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Alastair (Alex) Rampell

Alastair (Alex) Rampell

General Partner·Andreessen Horowitz

Bio

Professional summary

Alex Rampell is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he leads the firm's $1 billion Apps practice and invests across B2B and B2C startups. His a16z bio lists board roles including Branch, Brightside, Capitolis, Descript, Divvy Homes, Earnin, Flock Homes, FlyHomes, Loft, Point, Propel, Rocket Companies, SentiLink, Super Evil Megacorp, VGS, and Wise. Before a16z, he co-founded companies including Affirm, FraudEliminator, Point, TrialPay, TXN, and Yub.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

BranchBrightsideCapitolisDescriptWise

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Andreessen HorowitzGeneral Partner2015 – Present
  • TrialPayCo-founder2015
  • AffirmCo-founder
  • FraudEliminatorCo-founder2006
  • TXNCo-founder2019

Education

  • Harvard UniversityBA, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

Languages

RussianJapanese

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