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Alex Benik

Investor

Founder at Encoded Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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272 people in our graph share verified history with Alex β€” schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Logan BartlettunlockedAlex: together at Battery Ventures (2014–2020)
Γ—6Alex: together at Battery Ventures
Γ—5Alex: together at Wesleyan University

About

Founder of Encoded Ventures, which he started in 2024 after two decades investing in infrastructure and security at Battery Ventures. He has worked with numerous teams from pre-seed through acquisition and IPO and maintains a large network of technologists and practitioners.

Experience

  1. Encoded VenturesFounder / General Partnercurrent2024 β€” presentBoston
  2. Battery VenturesPartner2001 β€” 2023Greater Boston Area
  3. the Yankee GroupAnalyst - Data Communications Practice1997 β€” 2000Greater Boston Area

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neurometricSolo GP

via Encoded Ventures Β· filed Jun 2026

IpxoSolo GP

via Encoded Ventures Β· filed Oct 2025

ConfighubSolo GP

via Encoded Ventures Β· filed Mar 2025

Compute as CodeSolo GP

via Encoded Ventures

DataflintSolo GP

via Encoded Ventures

DLP, RemasteredSolo GP

via Encoded Ventures

Mobile Observability reimaginedSolo GP

via Encoded Ventures

The first AI co-pilot built for Apache SparkSolo GP

via Encoded Ventures

Video Agents that Feel HumanSolo GP

via Encoded Ventures

Where configuration livesSolo GP

via Encoded Ventures

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Other disclosed investments

Investor

Achronix SemiconductorAnobit TechnologiesAurora Networksbit.ioCumulus NetworksDiablo TechnologiesNeurometric AINobl9NutanixOptichronScuba AnalyticsTracelyticsVeraz NetworksVSS MonitoringZeroG Wireless

Per curated public sources.

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β–Ά8 more connections

Dawit WorkieDharmesh ShahDillon JoyceEnzo WienerGavin TaskerGeorge ChristopherJason MendelThomas Marchioni

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Benik?
Founder of Encoded Ventures, which he started in 2024 after two decades investing in infrastructure and security at Battery Ventures. He has worked with numerous teams from pre-seed through acquisition and IPO and maintains a large network of technologists and practitioners.
Where does Alex Benik work?
Alex Benik is Founder at Encoded Ventures.
What companies has Alex Benik invested in?
Investments tracked here include Achronix Semiconductor, Anobit Technologies, Aurora Networks, bit.io, Confighub, Cumulus Networks, Diablo Technologies, Duckbill, Ipxo, Neurometric AI, Nobl9, Nutanix, and 6 more.
Where did Alex Benik go to school?
Alex Benik studied at Moses Brown School (High School); Wesleyan University (BA).

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