# Alexander Mittal

> Alexander Mittal, often known as Alex, is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of FundersClub and managing director of FCVC. A Penn economics and engineering graduate, he previously co-founded enterprise credential-verification company Crederity and served as founding CEO of touchscreen hardware company Innova Dynamics. His investment work combines software, startup selection and an investor community.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at FundersClub; Managing Director at FCVC
- **Organizations:** FundersClub, FCVC, Innova Dynamics, Crederity
- **Education:** BS in Economics, through the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Engineering degree, through the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology, Penn Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded FundersClub, an online venture capital platform, in 2012., Founding CEO of Innova Dynamics, later acquired by TPK Holding., Published scientific research and named as an inventor on multiple issued patents, according to his official biography.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Presented at the Nobel Prize Ceremonies, according to his FundersClub biography.
- **2007** — Graduated from Penn’s M&T program; co-founded Innova Dynamics.
- **Before 2012** — Served as founding CTO of Crederity and founding CEO of Innova Dynamics.
- **2012** — Co-founded FundersClub with Boris Silver; participated in Y Combinator Summer 2012.
- **2013** — Published fundraising advice recommending founders first consider whether fundraising is necessary.
- **2016** — FundersClub launched its institutional arm, FCVC Advisors.
- **2017** — Interviewed by Shippo co-founder Laura Behrens Wu for FC Live.
- **2019** — Appeared on Invest Like the Best to discuss early-stage investing.
- **2022** — Authored FundersClub’s Q2 portfolio follow-on rounds update.

## Achievements

- Co-founded FundersClub, an online venture capital platform, in 2012.
- Founding CEO of Innova Dynamics, later acquired by TPK Holding.
- Published scientific research and named as an inventor on multiple issued patents, according to his official biography.
- FundersClub portfolio includes Coinbase, Instacart, Webflow, GitLab, Flexport and Rippling.

## Latest updates

- **2022-08** — Published FundersClub’s Q2 2022 follow-on rounds update covering Rippling, Chainalysis, Webflow and other portfolio companies.

## Links

- Website: https://fundersclub.com/mittal/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandermittal/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mittal

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Last updated: 2026-10-09