# Alex Liegl

> Alex Liegl is a New York-based entrepreneur and Tenet co-founder and board member who previously led the EV financing company as CEO. Born and raised in Munich, he studied applied mathematics and philosophy at Stanford, founded Bessel Capital and Apex Labs, and co-founded bitcoin-mining company Layer1 before helping establish Tenet in 2021.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Board Member at Tenet
- **Organizations:** Tenet, Layer1, Apex Labs, Bessel Capital, Stanford Management Company, Protégé Partners, American Advanced Materials
- **From:** Munich, Germany
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts and Science; applied mathematics and philosophy, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Tenet, an EV financing business launched publicly in 2022., Recognized on Forbes’ 2021 30 Under 30 Energy list, announced in December 2020., Helped launch Layer1’s liquid-cooled West Texas bitcoin mining operation in February 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2011-2016** — Attended Stanford University; studied applied mathematics and philosophy.
- **2012** — Began experimenting with bitcoin mining with friends in a Stanford dorm, according to his 2019 interview.
- **During Stanford** — Founded quantitative hedge fund Bessel Capital; worked on Stanford Management Company’s special investments desk.
- **Before Layer1** — Founded Apex Labs, an AI-powered fraud-detection platform for tax agencies; also worked at Protégé Partners.
- **2018** — Co-founded Layer1.
- **2020-02** — Layer1 announced the start of its West Texas mining operations.
- **2020-12** — Received Forbes Energy recognition for the 2021 30 Under 30 list; agreed to leave Layer1’s CEO and board positions as part of a founder settlement.
- **2021** — Co-founded Tenet with Andreas Wallendahl and Paul Sebexen.
- **2022-06** — Tenet publicly launched its EV financing platform and announced an $18 million seed round.
- **2023-11** — Tenet announced more than $10 million in Series A investment and a $20 million warehouse debt facility.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Tenet, an EV financing business launched publicly in 2022.
- Recognized on Forbes’ 2021 30 Under 30 Energy list, announced in December 2020.
- Helped launch Layer1’s liquid-cooled West Texas bitcoin mining operation in February 2020.
- Led Tenet during its $18 million seed financing and subsequent Series A financing.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Tenet announced a KeySavvy partnership to embed financing in private-party EV purchases.
- **2024-07** — Tenet and Service Credit Union reported more than 700 new members and approximately $34.8 million in loan volume sold through their partnership.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliegl
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/alexanderliegl

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Last updated: 2026-10-22