Happenstance
To radically increase the amount of luck in the world by making professional networks searchable via AI.
At a Glance
- Founders
- Recruiters
- Sales Professionals
- Venture Capitalists
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Happenstance
AI People Search Platform
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Latest News
Happenstance joins Y Combinator S23 batch
Happenstance AI officially launches to the public
Happenstance hits $330K ARR milestone
Happenstance featured as top AI tool for network prospecting
Products & Services
An AI-powered search tool that enables users to find people within their personal and extended networks (LinkedIn, Gmail, X) using natural language queries.
A collaborative feature allowing members of a group to search each other's connections to find mutual introductions and dealflow.
Market Position
Differentiates by focusing on deep search of personal 1st-degree connections and mutual introductions rather than public database scraping.
Leadership
Founders
Alex Teichman
Founder & CEO of Happenstance. Previously Co-founder & CEO of Lighthouse AI (acquired by Apple in 2018). Spent 4 years at Apple (2018-2022) in leadership roles. Holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University, where he was advised by Sebastian Thrun and focused on AI, robotics, and perception.
Executive Team
Alex Teichman
Founder & CEO
Stanford CS PhD, former CEO of Lighthouse AI, former Apple leadership.
Pieter Ouwerkerk
Founding Engineer
Previously a Research Engineer at Snap Inc. and researcher at Stanford University.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Alex Teichman founded Happenstance to solve the difficulty of discovering hidden opportunities within one's own network. After leading Lighthouse AI and working at Apple, he realized that serendipity ('happenstance') could be engineered by making personal connections searchable through semantic AI.
Business Model
Revenue Model
SaaS (Subscription-based)
Pricing Tiers
Around 15 searches per month; 100 daily credits mentioned in some versions.
Unlimited searches; billed annually.
Custom pricing for organizations and groups; shared network access.
Target Markets
- Founders
- Recruiters
- Sales Professionals
- Venture Capitalists
- Sales prospecting
- Recruiting and referral sourcing
- Fundraising and investor outreach
- Job hunting
- Various YC-backed startup founders
- Independent recruiters