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Lex Sokolin

Investor

Managing Partner at Generative Ventures

London

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $500K

About

Lex Sokolin is Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Generative Ventures, a venture fund investing in seed and Series A companies across fintech, web3, and artificial intelligence. Previously, he served as Chief Economist, Chief Marketing Officer, and Global Fintech Co-Head at ConsenSys, and held senior operating roles at AdvisorEngine (acquired by Franklin Templeton) and founded NestEgg, a roboadvisor platform, while completing a JD/MBA from Columbia. He has contributed to publications including the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Financial Times, and maintains a practice in visual arts focused on abstraction and new media.

Experience

  1. Generative VenturesManaging Partner & Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  2. InterPrivate Acquisition PartnersPresident, $IPPVcurrent2026 — present
  3. InterPrivate Acquisition PartnersStrategic Advisor2021 — 2026
  4. Fintech BlueprintCEO & Foundercurrent2019 — present
  5. Argonautic VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — present
  6. ConsensysChief Economist2021 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
  7. ConsensysChief Marketing Officer2020 — 2021
  8. ConsensysGlobal Fintech Co-Head2019 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  9. CoinhouseBoard Member2019 — 2021
  10. Autonomous ResearchGlobal Director Fintech Strategy & Partner2016 — 2019London, United Kingdom
  11. AdvisorEngineBoard Director2015 — 2019
  12. AdvisorEngineChief Operating Officer & Founder2014 — 2016New York
  13. NestEgg WealthCEO & Founder2010 — 2014
  14. Deutsche BankAssociate, Investment Banking, Financial Institutions Goup & Media and Telecoms2010
  15. Barclays Wealth ManagementAssistant Vice President, Strategy2008 — 2010
  16. Lehman BrothersAnalyst, Investment Management2006 — 2008

Education

  1. Columbia Business SchoolMBA, Entrepreneurship2009 — 2013
  2. Columbia Law SchoolJD, Corporate and Securities Law and Transactions2010 — 2013
  3. Amherst CollegeBA, Economics2002 — 2006
  4. Hunter College High SchoolDiploma, Various1997 — 2002

Skills & more

Crypto20Board Governance32Board Level25Executive Management69FinTech42Economics6Venture Capital45Entrepreneurship99Start-ups52Investments56Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)3Marketing15
+12 moreB2C MarketingInstitutional MarketingCross-functional Team LeadershipFintechWealth ManagementInvestment ManagementCapital MarketsProduct DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceWeb3LeadershipStrategy

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Colleagues at Generative Ventures

Will Wang
Partner at Generative Ventures
Yuhe (York) Zhu
Investor at Generative Ventures

Network1

Francesco Andreolí
Venture Partner at Oui Capital

Investors connected to Lex in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Lex Sokolin work?
Lex Sokolin is Managing Partner at Generative Ventures.
What check size does Lex Sokolin write?
Lex Sokolin typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.

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Also attended Columbia Business School638

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Also attended Columbia Law School52

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Also attended Amherst College96

Will ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalPascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at NorthzoneYoni RechtmanPartner at Slow VenturesPaul GoodrichCo-Founder at Madrona Venture GroupConor DeveneyPrincipal at GreycroftPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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Also attended Hunter College High School12

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Shared employers

Also worked at Coinhouse4

Marc GendebienFounding Partner at Expon CapitalMaxime AlazetInvestor Relations Director at Supernova InvestPraneeth SrikantiAdvisor at ConsenSys MeshAlexis du PelouxPartner at XAnge

Also worked at Autonomous Research2

Miloni Madan PreslerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sophie ChiuPrincipal at AppWorks Ventures

Also worked at AdvisorEngine1

David ScalzoFounder and Managing Partner at Kirenaga Partners

Also worked at Deutsche Bank509

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment Group

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