Alex Rampell
General Partner
@ Andreessen Horowitz
Location:
Menlo Park, CA USA
Sector Focus:
B2B
Software
Consumer
SaaS
Stage Focus:
Seed Round
Series A Round
Series B+ Round
Introduction
Alex Rampell is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he leads the firm’s $1 billion Apps practice. A serial entrepreneur who started writing software at age 10, Alex now invests across a wide range of B2B and B2C startup sectors and stages.
He currently serves on the boards of Branch, Brightside, Capitolis, Descript, Divvy Homes, Earnin, Flock Homes, FlyHomes, Loft, Point, Propel, Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT), Sentilink, Super Evil Megacorp, VGS, and Wise (WISE:LSE). Alex additionally led the firm’s investments in Mercury, OpenDoor (NASDAQ:OPEN), OpenInvest (acquired by JP Morgan Chase), Plaid, Quantopian (acquired by Robinhood), and Rival (acquired by LiveNation).
Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, Alex co-founded multiple companies including Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), which he co-founded with Max Levchin, FraudEliminator (acquired by McAfee in 2006), Point, TrialPay (acquired by Visa in 2015), TXN (acquired by Envestnet in 2019), and Yub (acquired by Coupons.com in 2013).
He holds a BA in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Harvard University, where he also played on the squash team. He now serves on The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean’s Advisory Cabinet at Harvard. Alex additionally serves on the board of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute, a leading orthopedic research center, in Vail, Colorado. Alex is a supporter of math education programs, is an avid runner and cyclist and speaks Russian and Japanese.