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Alex Taussig

Investor

Board Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners · Board director at Jaunt

Splits time between San Francisco and Healdsburg

Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $15M

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Alex: together at RockPort Capital Partners
Alex: together at Whatnot
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About

Alex Taussig is a Board Partner at Lightspeed and former Co-Head of the firm's Consumer Practice, with over 17 years working with technology companies across sectors such as apparel, banking, consumer goods, construction, education, logistics, manufacturing, and retail. Over his decade at Lightspeed he invested more than $600 million in marketplace and software startups across the US, Europe, and LATAM, and previously was a Partner at Highland Capital Partners. He holds a BA in physics from Harvard College, an MS in materials engineering from MIT, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and serves as an independent board director at United Rentals.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

ConsumerMarketplacesSaaS

Board director at Jaunt

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Jaunt's investors · 4

GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksHighland Capital PartnersCambridge · $1M – $10M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2015Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Jaunt

AVArthur van Hoff
Arthur van HoffExecutive Officer, Director
JC
Jens ChristensenExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. Mobility GlobalIndependent Director, Audit Committeecurrent2026 — presentReston, Virginia, United States
  2. United RentalsIndependent Director, Strategy Committeecurrent2026 — presentStamford, Connecticut, United States
  3. LightspeedBoard Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. LightspeedPartner and Co-Head of Consumer Practice2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. LightspeedPartner2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. VintedInvestor and Advisorcurrent2025 — presentVilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
  7. VintedBoard Member, Audit Committee2022 — 2025Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
  8. WhatnotInvestorcurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  9. FaireBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. Zola.comBoard Observercurrent2016 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  11. StoriBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentMexico City, Mexico
  12. Table22Board Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  13. FoundBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. KeychainBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
  15. Archive ResaleBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  16. ChanticleerMember, National Advisory Boardcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. ChanticleerMember, Board Of Trustees2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Daily HarvestBoard Member2017 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
  19. ForageBoard Member2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  20. Highland Capital PartnersPartner2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  21. Highland Capital PartnersPrincipal2010 — 2013Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  22. Highland Capital PartnersSenior Associate2009 — 2010Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
  23. ThredUpBoard Observer2012 — 2016San Francisco, CA
  24. 2U Inc. (NASDAQ:TWOU)Board Observer2010 — 2012Annapolis, Maryland
  25. Carbon Black, Inc.Board Observer2009 — 2012Waltham, MA
  26. RockPort Capital PartnersSummer Associate2008Boston, MA

Skills & more

Audit CommitteeCorporate Governance

Languages English · French

  • Duolingo

From Alex's professional profile.

Deals · 2

ArchiveBoard seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Feb 2023 · $15.9M raise

JauntBoard seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Oct 2015 · $66.7M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Mobility GlobalUnited Rentals

Investor

Carbon BlackFairethredUpVintedWhatnotZola

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Aaron Frank
Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Alexa Boghosian
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Alexander Schmitt
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Alyssa Walker
Vice President, Investor Relations at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Amanda Frink
Vice President, HR at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Amber Yang
Investor at Bloomberg Beta
Amish Desai
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Anand Iyer
Investor and founder in San Francisco

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Brian HollinsScout
Founder at Collide Capital
Chase Ross EmanuelScout
Investor at Expa
Guru ChahalScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Adam Goldberg
Investments at Standard Crypto
Adrian Radu
Investor at Khosla Ventures
Alexander Schmitt
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Antoine Moyroud
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Barry Eggers
Co-Founder, Lightspeed at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Bipul Sinha
Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Bucky Moore
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Chris Schaepe
Angel
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Connor LoveDavid GussarskyEileen WarisFabian Gomez GutierrezFaraz FatemiGalym ImanbayevGaurav Gupta

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Taussig?
Alex Taussig is a Board Partner at Lightspeed and former Co-Head of the firm's Consumer Practice, with over 17 years working with technology companies across sectors such as apparel, banking, consumer goods, construction, education, logistics, manufacturing, and retail. Over his decade at Lightspeed he invested more than $600 million in marketplace and software startups across the US, Europe, and LATAM, and previously was a Partner at Highland Capital Partners. He holds a BA in physics from Harvard College, an MS in materials engineering from MIT, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and serves as an independent board director at United Rentals.
Where does Alex Taussig work?
Alex Taussig is Board Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Board director at Jaunt.
What does Alex Taussig invest in?
Alex Taussig invests in Consumer, Marketplaces, SaaS.
What check size does Alex Taussig write?
Alex Taussig typically writes checks of $3M – $20M.
What boards does Alex Taussig sit on?
Alex Taussig holds tracked board seats at Archive, Jaunt, Mobility Global, United Rentals.
What companies has Alex Taussig invested in?
Investments tracked here include Carbon Black, Faire, thredUp, Vinted, Whatnot, Zola.
Where did Alex Taussig go to school?
Alex Taussig studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Materials Science & Engineering).

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