# Alex Reynolds

> Alex Reynolds is the co-founder and CEO of Vendelux, a New York based AI event intelligence platform that helps B2B marketers decide which conferences and trade shows are worth the money. A third-generation entrepreneur who cut his teeth building a $30M business unit at Shutterstock, he started Vendelux with 10 customers lined up for February 2020, then watched the events industry evaporate overnight when the pandemic hit. He kept building. Today Vendelux tracks 160,000+ global events and 65 million data points, has raised roughly $18M led by FirstMark Capital, and counts Okta, PayPal and Publicis among its users.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Vendelux
- **Organizations:** Vendelux, Shutterstock
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BBA, Consulting & Venture Management and Marketing, Emory University - Goizueta Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Vendelux, an AI event intelligence platform used by Okta, PayPal and Publicis, Raised roughly $18M total, including a $14M Series A led by FirstMark Capital, Built a dataset of 160,000+ global B2B events and 65 million data points

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Joined Shutterstock, eventually VP & GM of Platform Solutions, building a $30M ARR business unit with a 75-person global team
- **2019** — Left Shutterstock after roles in business development and platform partnerships
- **2020** — Prepared to launch Vendelux with 10 customers lined up for February - then the pandemic shut down the events industry
- **2021** — Formally founded and scaled Vendelux with co-founder Stefan Deeran
- **2023** — Raised a $14M Series A led by FirstMark Capital, bringing total funding to roughly $18M
- **2024** — Expanded into EMEA with London operations; Vendelux tracking 160,000+ events and 65M data points

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Vendelux, an AI event intelligence platform used by Okta, PayPal and Publicis
- Raised roughly $18M total, including a $14M Series A led by FirstMark Capital
- Built a dataset of 160,000+ global B2B events and 65 million data points
- Previously built a $30M ARR business unit at Shutterstock leading a 75-person global team
- Grew Vendelux while tripling annual recurring revenue year over year

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Featured on the Category Visionaries podcast discussing raising $20M and building the future of event intelligence.
- **2023-11** — Announced Vendelux's $14M Series A led by FirstMark Capital, with plans to double the team and expand into EMEA via London.

## Links

- Website: https://vendelux.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexreynolds1/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vendelux
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXIAvTdryuY

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Last updated: 2026-08-07