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Alex Cornell

Founder

Founder at Cocoon

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedCocoon · YC

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About

Alex Cornell is an interface designer, filmmaker, and musician who previously served as Director of Product Design for Generative AI at Meta. In 2011 he cofounded Firespotter Labs, where he was creative director and design lead on products including UberConference, Nosh, NoshList, and Jotly, and in 2014 he founded Moonbase, which produced startup promotional videos. A graduate of Duke University, he apprenticed under Scott Hansen (ISO50/Tycho) and published a book with Princeton Architectural Press in 2012.

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Cocoon's investors · 24

2150LondonAdvancit CapitalBoston · $500K – $1M checksBogarooCarbon13CambridgeFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2021Foundation CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checksFour CitiesNewtonIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2021Inovia CapitalMontreal · $250K – $8M checksLerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksMagnify VenturesSanta Monica · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021Manhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksRodaro GroupBurlingameSemperVirens Venture CapitalSan Mateo · since 2021Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checksShrug CapitalSunnyvale · $100K – $3M checksSOSVNew York · $30K – $550K checksSpringbankNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksSusa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksTwenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksXYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Cocoon

SMSachin Monga
Sachin MongaFounder
MCMahima Chawla
Mahima ChawlaFounder
LDLauren Dai
Lauren DaiFounder
AFAmber Feng
Amber FengFounder
EB
Eliot BrooksFounder
FS
Freddie ScottFounder
WK
Will KnappFounder
WK
William KnappFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Cornell?
Alex Cornell is an interface designer, filmmaker, and musician who previously served as Director of Product Design for Generative AI at Meta. In 2011 he cofounded Firespotter Labs, where he was creative director and design lead on products including UberConference, Nosh, NoshList, and Jotly, and in 2014 he founded Moonbase, which produced startup promotional videos. A graduate of Duke University, he apprenticed under Scott Hansen (ISO50/Tycho) and published a book with Princeton Architectural Press in 2012.
Where does Alex Cornell work?
Alex Cornell is Founder of Cocoon.
What companies did Alex Cornell found?
Alex Cornell founded Cocoon.

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