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Alex Rampell

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Alex Rampell is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he focuses on financial services. He serves on the board of Branch, Brightside, Descript, Divvy, Earnin, FlyHomes, Loft, Mercury, PeerStreet, Point, Propel, Sentilink, Super Evil Mega Corp, Transferwise, and Very Good Security.

Alex additionally led the firm's investments in OpenDoor ($OPEN), Plaid, Quantopian (acquired by Robinhood), and Rival (acquired by LiveNation).

Prior to joining the firm, Alex co-founded multiple companies including Affirm ($AFRM), which he co-founded with Max Levchin, FraudEliminator (acquired by McAfee in 2006), Point, TrialPay (acquired by Visa in 2015), TXN (acquired by Envestnest in 2019), and Yub (acquired by Coupons.com in 2013).

He holds a BA in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Harvard University.

Latest Posts

Zelle and Venmo serve side hustlers; “One click” insurance; What’s behind the Payment For Order Flow debate, and more

by Seema Amble, Angela Strange, Alex Rampell, and Scott Kupor
  • APIs
  • fintech
  • news
  • policy & regulation
  • full stack startups
  • growth
  • fintech newsletter

Breaking Down the Payment for Order Flow Debate

by Alex Rampell and Scott Kupor
  • fintech
  • news
  • policy & regulation

Fintech taps influencers; Walmart and Google ramp up financial services; Simple shutters, and more

by Anish Acharya, Seema Amble, Rex Salisbury, Matthieu Hafemeister, and Alex Rampell
  • APIs
  • fintech
  • news
  • policy & regulation
  • fintech newsletter

Fintech’s Final Frontier: Central Banks and Disintermediation

by Alex Rampell
  • APIs
  • fintech
  • news
  • policy & regulation
  • coronavirus & the COVID-19 pandemic

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Q: [from a well-intentioned but naive American] Why would I want a highly volatile currency? A: Depends on your “base.” An Argentine Peso is worth 1/30th as much now as it was in 2004...a currency that is portable, non-physical, non-fiat, and verifiable is HUGELY advantageous https://t.co/QExbvyEj63

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I think somebody is worried about you @peterpham https://t.co/pnsjCSyms2

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