Alex Gould
InvestorInstructor - Finance and Entrepreneurship at Stanford University
San Francisco Bay Area
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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
Skills & more
Digital Media20Start-ups63Mobile Devices13Video Production3Radio7Television2Music3Mergers & Acquisitions14Venture Capital30Research3Finance18Economics9
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Colleagues at Stanford University
Alan Ma
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Aman Verjee
General Partner at Practical Venture Capital
Amit Etkin
Founder at Alto Neuroscience
Amy Chang
Founder, Accompany at Decibel Partners
Anand Lalwani
Angel at Wispr AI
Andrew Ng
Managing General Partner at AI Fund
Anjney Midha
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Ann Miura-Ko
Co-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Gould?
- 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.
- Where does Alex Gould work?
- Alex Gould is Instructor - Finance and Entrepreneurship at Stanford University.
- Where did Alex Gould go to school?
- Alex Gould studied at Stanford Law School (JD); Stanford University (Ph.D. candidate, Economics); University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Economics).
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Also attended Stanford Law School105
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; 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 Pennsylvania1,233
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalDasha 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 Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford University1,044
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)
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Also worked at Equinox24
Diana ReyesOther at HeavybitBrie WolfsonInvestor at Positive Sum CapitalSabrina KellerAssociate Director, Portfolio and Project Management at Health2047Zoe LeveenExecutive Assistant at ATW PartnersRachel PowlenOperations Associate at Aligned Climate CapitalJulie FredricksonInvestor at chaotic capital
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Also worked at Voyager Capital21
Gabrielle HamillOperations Manager at March Capital PartnersAlice ReimerCo-Founder & Venture Partner at Inovia CapitalShiyan KohSingapore-based early stage VC 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 Company12
Iva MessyHead of People at Felicis VenturesGrace IsfordPartner at Lux CapitalRenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersDan KingstonManaging Director Investments at Morgan Creek CapitalKristin GilbertsonInvestor at Access IndustriesSantiago Rodriguez LebrijaPartner at Andreessen Horowitz
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