Where does Alex Rampell work?

Alex Rampell is General Partner, a16z at Andreessen Horowitz and Board director at Flock Homes and Board director at Descript and Board director at FlyHomes.

What check size does Alex Rampell write?

Alex Rampell typically writes checks of $50K – $50M.

What boards does Alex Rampell sit on?

Alex Rampell holds tracked board seats at Branch, CashStar, Descript, Divvy, Flock Homes, FlyHomes, Gnau Inc., PeerStreet, Point, Point Digital Finance, Inc..

What companies has Alex Rampell invested in?

Investments tracked here include Opendoor, Plaid, Revival, Bloomreach, Pinterest, SiftScience, Twice, Wooga.

Where did Alex Rampell go to school?

Alex Rampell studied at Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science); Phillips Academy.

What awards has Alex Rampell received?

Alex Rampell was named to Institutional Investor's Fintech Finance 40 in 2018 and FinTech Finance 35 in 2016.

Does Alex Rampell lead rounds?

Yes — Alex Rampell has led 3 tracked investments.

Alex Rampell

Investor

General Partner, a16z at Andreessen Horowitz · Board director at Flock Homes · Board director at Descript · Board director at FlyHomes

Menlo Park, California

Writes $50K – $50M checks · typically $10M

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899 people in our graph share verified history with Alex — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Alex Rampell is a serial fintech founder who built shareware as a child, co-founded seven startups including TrialPay (acquired by Visa), bringing hands-on expertise in payment flows, interchange and risk.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerCrypto & Web3Defense Tech

Beyond investing

Founded: Rampell co-founded FraudEliminator, described as the first consumer anti-phishing company, which was acquired by McAfee for $75M in 2006. Rampell co-founded TrialPay, a transactional advertising and payments company that was acquired by Visa in 2015. Rampell co-founded Affirm together with Max Levchin.
Education: Studied at Harvard University (BA, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science)
Awards: Alex Rampell was named to Institutional Investor's Fintech Finance 40 in 2018 and FinTech Finance 35 in 2016.
More: While at Harvard, Rampell convinced the Dean to eliminate a longstanding rule prohibiting students from running businesses in their dorm rooms.

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Board director at Flock Homes

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Flock Homes's investors · 12

1Sharpe VenturesPiedmont · $500K – $2M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025 BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025 Human CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $200M checks MVP VenturesChicago PrimaryNew South Wales · since 2025 Primary Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M checks Renegade PartnersSan Francisco · $2M – $10M checks · since 2025 RWT HorizonsOrange SignalRank Susa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Flock Homes

Ariel RubinExecutive Officer, Director

Ari RubinFounder & CEO

Board director at Descript

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Descript's investors · 7

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2023 Atelier HubSpot VenturesCambridge · $500K – $5M checks OpenAI Startup FundSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2022 Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2023 Todd and Rahul’s Angel FundSan Francisco · $300K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Descript

Andrew MasonExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at FlyHomes

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FlyHomes's investors · 9

75 & SunnyLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2018 Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks Camber CreekNew York · $1M checks Canvas VenturesCampbell · $5M – $20M checks · since 2019 Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks · since 2018 Starting LineChicago · $750K – $2M checks Vesta VenturesEncinitas

Co-founders at FlyHomes

Tushar GargExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Stephen LaneExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

Andreessen HorowitzGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — presentMenlo Park, CA
Affirm, Inc.Co-foundercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Rocket CompaniesBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentDetroit Metropolitan Area
LoftBoard of Directorscurrent2019 — presentSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
DescriptBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
WiseMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentLondon, Greater London, United Kingdom
Propel, IncBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
Very Good SecurityBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
EarninBoard of Directorscurrent2017 — presentPalo Alto, California
Steadman Philippon Research InstituteBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentVail, Colorado, United States
PointChairmancurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto, CA
Independent InvestorSelfcurrent2006 — present
OpendoorBoard Observer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
TXN SolutionsChairman and Co-Founder2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
CashStarMember, Board of Directors2011 — 2017Portland, Maine Area
KCG Holdings, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area
VisaOffers & Loyalty2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
TrialPay, Inc.Co-Founder/CEO/Chairman2006 — 2015Mountain View, CA
TrialPay, Inc.Chairman of the Board2014
Yub, Inc.CEO2013 — 2014Mountain View, CA
Restaurant.comMember, Board of Advisors2008 — 2012

Skills & more

Social Commerce21E-commerceProduct Marketing82Marketing47Start-ups97Public Relations5Product Development17Sales7Social Networking33B2B16Venture Capital15SEO8

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Strategic PlanningDigital MarketingSaaSDigital MediaBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipOnline MarketingProduct Management

Languages English · Japanese

From Alex's professional profile.

Deals · 6

Flock HomesBoard seat

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed Mar 2025 · $22.9M raise

Point Digital Finance, Inc.Board seat

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed May 2022 · $140M raise

SentiLinkBoard seat

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed Jul 2021 · $90.6M raise

FlyHomesBoard seat

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed Jun 2018 · $17.7M raise

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QuantopianBoard seat

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed Nov 2016 · $25.6M raise

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CashStarBoard seat

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed Mar 2015 · $22.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Opendoor PlaidRevival

Board seats

BranchDescriptDivvyGnau Inc.PeerStreetPoint Propel

Investor

BloomreachPinterestSiftScienceTwiceWooga

Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.

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Ali Yahya

General Partner at a16z crypto

Alisha Litman

Events at a16z crypto

Andrew Chen

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Andrew Hall

Research Advisor at a16z crypto

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Co-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Andrew ChenScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Erik TorenbergScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of Turpentine

Alex ImmermanScout

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Ali YahyaScout

General Partner at a16z crypto

Andrew LeeScout

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Angela StrangeScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Anish AcharyaScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Anjney MidhaScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Ben PortneyScout

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

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Writes a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 people

Bob SwanScout

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Rampell?: Alex Rampell is a serial fintech founder who built shareware as a child, co-founded seven startups including TrialPay (acquired by Visa), bringing hands-on expertise in payment flows, interchange and risk.
Where does Alex Rampell work?: Alex Rampell is General Partner, a16z at Andreessen Horowitz and Board director at Flock Homes and Board director at Descript and Board director at FlyHomes.
What does Alex Rampell invest in?: Alex Rampell invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Defense Tech.
What check size does Alex Rampell write?: Alex Rampell typically writes checks of $50K – $50M.
What boards does Alex Rampell sit on?: Alex Rampell holds tracked board seats at Branch, CashStar, Descript, Divvy, Flock Homes, FlyHomes, Gnau Inc., PeerStreet, Point, Point Digital Finance, Inc..
What companies has Alex Rampell invested in?: Investments tracked here include Opendoor, Plaid, Revival, Bloomreach, Pinterest, SiftScience, Twice, Wooga.
Where did Alex Rampell go to school?: Alex Rampell studied at Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science); Phillips Academy.
What awards has Alex Rampell received?: Alex Rampell was named to Institutional Investor's Fintech Finance 40 in 2018 and FinTech Finance 35 in 2016.
Does Alex Rampell lead rounds?: Yes — Alex Rampell has led 3 tracked investments.