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name: Alexandre Lazarow
about: Alexandre Lazarow has spent his career working at the intersection of investing, innovation, and impact.He is a global venture capitalist and has invested in startups including Chime, Kin, Neon, Sidecar Health, Facily, FinAccel, ZenBusiness, Kueski, Guiabolso, Zola, Rensource, Terminal, among others. He works with Cathay Innovation, a Paris-based firm that invests across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Previously, Alex worked with Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm that has invested over a billion dollars in hundreds of startups around the world. Alex is the author of Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs - from Delhi to Detroit - Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley (Harvard Business Review Press) which was a t Alexandre Lazarow has spent his career working at the intersection of investing, innovation, and impact.He is a global venture capitalist and has invested in startups including Chime, Kin, Neon, Sidecar Health, Facily, FinAccel, ZenBusiness, Kueski, Guiabolso, Zola, Rensource, Terminal, among others. He works with Cathay Innovation, a Paris-based firm that invests across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Previously, Alex worked with Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm that has invested over a billion dollars in hundreds of startups around the world. Alex is the author of Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs - from Delhi to Detroit - Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley (Harvard Business Review Press) which was a top new release on Amazon, featured on the FT Summer List and won the Axiom Gold Medal. Alex is a Senior Contributor with Forbes, a columnist with Entrepreneur Magazine, and author of the newsletter [99%Tech]. Alex is an adjunct professor specializing in social impact investment and entrepreneurship at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Alex has also served as a strategy consultant with McKinsey &amp; Co., a financial regulator with the Bank of Canada, and an M&amp;A investment banker with the Royal Bank of Canada. He is a Kauffman Fellow, CFA Charterholder, and CFR Term Member. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.Comm from the University of Manitoba. Get in touch: - Website: alexlazarow.com- Newsletter: https://alexlazarow.substack.com/- Book: https://amzn.to/3306fcr- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alex_Lazarow ...more