Qw is Qiao Wang, who co-founded Alliance, a crypto accelerator and early-stage investment fund, and works there as founding partner. His X bio humorously lists his role as "customer support" at Alliance. Qw's Twitter Score is 748 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, placing him at rank #96 (top 0.1%) out of 389,587 accounts tracked.
Qw participated in the Ethereum ICO in 2014 and previously worked in traditional finance high-frequency trading before entering crypto. He previously worked at Messari, joining in 2017 to oversee its product line and build the tech team, before leaving in 2020 to co-found Alliance. Alliance has invested in approximately 150 to 200 projects, primarily at the pre-seed stage, with a third fund launched in 2021. Alliance alumni had created more than $10 billion in market capitalization as of November 2022. In April 2024, Alliance announced a strategic partnership with Founders Fund. Qw co-hosts the Good Game podcast with Imran Khan, produced by Alliance, and publishes essays on alliance.xyz, including "Yamanaka Factors" in June 2025.
Qw has built a following of 169,476 on X across 2,063 posts. Qw is mentioned by 658 accounts, with 1,243 total mentions across the platform. Qw's tracked investment portfolio includes DefiDollar Finance, Syndicate, Mask Network mask.io, InsurAce - Make DeFi Safer, Molecule, AltLayer, NEBRA and Idle Is Now Pareto.
Who follows Qw on X?
The accounts that follow Qw include 2,766 founders, 728 angel investors, 1,442 influencers and 134 VCs. Among them are Balaji, Marc Andreessen, Solana, Erik Voorhees, Laura Shin and Toly.