Alex Taussig
Lightspeed Venture Partners Partner
location
San Francisco, California
investment range
$1m - $50.0m
sweet spot
$8.0m
Alex Taussig's Past Investments (11)
| Company | Deal Type | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faire (formerly Indigo Fair) | Series B | $40M (Lead) | Dec 2018 | |
| Daily Harvest | Series B | $43M (Lead) | Dec 2017 | |
| Vector Space | Series A | $21M | Jun 2017 | |
| Zola | Series C | $25M (Lead) | Nov 2016 | |
| Jaunt | Series C | $65M | Sep 2015 | |
| Jaunt | Series B | $27.8M (Lead) | Aug 2014 | |
| RethinkDB | Series A | $8M (Lead) | Dec 2013 | |
| thredUP | Series C | $14.5M (Lead) | Oct 2012 | |
| Carbon Black | Venture Round | $12.5M (Lead) | Apr 2011 | |
| RentJuice | Venture Round | $6.4M (Lead) | Jan 2011 |
Alex Taussig's Experience
Partner Lightspeed Venture Partners2016 - Present
Global Shaper, San Francisco Hub World Economic Forum2011 - 2016
Partner Highland Capital Partners2009 - 2016
Summer Associate RockPort Capital Partners2008 - 2008
Summer Associate McKinsey & Company2007 - 2007
Research & Teaching Assistant MIT2005 - 2007
Summer Analyst DiMaio Ahmad Capital2005 - 2005
Alex Taussig's Education
Harvard Business School MBA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. Materials Science & Engineering
Harvard University A.B. Physics
Horace Mann High School
