Alexandre Lazarow
InvestorManaging Partner at Fluent Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCanto Technologies Inc.
About
Alexandre Lazarow is the Founder and Managing Partner of Fluent Ventures, with a portfolio that includes Chime, Kin, Neon, Sidecar Health, and Kueski. He previously worked as a Partner at Cathay Innovation and with Omidyar Network, and held earlier roles at McKinsey & Co., the Bank of Canada, and the Royal Bank of Canada. He is the author of Out-Innovate (Harvard Business Review Press), a Forbes senior contributor and Entrepreneur Magazine columnist, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.Comm from the University of Manitoba.
Experience
- Fluent VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OathCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- CandosaCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Harvard Business ReviewAuthor: Out-Innovatecurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston
- ForbesSenior Contributorcurrent2019 — presentUnited States
- Cathay InnovationVenture Partner2022 — 2023
- Cathay InnovationPartner, Head of North America, Head of Fintech2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Chime - Mobile BankingInvestor & Advisor2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- XepelinInvestor & Advisor2021 — 2022
- FacilyInvestor & Board Observer2020 — 2022
- ZenBusiness PBCInvestor & Board Director2020 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Sidecar HealthInvestor & Board Director2020 — 2022
- FinAccelInvestor & Advisor2019 — 2022
- KueskiInvestor & Advisor2019 — 2022
- TerminalInvestor & Board Observer2019 — 2022
- FundboxInvestor2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at MontereyAdjunct Professor - Building and Scaling Start-ups2015 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Omidyar NetworkPrincipal, Investments2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- NeonInvestor & Board Observer2018São Paulo, Brazil
- Kin InsuranceInvestor & Board Observer2017 — 2018
Education
- Kauffman FellowsFellow - Class 19, Venture Capital2014 — 2016
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business2008 — 2010
- CFA InstituteCFA2006 — 2008
- University of ManitobaB.Comm, International Business
Skills & more
Management13Analysis1Strategic Planning5Start-ups15Banking13Corporate Development18Market ResearchCapital Markets5Entrepreneurship14Market Entry1Strategic Consulting8Finance17
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,818
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Also attended University of Manitoba26
Jay HumPrincipal at Mighty CapitalDaven PatelPartner at Bow CapitalMurray McCaigCo-Founder and Managing Partner at ArcTern VenturesChris FalloonPortfolio Development at Dell Technologies CapitalJoel SemeniukVenture Partner at Fresco CapitalJordon BoerchersVice President at Vistara Growth
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Shared employers
Also worked at Candosa4
Also worked at Cathay Innovation30
Michael AmarGeneral Partner at v3nturesDenis BarrierCEO at Cathay InnovationNicolas du CrayPartner at Cathay InnovationSimon WuPartner at Cathay InnovationRajive KeshupPartner at Cathay InnovationCostanza CarissimoInvestment Director at Cathay Innovation
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Also worked at ZenBusiness PBC11
Matthew StreisfeldGeneral Partner at Oak HC/FTChris ShonkPartner and Co-Founder at ATX Venture PartnersJeff WilliamsManaging Partner at Interlock PartnersSimon WuPartner at Cathay InnovationSofia A. Illsley RangelInvestor at Fluent VenturesMikeVenture Advisor at Ranch Ventures
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