# Alex Taussig at Lightspeed Venture Partners > Alex Taussig, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-taussig (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Alex Taussig Partner at [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) Email Follow Alex Taussig and see their new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fperson%2Falex-taussig) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +2 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Highland Capital Partners - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. 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Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=alex-taussig) ## The firm [**Highland Capital Partners** VC firm · US **3** cheques in 12 months **356** all time **2** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [AWA Studios](https://millionrounds.com/startup/awa-studios) - [Affirm](https://millionrounds.com/company/affirm) - [Aqua Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqua-security) - [Art of Sport](https://millionrounds.com/startup/art-of-sport) - [At-Bay](https://millionrounds.com/company/at-bay) - [Axonius](https://millionrounds.com/company/axonius) - [Balance](https://millionrounds.com/startup/balance-3) - [BetterLesson](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterlesson) - [BetterUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterup) - [Betty Labs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/betty-labs) - [Blockchain.com](https://millionrounds.com/startup/blockchain-com) - [Brigit](https://millionrounds.com/startup/brigit) - [CANDIS](https://millionrounds.com/startup/candis) - [Calm](https://millionrounds.com/company/calm) - [Calypso AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/calypso-ai) - [Cameo](https://millionrounds.com/company/cameo) - [Carta](https://millionrounds.com/startup/carta-2) - [Confluera](https://millionrounds.com/company/confluera) - [Curve Health](https://millionrounds.com/startup/curve-health) - [CyCognito](https://millionrounds.com/company/cycognito) - [Daily Harvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/daily-harvest) - [DataFleets](https://millionrounds.com/startup/datafleets) - [Dexterity](https://millionrounds.com/company/dexterity) - [Dremio](https://millionrounds.com/company/dremio) - [Eightfold](https://millionrounds.com/startup/eightfold) - [Endowus](https://millionrounds.com/startup/endowus) - [Epic Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/epic-games) - [Faire](https://millionrounds.com/company/faire) - [FalconX](https://millionrounds.com/startup/falconx) - [Firework](https://millionrounds.com/startup/firework) - [Flockjay](https://millionrounds.com/company/flockjay) - [Forage](https://millionrounds.com/startup/forage-3) - [FortressIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortressiq) - [Freespira](https://millionrounds.com/startup/freespira) - [FreshMenu](https://millionrounds.com/company/freshmenu) - [Grafana Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/grafana-labs) 36 of 109 companies. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Archive Resale Inc.** Director since 2023 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Jaunt, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2015 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Highland Capital Partners - [**Sean Dalton** Member *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sean-dalton) - [**Bob Davis** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bob-davis) - [**Chris Cross** Vice President of Finance *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-cross) - [**Claire Fauquier** Venture Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/claire-fauquier) - [**Corey Mulloy** Member *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/corey-mulloy) - [**Craig Driscoll** Executive Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/craig-driscoll) - [**Dan Nova** General Partner Highland Capital Partners *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-nova) - [**Freddie Martignetti** Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/freddie-martignetti) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 12 Feb 2024 · 1h 14m 20VC: The Ultimate Guide to Scaling Marketplaces, Why Rule of 40 and EBITDA Optimisation is BS, How Founders & VCs Should Approach Market Sizing and Outcome Scenario Planning and Why Europe is Failing with Vinted CEO, Thomas Plantenga & Alex Taussig With [Alex Taussig](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-taussig) About this episode Thomas Plantenga is the CEO @ Vinted, one of the fastest-growing marketplaces in the world with a valuation of $4.5BN. Prior to becoming CEO, Thomas worked with a range of organisations including Bookaboat, OLX, Sellit/Wallapop and FJLabs. Alex Taussig is a General Partner @ Lightspeed and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 11 Jul 2019 · 45 min The Intersection of Financial Services and Marketplaces with Pete Flint and Alex Taussig With [Alex Taussig](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-taussig)[Pete Flint](https://millionrounds.com/person/pete-flint) Mentions [Brett Bolkowy](https://millionrounds.com/person/brett-bolkowy) About this episode Erik is joined on this episode by Alex Taussig (@ataussig) of Lightspeed, and Pete Flint (@peteflint) of NFX. They talk about: - The evolution of marketplaces over time, including a comparison of the characteristics of eBay and Lyft at the time they went public. - Why the next wave of marketplace… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 12 Mar 2018 · 35 min 20VC: Lightspeed's Alex Taussig on VC Risk Mentality, The Current State of Retail & The Mechanics of Cash Flow With [Alex Taussig](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-taussig) Mentions [Highland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital)[Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners)[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[Max Levchin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-levchin) About this episode Alex Taussig is a Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partners, one of the leading firms of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Snapchat, Mulesoft, Max Levchin's Affirm, The Honest Company and many more incredible companies. As for Alex, at Lightspeed, he has made investments in… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Alex Taussig in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 15 Mar 2019 · 29 min 20VC: Why The Current VC Financing Mechanism For Consumer Brands Is Broken, Why The Infrastructure To Power Emerging Brands Is Broken and What The Re-Platforming of Retail Means For The Next Decade in Consumer with Adam Pritzker, Chairman & CEO @ Assemble With [Adam Pritzker](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-pritzker) Mentions [Oaktree Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oaktree-capital-management)[Alex Taussig](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-taussig) About this episode Adam Pritzker is the Chairman & CEO @ Assembled Brands, a holding company providing working capital and financial services to emerging brands. In October 2018, they raised $100m in development capital from the prestigious Oaktree Capital Management. As for Adam, he is also a co-founder of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 30 Mar 2018 · 24 min 20VC: Tearing Up Term Sheets and Writing Your Own, Why Founders Must Do "VC Dating" Pre-Fundraise & The Benefits of Capital Constraints in The Early Days with Rachel Drori, Founder & CEO @ Daily Harvest With [Rachel Drori](https://millionrounds.com/person/rachel-drori) Mentions [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund)[Alex Taussig](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-taussig)[Beth Ferreira](https://millionrounds.com/person/beth-ferreira) About this episode Rachel Drori is the Founder & CEO @ Daily Harvest, the direct-to-consumer brand that delivers real, unprocessed, unrefined foods in the most convenient format possible: frozen. To date, they have raised over $43m in funding from the likes of former guest Alex Taussig @ Lightspeed, Collaborative… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=alex-taussig). ## Find people like Alex Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)