Alok Vasudev
InvestorInvestments at Standard Crypto · Board director at Datamined
Stanford, California, United States
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About
Alok Vasudev co-founded Standard Crypto in 2019 and has worked as a venture investor for over a decade, including time at Benchmark investing across consumer, open source, and infrastructure. His investment history in blockchain ranges from the Ethereum ICO to early-stage involvement with Confluent. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, where his research on semiconductor photonics was published in Science, and previously worked in the semiconductor industry on non-volatile memory devices and photolithography chemistry.
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Crypto & Web3
Board director at Datamined
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Datamined's investors · 1
Experience
- StandardCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- s28 CapitalPartner → Venture Partner2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Benchmark CapitalInvestor2013 — 2015Menlo Park / San Francisco
- Lux CapitalInvestor (PhD Consultant)2011 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
- Stanford UniversityPh.D. Research2008 — 2013Stanford University (Mark Brongersma's Lab)
- Freescale SemiconductorEngineer2005 — 2007Austin, TX
- The University of TexasUndergrad Research2003 — 2007Grant Willson's Lab
Deals · 2
DataminedBoard seat
via Standard Crypto · filed Feb 2018
Taproot WizardsLed round
via Standard Crypto
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
AxiomConfluent
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Standard Crypto
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alok Vasudev?
- Alok Vasudev co-founded Standard Crypto in 2019 and has worked as a venture investor for over a decade, including time at Benchmark investing across consumer, open source, and infrastructure. His investment history in blockchain ranges from the Ethereum ICO to early-stage involvement with Confluent. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, where his research on semiconductor photonics was published in Science, and previously worked in the semiconductor industry on non-volatile memory devices and photolithography chemistry.
- Where does Alok Vasudev work?
- Alok Vasudev is Investments at Standard Crypto and Board director at Datamined.
- What does Alok Vasudev invest in?
- Alok Vasudev invests in Crypto & Web3.
- What boards does Alok Vasudev sit on?
- Alok Vasudev holds tracked board seats at Datamined.
- What companies has Alok Vasudev invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Taproot Wizards, Axiom, Confluent.
- Where did Alok Vasudev go to school?
- Alok Vasudev studied at Stanford University (PhD, Electrical Engineering); Stanford University (MS, Electrical Engineering); The University of Texas at Austin (BS, Electrical Engineering).
- Does Alok Vasudev lead rounds?
- Yes — Alok Vasudev has led 1 tracked investment.
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