Where does Alex Merwin work?

Alex Merwin is COO & Co-Founder of Outpost.

Where did Alex Merwin go to school?

Alex Merwin studied at University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing Emphasis); INSEAD (Executive Development Program); Universidad Pablo de Olavide (International Business).

Alex Merwin

Founder

COO & Co-Founder at Outpost

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedOutpost

About

Alex Merwin is COO and Co-Founder of Outpost Bio, a company developing AI to model human microbial ecosystems and their interactions with human biology. He previously served as Head of Growth for Health and Bio Startups at Amazon and AWS, and as VP International at SpotX, where he grew annual API spend from $10K to $150M. His career spans individual contributor to executive roles at startups and large companies across three continents.

COO & Co-Founder at Outpost

Intro paths

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Outpost's investors · 2

Ribbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks SeedcampLondon · $378K – $1.1M checks

Co-founders at Outpost

Jenny YangCEO & Co-Founder

Experience

Outpost BioCOO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Head of Growth, Health & Bio Startups2022 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
Amazon Web Services (AWS)EMEA Lead, Sales Strategy & Operations, AWS Startups2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
KQ LabsStartup Mentor2023 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
AmazonPrincipal, International Expansion2018 — 2020London, United Kingdom
SpotXVP, International2011 — 2018London, United Kingdom
Oracle | DatalogixDigital Media Specialist2008 — 2011Greater Denver Area
A2B ConsultingFounder2003 — 2008Greater Denver Area

Skills & more

Startup3Sales Planning1International DevelopmentProgrammatic AdvertisingBrand DevelopmentGraphic Design1Clinical Trials2Market Research3Strategic PartnershipsCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Business Planning

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Sales ManagementNew Business DevelopmentDigital MarketingOnline AdvertisingDigital MediaDigital StrategyAccount ManagementEntrepreneurshipTechBioAnalytical SkillsManagementLeadership

Languages English · Spanish

Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials — Coursera
DTx Program — DTXcellence Program
How to Manage a Remote Team, by GitLab — Coursera
Python Programming: A Concise Introduction — Coursera
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Merwin?: Alex Merwin is COO and Co-Founder of Outpost Bio, a company developing AI to model human microbial ecosystems and their interactions with human biology. He previously served as Head of Growth for Health and Bio Startups at Amazon and AWS, and as VP International at SpotX, where he grew annual API spend from $10K to $150M. His career spans individual contributor to executive roles at startups and large companies across three continents.
Where does Alex Merwin work?: Alex Merwin is COO & Co-Founder of Outpost.
What companies did Alex Merwin found?: Alex Merwin founded Outpost.
Where did Alex Merwin go to school?: Alex Merwin studied at University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing Emphasis); INSEAD (Executive Development Program); Universidad Pablo de Olavide (International Business).

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Also attended INSEAD805

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Shared employers

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Matilda Glynn-HenleyInvestor at Merantix Capital Jenny YangCEO & Co-Founder at Outpost

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Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis Ventures Jon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Eric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture Partners Keerthi NalabotuInvestor at True Ventures Ken HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital Partners Eliya ElonInvestor at Notable Capital

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