Alexandre (Alex) Lazarow

Managing Partner

2022 - Current

Fluent Ventures is a next gen global venture capital fund. Our platform is backed by 50+ global founders and tech luminaries covering 6 continents. We are building on 40+ cumulative years of venture and founder experience as well as experience investing in 7 global unicorns. Some of the founders we have been fortunate enough to back and work with at current and/or previous firms include Chime (US), Kin (US), Zenbusiness (US), Sidecar Health (US), Kueski (LatAm), Clara (LatAm), Xepelin (Latam), Neon (Latam), Facily (Latam), Sabi (Africa), Ula (SEA), and FinAccel (SEA) and many others.

Co-Founder & Chairman

2023

Co-founded and incubated venture-backed startup within Fluent Ventures.

Author: Out-Innovate

2018

Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs--from Delhi to Detroit--Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley(HBR Press). Out-Innovate was a top new release on Amazon, featured on the FT Summer List and won the Axiom Gold Medal. Translated to Korean (2021), Chinese (2022), Spanish (coming 2023), and more to come.

Senior Contributor

2019

Run a column on fintech and entrepreneurship: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexlazarow

Venture Partner

2022 - 2023

Partner, Head of North America, Head of Fintech

2018 - 2022

Cathay Innovation is a global venture capital fund, affiliated with Cathay Capital, with over $4 billion in assets under management, and a global footprint including San Francisco, New York, Paris, Munich, Tel Aviv, Beijing and Shanghai. Investments include: Sidecar Health, Terminal, FinAccel, Kueski, Chime, Facily, ZenBusiness, among others.

Investor & Advisor

2017 - 2022

Investor & Advisor

2021 - 2022

Investor & Board Observer

2020 - 2022

Investor & Board Director

2020 - 2022

Investor & Board Director

2020 - 2022