About
Alex Adelman is the CEO and founder of Mirado AI, an enterprise rewards company that powers merchant-funded rewards across more than 100 million cards. He previously founded Lolli, a consumer bitcoin rewards company acquired by Thesis in July 2025, from which Mirado AI was subsequently spun out, and earlier co-founded Cosmic, an e-commerce gateway acquired by PopSugar in 2015 and later by Rakuten in 2017. He also works as an angel investor, advisor, and limited partner.
Founder at Mirado
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Experience
- MiradoCEO, Foundercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- LolliFounder, Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- LolliFounder, CEO2018 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Cosmic (Acquired)CEO, Co-Founder2012 — 2017
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship82Business Development58E-commerce61Start-ups59Marketing40Advertising32Strategic Planning24Strategic Partnerships8Software Development4Product Development6Online Advertising12Web Design11
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Co-founder & CEO of Shopify
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General Partner at Dream Machine
Eytan ElbazScout
Venture Partner at TenOneTen Ventures
Shervin PishevarScout
Investor at Craft Ventures
Sandeep Nailwal
Co-Founder at Symbolic Capital
Xavier Segura
Managing Partner at Tessera Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Adelman?
- Alex Adelman is the CEO and founder of Mirado AI, an enterprise rewards company that powers merchant-funded rewards across more than 100 million cards. He previously founded Lolli, a consumer bitcoin rewards company acquired by Thesis in July 2025, from which Mirado AI was subsequently spun out, and earlier co-founded Cosmic, an e-commerce gateway acquired by PopSugar in 2015 and later by Rakuten in 2017. He also works as an angel investor, advisor, and limited partner.
- Where does Alex Adelman work?
- Alex Adelman is Founder of Mirado.
- What check size does Alex Adelman write?
- Alex Adelman typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Alex Adelman found?
- Alex Adelman founded Mirado.
- Where did Alex Adelman go to school?
- Alex Adelman studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Economics).
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