Investing Profile

Alex Taussig(2)

VCInvestor
GP at Lightspeed. Investing in consumer and SMB tech across Americas and Europe.
lsvp.com/team/alex-taussig/San Francisco, California
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Networks Alex is a member of
NewCo Network
1581 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1030 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1030 CONNECTIONS
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
842 CONNECTIONS
Harvard Business School Network
501 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Lightspeed Venture Partners General Partner
Investment Range
$3.0M - $20.0M
Sweet Spot
$15.0M
Investments On Record
1

Alex Taussig is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Alex Taussig's Investments On Record (1)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Rethink Robotics
Series BNov 2010$20M
$20M
Co-investors: Paul Maeder (Highland Capital Partners), Devdutt Yellurkar (Propeller VC)

Alex Taussig's Experience

Board Partner Lightspeed2024 - Present
Investor Whatnot2024 - 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 Observer Found2021 - Present
Board Member Archive Resale2021 - Present
Board Member All Day Kitchens2021 - Present
Board Observer Faire2018 - Present
Board Observer Zola.com2016 - Present
Board Member YaysayPresent
Board Observer TrendsiPresent
Investor FoundPresent
Investor FrubanaPresent
Board Member OutschoolPresent
Board Observer FlockjayPresent
Board Member ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANSPresent
Board Observer JumpropePresent
Board Member Muni TiendaPresent
Author Drinking from the FirehosePresent
Board Partner Lightspeed Venture PartnersPresent
Investor EternalPresent
Investor Outsmart CollegePresent
Partner and Co-Head of Consumer Practice Lightspeed Venture PartnersPresent
Partner Lightspeed Venture PartnersPresent
Board Member VintedPresent
Series E Investor WhatnotPresent
Board Member Top-PatentsPresent
Board Observer Top-PatentsPresent
Board Observer NewCoPresent
Summer Associate RockPort CapitalPresent
Research & Teaching Assistant Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPresent
Investor OutsmartPresent
Board Member ArchivePresent
Board Observer ZolaPresent
Board Member Self-EmployedPresent
Board Observer thredUPPresent
Board Observer Self-EmployedPresent
Board Observer 2UPresent
Board Observer Carbon BlackPresent
Board Member Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Board Observer Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Board Observer The Grameen Creative LabPresent
Board Member The Grameen Creative LabPresent
Board Member MinttownPresent
Board Observer MinttownPresent
Independent Board Director United RentalsPresent
Investor (2024+) WhatnotPresent
Seed Investor OutsmartPresent
Board Member (2022-2025), Investor/Advisor (2026+) VintedPresent
Board Observer (2018+) FairePresent
Board Observer University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
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