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Alex Taussig
Co-lead of Lightspeed's consumer investment team across the Americas and Europe
Alex Taussig
Alex Taussig is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, where he co-leads the consumer investment team across the Americas and Europe.12 He has spent the last 15 years as a venture capital investor, partnering with founders from inception through hundreds of millions in revenue across various industries.2
Key Facts
- Co-leads Lightspeed's consumer investment team in the Americas and Europe12
- Board Observer at Keychain, a platform connecting CPG brands with manufacturers1
- Board Member at several other companies including Yaysay, Vinted, Trendsi, and more1
- Previously supported over a dozen companies at a prior venture firm2
- Studied physics at Harvard College, materials engineering at MIT, and received an MBA from Harvard Business School2
Alex spends most of his time at Lightspeed supporting marketplace and SMB focused businesses.2 He led Lightspeed's investments in companies like Outschool, Faire, Found, and Archive.12 Alex's LinkedIn username is ataussig.1
Highlights
Good impression. Bad sketch. Best part is Amy Poehler staring directly into camera.
1/ Time has flown by since @Lightspeedvp's first investment in @Vinted in 2019. Since then, Thomas and team have made huge strides, becoming the most regionally dominant consumer marketplace in Europe.
Today, Vinted closed a secondary sale of €340M led by @tpg and Hedosophia that values the company at €5B. I'm thrilled to continue supporting the company on its board, into the next phase of growth.
Looking back over the last 5 years, a few highlights stood out to me...
