Alex Taussig Location
San Francisco, United States
Alex Taussig Work
- 2024–nowBoard Partner @ Lightspeed
- 2024–nowInvestor @ Whatnot
- 2024–nowSeed Investor @ Outsmart College
- 2024–nowBoard Member @ Table22
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- 2024–nowSeed Investor @ Eternal
- 2023–nowBoard Observer @ Keychain
- 2022–nowBoard Member; Audit Committee Member @ Vinted
- 2021–nowBoard Observer @ Found
- 2021–nowBoard Member @ Archive Resale
- 2021–nowBoard Member @ All Day Kitchens
- 2018–nowBoard Observer @ Faire
- 2016–nowBoard Observer @ Zola.com
- Board Member @ Yaysay
- Board Observer @ Trendsi
- Investor @ Found
- Investor @ Frubana
- Board Member @ Outschool
- Board Observer @ Flockjay
- Board Member @ ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS
- Board Observer @ Jumprope
- Board Member @ Muni Tienda
- Author @ Drinking from the Firehose
- Board Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Investor @ Eternal
- Investor @ Outsmart College
- Partner and Co-Head of Consumer Practice @ Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Board Member @ Vinted
- Series E Investor @ Whatnot
- Board Member @ Top-Patents
- Board Observer @ Top-Patents
- Board Observer @ NewCo
- Summer Associate @ RockPort Capital
- Research & Teaching Assistant @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Investor @ Outsmart
- Board Member @ Archive
- Board Observer @ Zola
- Board Member @ Self-Employed
- Board Observer @ thredUP
- Board Observer @ Self-Employed
- Board Observer @ 2U
- Board Observer @ Carbon Black
- Board Member @ Center for Rural Health Leadership
- Board Observer @ Center for Rural Health Leadership
- Board Observer @ The Grameen Creative Lab
- Board Member @ The Grameen Creative Lab
- Board Member @ Minttown
- Board Observer @ Minttown
- Independent Board Director @ United Rentals
- Investor (2024+) @ Whatnot
- Seed Investor @ Outsmart
- Board Member (2022-2025), Investor/Advisor (2026+) @ Vinted
- Board Observer (2018+) @ Faire
- Board Observer @ University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
- 2017–2025Board Member @ Daily Harvest
- 2021–2024Partner and Co-Head of Consumer Practice @ Lightspeed
- 2020–2024Board Member @ Forage
- 2019–2023Member Board Of Trustees @ Chanticleer
- 2016–2021Partner @ Lightspeed
- 2012–2016Board Observer @ thredUP.com
- 2009–2016Partner @ Highland Capital Partners
- 2010–2012Board Observer @ RentJuice Corp. (acquired by Zillow)
- 2010–2012Board Observer @ 2U Inc. (NASDAQ:TWOU)
- 2009–2012Board Observer @ Carbon Black, Inc.
- 2008–2008Summer Associate @ RockPort Capital Partners
- 2007–2007Summer Associate @ McKinsey & Company
- 2005–2007Research & Teaching Assistant @ MIT
Alex Taussig Investing
Partner and Co-Head of Consumer Practice at Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Stages
- Series A, Seed
- Sectors
- Consumer
- Cheque size
- €2.8M–€18.4M
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Freshness
- Verified 1mo ago
Alex Taussig Summary
Alex Taussig, based in San Francisco, United States, is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Alex Taussig invests in Consumer at Series A and Seed, writing €2.8M–€18.4M cheques. Alex Taussig brings experience from Lightspeed, Whatnot, Outsmart College and Table22. Alex Taussig's verified email and contact details are available on Mintround.
How to cold email Alex Taussig
Alex Taussig, Lightspeed Venture Partners in San Francisco, United States, backs Consumer companies at Series A and Seed, writing €2.8M–€18.4M cheques. Here's how to get a reply when you cold email Alex:
- Subject line: name your company and one metric that matters to Consumer, not “quick chat”.
- First line: your strongest traction, the real numbers, not adjectives.
- One ask: a 20-minute call with a date range. Keep it under 150 words.
- Send it to Alex's verified address below. No warm intro required.
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