co/EiaQUWsbLm
YC is coming to Stockholm, Sweden.
I will interview Max Junestrand, CEO and Co-founder of Leya (https://t.co/6f7WnurIRw), the leading AI legal workspace in Europe. I will also share my learnings from working with over 900 startups at @ycombinator and how to choose the right idea to work on.
The event is invite-only - you can RSVP here: https://t.co/qeoQMdN3Yj