Investing Profile
Alex Taussig(2)
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Partner and Co-Head of Consumer Practice at Lightspeed Venture Partners
lsvp.com/team/alex-taussig/San Francisco, California
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NewCo Network
1599 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1033 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1033 CONNECTIONS
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
841 CONNECTIONS
Harvard Business School Network
624 CONNECTIONS
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cbCurrent Investing Position
Lightspeed Venture Partners Partner
Investment Range
$3.0M - $20.0M
Sweet Spot
$15.0M
Investments On Record
46
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Alex Taussig's Investments On Record (24)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Whatnot | Series FOct 2025$230M Series EJan 2025$270M | $970M |
Outsmart Education | SeedSep 2025$23M SeedNov 2024$13M | $36M |
Keychain | Series BAug 2025$40M Series ANov 2024$15M SeedNov 2023$18M | $73M |
Archive | Series BFeb 2025$30M Series ADec 2022$15M SeedJan 2022$8M | $62M |
Table22 | Series AOct 2024$11M | $11M |
Vinted | Secondary MarketOct 2024$370M Series FMay 2021$300M Series ENov 2019$140M | $1.9B |
Stori | Series UnknownAug 2024$110M Series CNov 2021$130M Series BFeb 2021$33M | $320M |
Found | Series CJun 2024$46M Series BFeb 2022$60M | $250M |
Alex Taussig's Media (6)
Alex Taussig's Experience
Investor Whatnot2024 - Present
Board Partner Lightspeed2024 - Present
Seed Investor Outsmart College2024 - Present
Board Member Table222024 - Present
Seed Investor Eternal2024 - Present
Board Observer Keychain2023 - Present
Board Member; Audit Committee Member Vinted2022 - Present
Board Member Archive Resale2021 - Present
Board Observer Found2021 - Present
Board Member All Day Kitchens2021 - Present
Board Observer Faire2018 - Present
Board Observer Zola.com2016 - Present
Board Observer University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Board Observer (2018+) FairePresent
Board Member (2022-2025), Investor/Advisor (2026+) VintedPresent
Seed Investor OutsmartPresent
Investor (2024+) WhatnotPresent
Independent Board Director United RentalsPresent
Board Observer MinttownPresent
Board Member MinttownPresent
Board Member The Grameen Creative LabPresent
Board Observer The Grameen Creative LabPresent
Board Observer Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Board Member Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Board Observer Carbon BlackPresent
Board Observer 2UPresent
Board Observer Self-EmployedPresent
Board Observer thredUPPresent
Board Member Self-EmployedPresent
Board Observer ZolaPresent
Board Member ArchivePresent
Investor OutsmartPresent
Research & Teaching Assistant Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPresent
Summer Associate RockPort CapitalPresent
Board Observer NewCoPresent
Board Observer Top-PatentsPresent
Board Member Top-PatentsPresent
Series E Investor WhatnotPresent
Board Member VintedPresent
Partner Lightspeed Venture PartnersPresent
Partner and Co-Head of Consumer Practice Lightspeed Venture PartnersPresent
Investor Outsmart CollegePresent
Investor EternalPresent
Board Partner Lightspeed Venture PartnersPresent
Author Drinking from the FirehosePresent
Board Member Muni TiendaPresent
Board Observer JumpropePresent
Board Member ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANSPresent
Board Observer FlockjayPresent
Board Member OutschoolPresent
Investor FrubanaPresent
Investor FoundPresent
Board Observer TrendsiPresent
Board Member YaysayPresent
Board Member Daily Harvest2017 - 2025
Partner and Co-Head of Consumer Practice Lightspeed2021 - 2024
Board Member Forage2020 - 2024
Member Board Of Trustees Chanticleer2019 - 2023
Partner Lightspeed2016 - 2021
Board Observer thredUP.com2012 - 2016
Partner Highland Capital Partners2009 - 2016
Board Observer RentJuice Corp. (acquired by Zillow)2010 - 2012
Board Observer 2U Inc. (NASDAQ:TWOU)2010 - 2012
Board Observer Carbon Black, Inc.2009 - 2012
Summer Associate RockPort Capital Partners2008 - 2008
Summer Associate McKinsey & Company2007 - 2007
Research & Teaching Assistant MIT2005 - 2007
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
Harvard University bachelors, bachelor of arts physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology master of science, masters materials science, engineering
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