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Alex Davidov

Investor

General Partner at Abstract Ventures · General Partner at Abstract

San Francisco, California

About

Founding general partner at Abstract who previously invested at Core Innovation Capital and Founder Collective and worked in Bridgewater's trading strategy group. He co-founded Intellitoys and SkillSlate (acquired by TaskRabbit) and holds a CS degree and MBA from Columbia.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardware

Experience

  1. Abstract VenturesFounding General Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Core Innovation CapitalPrincipal2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Founder CollectiveInvestor2014 — 2015New York, NY
  4. Bridgewater AssociatesManager in Trading Strategy and Analytics2009 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. SkillSlateCo-Founder (Acquired by TaskRabbit)2008 — 2011New York, NY
  6. IntellitoysCo-Founder, CTO2007 — 2009New York, NY
  7. Katzenbach Partners LLCSenior Associate2005 — 2007New York, NY
  8. McKinsey & Co.Business Analyst in Technology2004New York, NY
  9. MicrosoftSoftware Development2003Redmond, WA

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science
  2. Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA

Skills & more

Venture CapitalEntrepreneurshipEarly-stage StartupsProduct DevelopmentValuationAnalyticsFinancial ModelingCorporate DevelopmentManagement ConsultingHedge FundsPrivate EquityEmerging Markets
+3 moreAsset ManagementInvestmentsStrategy

From Alex's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia University498

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 492 more

Also attended Columbia Business School576

Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

+ 570 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Core Innovation Capital13

Arjan SchütteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture CapitalZev WexlerCFO and GC at Core Venture CapitalDavid RoosPartner at Core Venture CapitalSusan EhrlichPartner at Core Venture CapitalKyle TreigeSenior Associate at Core Venture CapitalJack KellyAI Tech Lead at Core Venture Capital

+ 7 more

Also worked at Founder Collective32

Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAmanda HersonGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesEric PaleyEntrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MADave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder Collective

+ 26 more

Also worked at Bridgewater Associates83

Coen ArmstrongInvestor at Spark CapitalJared FriedmanGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorCaitlinChief of Staff at Hummingbird VenturesMark LurieVenture Partner at FJ LabsNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 77 more

Also worked at Katzenbach Partners LLC2

Jake SaperGeneral Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersSam HodgesAdvisor at Kilonova Capital

Colleagues at Abstract Ventures

Adam Wilczek
Chief Financial Officer at Abstract Ventures
Andrei Kozyrev
Partner at Abstract Ventures
Anthony Heckman
Operating Partner, GTM at Abstract Ventures
David Kwon
Partner at Abstract Ventures
Ramtin Naimi
Founder & General Partner at Abstract Ventures
Will Thomsen
Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Abstract

Network5

Aaron Webster
Managing Partner at Cameron Ventures
Andrei Kozyrev
Partner at Abstract
Anish Acharya
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
David Kwon
Partner at Abstract
Will Thomsen
Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Abstract

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