About
Alex Harris architected Chime’s early growth—joining after Series A and scaling it from ~10k to 15M using paid channels—and co-created a reverse-engineered venture model that embeds deep pre-investment growth execution.
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodInsurTechPropTech
Experience
- Fiat GrowthFoundercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Fiat VenturesCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Copper BankingBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- SpliteroBoard Member / Board Observercurrent2022 — present
- GrowthPairAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- SimplistAdvisor2021 — 2023
- BestowAdvisor2018 — 2023
- TrellisAdvisor2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- GreenwoodAdvisor2020 — 2022
- Even FinancialAdvisor2019 — 2021New York, NY
- Root Insurance CompanyPartnerships Advisor/Consultant2018 — 2021
- CoinOutAdvisor2018 — 2021New York, NY
- University of WashingtonAdjunct Professor2020 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
- Chime - Mobile BankingGrowth & Head of Partnerships2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Parasol CoLaunch Consultant/Marketing Director2016Walnut Creek, CA
- Frankly Inc.Strategy & Operations2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Cluster LabsLaunch Consultant/Marketing Lead2014
- LoYakkDirector of Marketing and Business Development2013 — 2014
- Amendment MDirector of Business Development/Co-Founder2010 — 2013
- Point BPoint B Capital MBA Intern2011
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A., Mass Communication
- Seattle University School of LawJuris Doctorate
- Seattle UniversityMBA
Skills & more
Marketing50SEO29Strategic Partnerships18Social Media Marketing37Event Planning5Social Media23Business Development17Marketing Strategy11Product Marketing4Start-ups39Online Marketing8Online Advertising8
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EntrepreneurshipSocial NetworkingCRMAdvertisingAnalyticsPublic RelationsBusiness StrategyBusiness PlanningSalesforce.comStrategyPublic SpeakingLeadershipFrom Alex's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley987
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Also attended Seattle University School of Law3
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Also attended Seattle University18
Quinton PeppinSenior Associate, Valuations & Operations at K5 GlobalMaren NelsonVice Chairman at Alliance of AngelsChristopher O'DoreSenior Associate at Advance Venture PartnersAimee MartinezInvestment Director, Seed at Charter School Growth FundChad AndersonManaging Partner at Space CapitalRakesh UtekarTechnical Builder at AI Fund
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fiat Growth11
Drew GloverGeneral Partner at Fiat VenturesMarcos FernandezManaging Partner at Fiat VenturesRachel BaruchPrincipal at Growth Warrior CapitalBrett BarisAdvisory Partner at IA Capital GroupGerard FaneManaging Partner at Fiat VenturesVictor ColomboSVP of Partnerships at Fiat Ventures
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Also worked at GrowthPair3
Also worked at Bestow4
Colleagues at Fiat Ventures
Arber Spahiu
Director of Performance at Fiat Ventures
Darren Barnes
Business Development at Fiat Ventures
Drew Glover
General Partner at Fiat Ventures
Gerard Fane
Managing Partner at Fiat Ventures
JP Grant
Director of Strategic Partnerships at Fiat Ventures
Katie Stoller
Head of Influencer Marketing at Fiat Ventures
Kristin Manoogian
SVP of Performance & Revenue at Fiat Ventures
Marcos Fernandez
Managing Partner at Fiat Ventures