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Erika Alexandra Hairston

Erika Alexandra Hairston

Entrepreneur, builder, and product leader passionate about AI and empowerment.

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As co-founder & CEO of Edlyft (YC W20), a venture-backed edtech/ HR startup, I scaled the company to over 7-figures in revenue before a successful exit.

Prior to Edlyft, I honed my skills in Product at LinkedIn, as a Software Engineer at Facebook, and earned my B.S. in Computer Science from Yale.

My work has been featured in Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider, Forbes 30 Under 30, Apple, TechCrunch, and more.

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I scaled & sold a B2B enterprise startup and AI tool to Google; Now, I actively make angel investments + advise a few select startups.
  • I like to invest in YC women founders
  • I'm most interested in b2b, ai, future of work or product led companies
  • Reach out directly to see if it makes sense to work together, happy to hear from you
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After selling my company, I’m on a listening tour exploring what’s next by connecting with founders, product leaders, recruiters & investors in AI.
  • Reach out directly if you’d like to connect, happy to hear from you
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The platform I built supported college computer science students across 200+ universities.
  • When I have capacity, I love to support college students, especially women and POC studying CS or related technical fields. If this is you, reach out with your LinkedIn and what questions you have.