About
Alex Gould is a co-founder and general partner at Gold Star Ventures, L.P. With over 15 years of venture capital experience across direct investing and fund of funds, he has also held five board seats and founded Revolution Media. Gould has taught entrepreneurship and finance at Stanford for 15+ years, where he established an undergraduate leadership program, and brings additional expertise from 15+ years in radio and music industries and 8 years operating in startup companies.
Experience
- Gold Star VenturesCo-Founder/General Partnercurrent2017 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Stanford UniversityInstructor - Finance and Entrepreneurshipcurrent1997 — presentStanford, CA
- Stanford UniversityScholar at SIEPR (Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research)2010 — 2012Stanford, CA
- EquinoxGroup Fitness Instructorcurrent2010 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- The Valley FundCo-Founder, General Partner2013 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
- Rev MediaCo-Founder2003 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
- DJs with JDsDJ1989 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area & Philadelphia, PA
- Voyager CapitalAnalyst/Associate2000 — 2001Palo Alto, CA
- Stanford Management CompanyAnalyst1998 — 1999Stanford, CA
Education
- Stanford Law SchoolJD1995 — 2000
- Stanford UniversityPh.D. candidate, Economics1993 — 2000
- University of PennsylvaniaB.A., Economics1989 — 1993
Skills & more
Digital Media20Start-ups63Mobile Devices13Video Production3Radio7Television2Music3Mergers & Acquisitions14Venture Capital30Research3Finance18Economics9
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Colleagues at The Valley Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alex Gould work?
- Alex Gould is General Partner at The Valley Fund.
Same school
Also attended Stanford Law School73
Steve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersSandy MillerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tim HsiaFounder at Context VenturesRenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersShawn ConwayManaging Partner and COO at Questa Capital
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania765
Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford University647
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanEngineer, founder, angel investor, author of The Network State, and founder of Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Equinox8
Zoe LeveenExecutive Assistant at ATW PartnersRachel PowlenOperations Associate at Aligned Climate CapitalJulie FredricksonInvestor at chaotic capitalPaul StrachmanISAI NYC at ISAI GestionLiz KeenVenture Partner at ACME CapitalMatt SavarickGeneral Partner at Iter Investments
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Also worked at Voyager Capital18
Gabrielle HamillOperations Manager at March Capital PartnersAlice ReimerCo-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia CapitalShiyan KohCo-Founder, General Partner at Hustle FundErik BensonManaging Director at Voyager CapitalBill McAleerManaging Director at Voyager CapitalLesly MohrCFO at Voyager Capital
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Also worked at Stanford Management Company7
Grace IsfordPartner at Lux CapitalRenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersDan KingstonManaging Director Investments at Morgan Creek CapitalKristin GilbertsonInvestor at Access IndustriesSantiago Rodriguez LebrijaPartner at Andreessen HorowitzSam CampbellInvestor at Samsung Next
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