Alex Iskold Overview
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- 2048 Ventures
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Co-Founder & Par...
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Information Technology
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Alex Iskold General Information
Biography
Mr. Alex Iskold is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at 2048 Ventures. He served as Advisor at SPIDR Tech. He is a 5x founder, a software engineer, and an investor in over 150 startups. He writes one of the top startup blogs called Startup Hacks. He is a lifelong learner and is interested in Complexity Science and Systems Thinking. Prior to founding 2048 ventures, He spent 5 years at Techstars as the Managing Director of its NYC program. He was also the founder and CEO of Info Lab (acquired by IBM), founder and CEO of GetGlue (backed by USV, RRE, and Time Warner), and a Chief Architect of distributed computing startup DataSynapse (acquired by TIBCO). He currently serves as a Coach and a VC in Residence at the Harvard Business School. He previously taught an award-winning undergraduate computer science class at NYU. He holds a B.S. in Math with Honors from Lehigh University and an M.S. in Computer Science from NYU.
Contact Information
Address
- 214 Carnegie Center
- Suite 304
- Princeton, NJ 08540
- United States
Alex Iskold Positions (1)
| Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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| 2048 Ventures | Investor | Co-Founder & Partner | Princeton, NJ | Venture Capital |
Alex Iskold Lead Partner on Deals (130)
Alex Iskold has been the lead partner on 130 deals. Their latest deal was with Impilo (Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)), a enterprise systems (healthcare) company. The deal was made for on 14-Nov-2024.
| Company | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Deal Status | Industry | Location |
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| Impilo (Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)) | 14-Nov-2024 | Early Stage VC (Series A) | Completed | Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Adaptis | 17-Jun-2024 | Completed | Construction and Engineering | New York, NY | ||
| Century Health | 26-Feb-2024 | Completed | Biotechnology | Santa Monica, CA | ||
| Aerodome | 16-Feb-2024 | Completed | Operating Systems Software | New York, NY | ||
| Bridge (Media and Information Services) | 18-Sep-2023 | Completed | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Coding Bio | 05-Sep-2023 | Completed | Drug Discovery | Oxford, United Kingdom | ||
| Nephrogen | 13-Jul-2023 | Completed | Drug Discovery | New York, NY | ||
| Persist AI | 13-Apr-2023 | Completed | Drug Discovery | West Sacramento, CA | ||
| MANTL | 18-Jan-2023 | Later Stage VC (Series B) | Completed | Financial Software | Jersey City, NJ | |
| Persist AI | 15-Dec-2022 | Early Stage VC | Completed | Drug Discovery | West Sacramento, CA |
Alex Iskold Network (758)
Board Members (20)
| Name | Company | Representing | Location | From |
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| Kevin O'Brien | GreatHorn | GreatHorn | Denver, CO | |
| Daniel Ciporin | Ephemeral Tattoo | Self | New York, NY | |
| Gybe (Business/Productivity Software) | Self | Corvallis, OR | ||
| GreatHorn | Techstars | Denver, CO | ||
| Gybe (Business/Productivity Software) | Gybe (Business/Productivity Software) | Corvallis, OR |
Portfolio Executives (686)
| Name | Company | Role | Deal date | Location |
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| Josh Stein | Impilo (Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)) | Founder & Chief Executive Officer | 14-Nov-2024 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Bryan Karlovitz | Impilo (Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)) | Chief Technology Officer | 14-Nov-2024 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Impilo (Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)) | Chief Operating Officer | 14-Nov-2024 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Adaptis | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member & Architect | 17-Jun-2024 | New York, NY | |
| Adaptis | Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Member | 17-Jun-2024 | New York, NY |
Fund Team Members (52)
| Name | Investor | Fund | Fund Location |
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| Christopher Devore | Techstars | Techstars Ventures 2014 | New York, NY |
| Christopher Devore | Techstars | Techstars Toronto 2018 | New York, NY |
| Techstars | New York, NY | ||
| Techstars | New York, NY | ||
| Techstars | New York, NY |
Alex Iskold Affiliated Funds (6)
| Fund | Investor | Fund Type | Status | Vintage | Size | Dry Powder | IRR | IRR Quartile |
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| Techstars Chicago 2017 | Techstars | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Closed | 2017 | ||||
| Techstars Ventures 2012 | Techstars | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Closed | 2012 | ||||
| Techstars Ventures 2014 | Techstars | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Fully Invested | 2014 | ||||
| Techstars Toronto 2018 | Techstars | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Closed | 2017 | ||||
| 2048 Venture Fund I | Koa Labs | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Closed | 2019 |
Alex Iskold Advisory Roles (3)
| Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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| MAX | Company | Advisor | Lagos, Nigeria | Road | |
| MultiversX | Company | Advisor | Sibui, Romania | Financial Software | |
| OnFrontiers | Company | Advisor | New York, NY | Business/Productivity Software |
Alex Iskold FAQs
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Who is Alex Iskold?
Mr. Alex Iskold is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at 2048 Ventures.
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How much does Alex Iskold typically invest?
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What is Alex Iskold’s main position?
Alex Iskold’s primary position is Co-Founder & Partner.
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