Alex Finkelstein
InvestorGeneral Partner at Spark Capital · Board director at Perch · Board director at Wunderite · Board director at Badi
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $15M checks · typically $10M
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About
Alex Finkelstein, an ex-TV creator/producer for FOX, E! and Discovery, is a patient, persistent partner who spent three years convincing Wayfair’s CEO and focuses on modernizing unglamorous, complex markets.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- a•••@sparkcapital.comreveal80% confident
- a•••@sparkcapital.comreveal70% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechFintechHardwareSaaSSector Agnostic
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Finkelstein is a co-founder of Spark Capital.
- Education
- Studied at Middlebury College (1997)
- Boards
- Finkelstein serves on the Board of Trustees of Middlebury College.
- More
- Finkelstein wrote and sold a number of original television shows to networks including Fox, Discovery, and E! before returning to venture capital.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Perch
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Perch's investors · 3
Co-founders at Perch
Board director at Wunderite
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Wunderite's investors · 5
Co-founders at Wunderite
Board director at Badi
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Badi's investors · 4
Co-founders at Badi
Experience
- Spark Capital LLCGeneral Partnercurrent2005 — present
Investments
Led
Investor
5min Media8D World9finAir Space IntelligenceAltius EducationAndelaBadiCimulate AICivilgridCosunoDataplorFLYWIREGetyourguideHigharcHomelikeIEX GroupLinkwell HealthMark43NovelliaOnSwipePerchPerk (formerly TravelPerk)PrivloRavioReggoraSoundhouseSourgumSyneraTalkspaceTourlaneVideaVidea HealthWayfairWunderite
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Spark Capital
Network9
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Finkelstein?
- Alex Finkelstein, an ex-TV creator/producer for FOX, E! and Discovery, is a patient, persistent partner who spent three years convincing Wayfair’s CEO and focuses on modernizing unglamorous, complex markets.
- Where does Alex Finkelstein work?
- Alex Finkelstein is General Partner at Spark Capital and Board director at Perch and Board director at Wunderite and Board director at Badi.
- What does Alex Finkelstein invest in?
- Alex Finkelstein invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does Alex Finkelstein write?
- Alex Finkelstein typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.
- What companies has Alex Finkelstein invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Wayfair, 5min Media, 8D World, 9fin, Air Space Intelligence, Altius Education, Andela, Badi, Cimulate AI, Civilgrid, Cosuno, Dataplor, and 23 more.
- Where did Alex Finkelstein go to school?
- Alex Finkelstein studied at Middlebury College.
- Does Alex Finkelstein lead rounds?
- Yes — Alex Finkelstein has led 1 tracked investment.
