Alex is a founding general partner at Abstract Ventures who co-founded two startups before becoming an investor, including SkillSlate which was acquired by TaskRabbit. He joined Abstract in 2017 as the first partner recruited and helped build the firm from an investment vehicle into a full venture platform, while maintaining an unusually open approach with DMs open and direct deck submissions for early founders. Alex is a founding general partner at Abstract Ventures who co-founded two startups before becoming an investor, including SkillSlate which was acquired by TaskRabbit. He joined Abstract in 2017 as the first partner recruited and helped build the firm from an investment vehicle into a full venture platform, while maintaining an unusually open approach with DMs open and direct deck submissions for early founders.