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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

  • Y Combinator: Gustaf has been a Group Partner at YC since June 2017. In this role, he has worked with over 600 startups.23

  • 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

  • Voxer: He served as VP of Growth from 2010 to 2012.1

  • 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

  • At YC, Gustaf has read more than 9,000 applications and advised top YC alumni.2

  • 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

  • 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

Mar 24 · twitter

Good morning from a sunny San Francisco. Today is @ycombinator Demo Day. Godspeed, founders. 🚀 https://t.co/Ciw9dQ9Obx

Good morning from a sunny San Francisco. Today is @ycombinator Demo Day. Godspeed, founders. 🚀 http
Mar 11 · twitter

Planning an insane YC event in Europe this spring.

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Experience

Group Partner at Y Combinator since June 2017
Investor and advisor (April 2012 - Present), Board Member at Heart Aerospace (July 2021 - July 2023), Product Lead, Growth at Airbnb (November 2012 - May 2017), VP of Growth at Voxer (July 2010 - November 2012)

Education

New Media Business & Management at Hyper Island

Location

San Francisco, California, United States