AfterQuery

We teach machines how experts think — applied research lab connecting 100,000+ verified professionals with frontier AI labs.

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2025 founded

What is AfterQuery?

AfterQuery is a San Francisco applied-research lab founded in January 2025 (Y Combinator W25 batch) by three Wharton/Penn co-founders — Spencer Mateega (CEO), Carlos Georgescu, and Danny Tang. The company curates data solutions that capture expert reasoning and real-world workflows, then converts them into training data for foundation-model labs. Service portfolio: Supervised Fine-Tuning datasets with chain-of-thought reasoning, Reinforcement Learning with expert-designed rubrics, Agent Environments (API/MCP) for real workflows, and Computer Use Trajectories from human demonstrations. Their network spans nearly 100,000 verified practicing professionals across finance, law, medicine, engineering, software, ML/data science, business, and health. AfterQuery raised a $30M Series A at a $300M valuation (April 2026, led by Altos Ventures with The Raine Group, Y Combinator, and BoxGroup) and is reportedly above $100M annual revenue run rate within ~16 months of founding. Sign up to contribute at https://experts.afterquery.com/.

Mission & values

Teach machines how experts think — capture expert reasoning and real-world workflows, then convert them into training data that teaches AI models how professionals actually solve problems.

Qualifications

Two engagement paths exist. (1) AfterQuery Experts (experts.afterquery.com) — the contributor program for domain professionals. Active tracks include finance, law, medicine, engineering, software engineering, ML/data science, business, and health. ML/DS expert listings target 1–3 years of experience; PhD is not strictly required but specialist tracks command higher rates. Per public coverage, pay ranges roughly $40–$50/hr for general expert work and up to $200–$250/hr for top-of-skill specialists. (2) Corporate hiring at afterquery.com/careers — 18 open roles, all in San Francisco and mostly onsite (Engineering, Research on Frontier Data and Post-Training, Strategic Projects/Operations, Growth, Sales). For remote-only contributors, the Experts side is the relevant path.

Leadership

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Spencer Mateega

Co-Founder & CEO

B.S. Finance & Statistics (Wharton) and M.S. Computer Science (Penn). Previously interned at Silver Lake (tech PE), Morgan Stanley (tech IB), Meta, and Google before co-founding AfterQuery in January 2025.

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Carlos Georgescu

Co-Founder

Met Spencer at a Google high-school summer program; later interned together at Meta. Previously at Citadel Securities (2x), Meta, and Google. Past acquired ed-tech founder.

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Danny Tang

Co-Founder

Met Spencer in high school where they co-founded and sold a startup. Both attended Wharton as roommates before launching AfterQuery.

Hiring process

  1. 1

    Apply at experts.afterquery.com/apply

    Submit an application listing your domain expertise and credentials.

    About 1 day

  2. 2

    Vetting & domain assessment

    Pass domain-specific tests for the Experts track you target (finance, law, medicine, engineering, SWE, ML/DS, etc.).

    About 5 days

  3. 3

    Onboarding

    Calibration tasks, profile setup, and platform onboarding.

    About 3 days

  4. 4

    Project matching

    Get matched to AI-lab client projects (SFT data, RL rubrics, Agent Environments, Computer Use Trajectories).

    About 5 days

  5. 5

    Get paid

    Per-project payouts processed through the platform.

    About 7 days

Funding

StageSeries A
Total raised$30,500,000
Investors
Altos Ventures The Raine Group Y Combinator BoxGroup

Awards & recognition

  • $30M Series A at $300M valuation · 2026

    BusinessWire ↗

  • $100M+ annual revenue run rate within ~16 months of founding · 2026

    BusinessWire / FinSMEs

  • Y Combinator Winter 2025 batch · 2025

    Y Combinator ↗

Company information

Frequently asked questions

Who founded AfterQuery?
Three Wharton/Penn co-founders launched AfterQuery in January 2025 as part of Y Combinator W25: Spencer Mateega (CEO, ex-Silver Lake/Morgan Stanley/Meta/Google), Carlos Georgescu (ex-Citadel Securities/Meta/Google), and Danny Tang (ex-Wharton roommates with Spencer; sold a high-school startup together).
What does AfterQuery do?
It captures how experts actually think and work — chain-of-thought reasoning, RL rubrics, agent environments, and computer-use trajectories — then sells that as training data to frontier AI labs.
How big is the expert network?
Nearly 100,000 verified practicing professionals across finance, law, medicine, engineering, software, ML/data science, business, and health.
What can I earn as an Expert?
Public coverage cites $40–$50/hr for general roles and up to $200–$250/hr for top-of-skill specialists. Pay depends on domain, project complexity, and your credentials.
How is AfterQuery funded?
$500K seed from Y Combinator (W25) plus a $30M Series A in April 2026 at a $300M valuation, led by Altos Ventures with The Raine Group, Y Combinator, and BoxGroup. Reportedly above $100M annual revenue run rate.
Who are the customers?
Frontier AI labs and enterprises building foundation models. AfterQuery describes itself as supporting "every leading frontier AI organization."

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