# Dr Alex Young

> Dr Alex Young is the founder and former CEO of Virti, an immersive learning and AI roleplay company. A self-taught coder from age fourteen, he built events and online education businesses before founding Virti in 2018. He also invests in early-stage companies, hosts The Human Performance Podcast and publishes learning, productivity and entrepreneurship content through his blog, YouTube channel and Sunday Shockwave newsletter.

- **Role:** Founder at Virti
- **Organizations:** Virti, Medvent, Meddicle, HS., Shiken Limited
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Medicine, University of Bristol, Master’s degree in Surgical Science, Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- **Known for:** Founded Virti in 2018., Self-reports scaling an online education business to seven figures in revenue while maintaining his day job., Led Virti during its $2 million seed round and $10 million Series A.

## Career timeline

- **Age 14** — Taught himself coding and made websites for his father’s property business.
- **During university** — Built an events, conference and education business; later developed an online exam-preparation business.
- **2009** — Graduated from the University of Bristol after six years studying medicine.
- **Before 2018** — Worked and trained in the UK and undertook a fellowship period in New York; developed education businesses alongside his work.
- **2018** — Founded Virti and left his previous career to focus on the company.
- **2019** — Virti secured a $2 million seed funding round; Young entered the NHS Innovation Accelerator, which supported him through 2021.
- **2020** — Virti was included in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2020.
- **2021** — Virti raised a $10 million Series A; the company was recognised in Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.
- **2022** — Delivered the TEDxUniversityofBristol talk How to change your life - learn power skills.
- **2025** — Appointed director of Shiken Limited on 17 February.
- **2026** — Listed as a speaker on AI roleplay and coaching at the World of Learning Summit.

## Achievements

- Founded Virti in 2018.
- Self-reports scaling an online education business to seven figures in revenue while maintaining his day job.
- Led Virti during its $2 million seed round and $10 million Series A.
- Virti was recognised in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2020 and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2021.
- Delivered a TEDxUniversityofBristol talk on power skills in 2022.
- His personal website advertises more than 20,000 Sunday Shockwave newsletter readers.
- Public speaker biographies credit him with publishing more than ten books.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Learning Technologies listed an Alex Young session on 29 April titled 7 ways to build performance enablement using AI; the listing establishes a scheduled session, not confirmed attendance.
- **2026-02** — World of Learning Summit listed him for a 4 February session on improving sales and leadership with AI roleplay and coaching; attendance is not independently confirmed.
- **2025-11** — Published a blog post on AI tools for 2026, discussing his coding, research, automation and content workflows.
- **2025-02** — Appointed director of Shiken Limited on 17 February 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://alexanderfyoung.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-f-young/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/alexanderfyoung
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1QnKYxNXosv9ykUt_6wCMg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderfyoung/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dralexanderyoung/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexanderfyoung

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Last updated: 2026-10-11