Lex Sokolin

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

2023 - Current

Generative Ventures is an engaged venture capital fund, investing in the Machine Economy powered by Fintech, accelerated by AI, and settled on Web3. Invested in Peaq (DePIN blockchain), Exabits (GPU cloud), Aizel (Onchain AI verification), Fraction AI (Incentivized data tagging), Parasail (DePIN restaking). Advisor to Gaianet (Incentivized inference network).

CEO & Founder

2019

The Fintech Blueprint is the leading analytical Fintech & DeFi newsletter in the industry, with over 200,000+ investors and entrepreneurs relying on our strategic judgment. We also publish Future Blueprint, an AI-focused newsletter with 30,000+ subscribers.

Venture Partner

2020

Thematic investing in digital art NFTs, with focus on generative, computational, and neural art

Chief Economist

2021 - 2023

Built and lead the ConsenSys Cryptoeconomics team. We focus on (1) rigorous token engineering and mechanism design, (2) Web3 & DAO engagement strategy, and (3) treasury management through asset allocation in crypto and DeFi, using macro and fundamental investing approaches. We've launched MetaMask Grants DAO, are designing Infura's decentralized network, built the first ever corporate-DAO collaboration with BanklessDAO, and are an active delegate in Uniswap and MakerDAO, among other frontier explorations.

Chief Marketing Officer

2020 - 2021

Restructured and led 30 person Marketing team to deliver commercial outcomes across products with consumer, developer, and institutional fintech distribution. Collaborated with Sales and senior leadership to design, operationalize, and execute go-to-market and community strategy. Worked with branding, content, and growth functions to shepherd the poetry of our data-driven story.

Global Fintech Co-Head

2019 - 2020

Co-lead ConsenSys Fintech / DeFi strategy, and management of the Codefi product group, which builds and deploys blockchain-based financial software. We power over 20 million users in the MetaMask wallet trading $10B+ in volume via decentralized exchanges. Launched software products supporting tokenized institutional capital markets, CBDCs and stablecoins, and the lifecycle of digital assets.

Strategic Advisor

2021 - 2022

SPAC sponsor focused on late stage fintech and infrastructure transactions.

Board Member

2019 - 2021

Global Director Fintech Strategy & Partner

2016 - 2019

Acquired by AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB). Autonomous is a top research firm for institutional investors focusing on global banks, insurers, investment managers, and capital markets. I founded and managed the Fintech practice (Autonomous NEXT), which delivered industry-leading analysis of the impact of emerging tech -- machine learning and artificial intelligence, crypto assets and blockchain, virtual and augmented reality, roboadvisors, neobanks, and insurtech -- on the financial industry. Our research was read hundreds of thousands of times, we led several innovation engagements with large industry participants (top capital markets exchanges, global banks, payment/card networks), and our work has been cited by the Economist, WSJ, Bloomberg, CNBC, Reuters, Business Insider, and the Financial Times.

Board Director

2015 - 2019

Chief Operating Officer & Founder

2014 - 2016

Acquired by Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN). AdvisorEngine helps financial advisors, broker/dealers, financial planners and wealth managers serve their clients through digital advice technology. Our award-winning wealth management platform was built on roboadvisor DNA, and supports both the traditional HNW advisor model and completely digital, low-touch interaction. As Chief Operating Officer, I managed our product development team, innovation processes, corporate strategy, and was a member of the Board of Directors.

CEO & Founder

2010 - 2014

Acquired by AdvisorEngine. NestEgg was an online wealth management technology firm and RIA that reached customers digitally in a scalable way. We pioneered private-labeled roboadvisor tech for independent financial advisors, banks, RIAs and credit unions. We also offered FedWise, an embeddable financial literacy chatbot for financial websites. I founded and led the company as Chief Executive Officer until its exit.

Associate, Investment Banking, Financial Institutions Goup & Media and Telecoms

2010 - 2010

Provided corporate finance advice across balance sheet to clients in financial services, media and technology.