Scale AI's Alexandr Wang jokes his HRT 2015 intern class is the new PayPal Mafia
kevinakwok · x · 2026-10-06
A viral post claimed hedge fund Hudson River Trading's 2015 intern class is the "new-gen PayPal Mafia." Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang — himself an HRT alum — quote-posted a photo from his 19th birthday, joking whether he should dig up more birthday photos to help VCs decide what to invest in. A nod to Silicon Valley's culture of tracking talent cohorts as investment signals.
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