Alex Taussig — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Board Partner at Lightspeed, a global venture capital firm with approximately $30B of assets under management
Led investments in Faire, Vinted, and Whatnot, each privately valued today at $5B+
Served on dozens of boards of private companies across the US, Europe, and LATAM
Supported multiple successful companies at a prior venture capital firm, including thredUP (IPO 2021), Carbon Black (IPO 2018), 2U (IPO 2014), and RentJuice (acquired by Zillow 2012)
Studied physics at Harvard College (summa cum laude), received an MS in materials engineering from MIT, and graduated with an MBA from HBS (Baker Scholar)

Biography

Alex Taussig is a seasoned board member, venture capitalist, and business leader with over 15 years of experience supporting global, consumer-oriented technology companies from inception through IPO. His industry experience spans apparel, CPG, financial services, food services, logistics, manufacturing, and retail, consistently applying the online marketplace business model to transform traditionally offline industries.