Episode 77
Powering Better Decision and Policy Making Through Integrated Data with Alex Izydorczyk, Founder and CEO at Cybersyn
Guests: Alex Izydorczyk and Steve Hamm
GUESTS
Alex Izydorczyk
Founder and CEO
Alex Izydorczyk is the Founder and CEO of Cybersyn, the data-as-a-service company making the world’s economic data available to businesses, governments, and entrepreneurs. Cybersyn takes away the complexity of accessing third-party data by delivering analytics-ready external datasets directly to your data warehouse. With nearly seven years of experience leading the data science team at Coatue, a $70 billion investment manager, Alex brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table. As the architect of Coatue's data science practice, he led a team of 40+ in leveraging external data to drive investment decisions. Alex's background in private equity data infrastructure also includes an investment in Snowflake. His passion for real-time economic data led him to start Cybersyn in 2022. In April 2023, the company announced its $62.9M Series A led by Snowflake, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Coatue.
Steve Hamm
Host, Author, and Journalist
Steve Hamm is an award winning journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker. He has been writing about the tech industry for more than 30 years, including journalism stints at BusinessWeek and the San Jose Mercury News. His book credits include Bangalore Tiger, The Race For Perfect, Making the World Work Better, Smart Machines, and soon to be released- The Rise of the Data Cloud.