Alex Lazovsky

Managing Partner & Co-Founder at West Coast Equity Partners

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Visionary. Empowering. Dynamic. Strategic. These are just a few words that describe my leadership style. As an American-Israeli entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, I am the Managing Partner & Co-founder of West Coast Equity Partners, a private equity firm based in San Francisco, and Scale-Up, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. My investment interests include growth-stage companies in AI, Fintech, Cloud, Data, Space-Tech, Online Education, Online Media, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, and other areas. While leading an experienced team of managing and venture partners, I have invested in 65 technology companies from seed to growth stage, some of which have since become unicorns and decacorns, as a team we invested in over 150 technology companies. I also served as a Board Member at Color Chip Inc (acquired), Siklu Inc (acquired), Compass EOS Inc (acquired), and currently I serve as a Board Member at Silk Technologies Inc (a fast growing Enterprise SaaS company). Some of the notable investments I have led include SpaceX, Socure, Arctic Wolf, Cohere, Carta, AngelList, Discord, One Zero Digital Bank, Upgrade, Relativity Space, OpenWeb, Outschool, PSI Quantum, eToro, among others. West Coast Equity Partners has also invested in renowned unicorns including Robinhood, DataRobot, Coursera, Dataminr, Rubrik, Scopely, Side, Cerebras Systems, and many other great companies. I hold a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, which consistently ranks 8th in the world for producing entrepreneurs and startup founders. Additionally, I earned my MBA from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, consistently ranked in the top 5 business schools in the US. Selected career highlights and experience in the venture capital industry: ⭐ Invested as: Limited Partner, VC, PE and Angel ⭐ Lead Partner on: 50+ deals ⭐ Active Portfolio: 60+ companies ⭐ Investments (TTM): 20+ ⭐ Exits: 10 ⭐ Current Portfolio Highlights: --> NAV: $300B+ --> Revenue: $12B+ --> Capital raised: $40B+ Core Competencies: Venture Capital | Unicorn Investments | Investment Strategy | Mergers & Acquisitions | Due Diligence | Deal Sourcing | Portfolio Management | Risk Management | Financial Analysis | Investor Relations | Industry Expertise | Network Building | Fundraising | Innovation | Entrepreneurship | Strategic Thinking | Culture Building | Thought Leadership