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About
Alex Prokhorenko is an investor at Kaban Ventures with 15 years of experience in AI/ML, GenAI, infrastructure, and marketplace products. He has held product, engineering, design, and strategy roles at Meta, Splunk, and Zuora, and has founded three companies.
Experience
- Kaban VenturesInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Menlo VenturesEntrepreneur in Residence2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Menlo VenturesMenlo Fellow2024Menlo Park, California, United States
- MetaProduct Lead2021 — 2024Menlo Park, California, United States
- RapidusBoard Member2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- RapidusCo-Founder, CEO2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- RapidusInvestor2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Inception StudioInaugural Cohort2022
- Angel InvestorStartup Investor2014 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Product SchoolFeatured Speaker2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- SpinbackupAdvisor2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- SpinbackupInvestor2016 — 2017
- ZuoraDirector of Product Management2017 — 2018San Mateo, California
- Alchemist AcceleratorProduct Management Mentor2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- MovotoDirector of Product Management2011San Mateo, CA
- CPGjobsDirector of Product2006 — 2011Pasadena, ca
- CPGjobsEngineering Manager2006Pasadena, CA
- AtomkeepCEO & Founder2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Network LynxSenior Software Engineer2001 — 2006
- Extra Communications / POE ExtracomCTO & Founder2001 — 2002Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
Skills & more
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)SaaS14Enterprise Software6SQL6Seed CapitalEntrepreneurial OrganizationsMachine LearningVenture CapitalInvestmentsProcess AutomationSupply Chain Management
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Gig EconomyOnline MarketplaceInfrastructureGo-to-Market StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Third-Party Logistics (3PL)CybersecurityProduct InnovationLarge Language Models (LLM)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Product ManagementAgile MethodologiesLanguages English · Russian · Ukrainian
- LEAD1x: Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles — invalid88001942
- LBTechX1: Launching Breakthrough Technologies — invalid88001942
- ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers — DeepLearning.AI
- Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) — Scrum Alliance
- Project Management Professional (PMP) — PMI
- Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer Platform 1.4 (SCJP) — Sun Microsystems
- Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9 (SCSA) — Sun Microsystems
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Prokhorenko?
- Alex Prokhorenko is an investor at Kaban Ventures with 15 years of experience in AI/ML, GenAI, infrastructure, and marketplace products. He has held product, engineering, design, and strategy roles at Meta, Splunk, and Zuora, and has founded three companies.
- Where did Alex Prokhorenko go to school?
- Alex Prokhorenko studied at VC Lab (Venture Capital); Stanford University (CS521: Seminar on AI Safety); Stanford University (Machine Learning, Certificate).
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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business1,099
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Also attended Founder Institute45
Aaron PriceCEO, TechUnited at Tech Council VenturesAndrew ZinchukFounding Partner at ZAS VenturesCamille Lacourt MunierVenture Partner at Red River WestJohn RobertsManaging Partner at Boot64 VenturesLana BrandorneInvestor at Goose Valley VenturesDan FlattSenior Marketing Director at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Meta503
Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyTina ChoInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure
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Also worked at Angel Investor13
Güimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ LabsAya PeterburgManaging Partner at S CapitalLeo de LunaPartner at Tribeca Venture PartnersCarter ReumCo-Founder and Partner at M13Surojit ChatterjeeAdvisor at Hash3 CapitalKulveer TaggarInvestor
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Also worked at Spinbackup8
Steven TammInvestor at Santa Barbara Venture PartnersSheldon LewisManaging Partner at Blueprint EquityMichael MerrittVice President at Blueprint EquityConnor NevelleInvestor at Blueprint EquityMurat AbdrakhmanovFounder and Director at MA7 VenturesAndrey KolodyukInvestor at AVentures Capital
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Also worked at Zuora40
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkJake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer PartnersMagdalena YesilFounder of Broadway AngelsFelix DanczakHead of AI & Growth at Pembroke VCT
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