Alexander Ross

General partner at fintech VC @IlluminateFM (portfolio includes @BlockdaemonHQ @CopperHQ @talostrading @curvmpc) Angel in 30+ startups, ex-Bain.

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

@WHOOP - the charger of my new whoop just popped off? Is this a common issue, shall I just glue it back on?

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

Excited to announce @IlluminateFM's new $235m enterprise #fintech fund with @BNYMellon, @EuroclearGroup, @jpmorgan, @Citi, @DeutscheBoerse, @Jefferies, @SGXGroup, @Barclays and @SPGlobal as investors.

https://t.co/s819EBtSOb

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

Valuable life advice

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

The failure of @SVB_Financial could destroy an important long-term driver of the economy as VC-backed companies rely on SVB for loans and holding their operating cash. If private capital can’t provide a solution, a highly dilutive gov’t preferred bailout should be considered.

[Türk Kızılay International @RedCrescent]

🟥 Since the earthquake;

❝How can I help?❞,
❝How can I donate?❞

Here are our bank details to answer all these questions:🔻

[Harrison Schenck @FractionalList]

5. Your ancestors knew more than you think

Don't dismiss their ideas, customs, and traditions just because they're "old"

"Tradition is a solution for problems that have been forgotten. Remove tradition, you get the problem back"

Honor your ancestors and keep them close in mind

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

@lufthansa I have been on the phone to customer services for 7+ hours. I recorded most of it and it is amongst the most incompetent customer service I have ever received. Problem is still not resolved. I would greatly appreciate if a manager/supervisor can call me asap.

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

If more of the market used @IlluminateFM portfolio company @CopperHQ then the pain of the @FTX_Official bankruptcy would have been drastically mitigated.

[Paradigm @tradeparadigm]

Is mitigating counterparty risk on your mind? 🧠

We might have a fix. Last week @jkruy26 talked about a way to delegate funds to an exchange without moving your assets onchain.

Solution = @CopperHQ

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

Excited to announce that @IlluminateFM led @Kiln_finance's $17m Series A with participation from
@GSR_io, @KrakenVentures, @ConsenSys, LeadBlock partners, Sparkle Ventures, XBTO, @alvencap, @blueyard, @svangel

[Kiln 🧱🔥 @Kiln_finance]

🚀We’re thrilled to announce that we've completed a $17 million Series A funding round.
🧱 This is led by @IlluminateFM , with participation from @GSR_io , @KrakenVentures , @ConsenSys & many more!
🙌 Thanks to our amazing team, let's build the next chapter of staking together.

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

Excited to announce @IlluminateFM led @Kiln_finance's €17m Series A.

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

Excited to see the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK tweet about @IlluminateFM portfolio company @BeZeroCarbon’s recent $50m Series B

[Sir Jeremy Hunt MP @Jeremy_Hunt]

Attracting global investment into our green industries is essential for long-term economic growth.

Fantastic to see companies like @BeZeroCarbon cementing London's climate tech leadership with this latest $50 million fundraise.

https://t.co/0gZQCB40s7

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

Excited to announce @IlluminateFM investment in @FordefiHQ's $18M seed round led by
@lightspeedvp. Participation from
@ElectricCapital, @AlamedaResearch, @PayPal,
@PanteraCapital, @DCGco, @CastleIslandVC, @jump_, @DeFianceCapitall
Thoughts here: https://t.co/FvHb1eviGJ

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

@fejau_inc

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

Congratulations Alister!

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP has been re-appointed Secretary of State for Scotland @ScotSecofState

#Reshuffle

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

@maiab We have launched a program called Where’s Wanda to bring more female angels into our portfolio company cap tables. As part of our term sheets we will request allocation is left open for female angels. Would you be interested?

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

@Norton anti-virus now comes with an ETH miner embedded!! I built an ETH miner in 2016 as an experiment and all my GPUs burnt out within a year. Let’s hope the same doesn’t happen with your PCs!

[Norton @Norton]

🔥🔥🔥 Coming in hot with some 2022 #cybersecurity predictions! Check the gallery for the highlights, and dive into the details on our latest blog post. https://t.co/AX592xDb5r #CyberSafety

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

I just published Our investment in Notabene — enabling compliance for crypto transactions https://t.co/nlE1OVwTqa

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

@mr_james_c Manifestation?

[Chirag Modi @modic123]

Tiger Global's investment pace is well documented by @TurnerNovak memes and @packyM newsletter.
I built a simple website to track Tiger Global's private and public investments so that lazy VC twitter has a single source of truth for the ultimate🐯index.
https://t.co/O0Gt1s8YNZ

[Alexander Ross @AlexanderRoss]

Excited to be part of the journey @IlluminateFM

[Blockdaemon 😈 @BlockdaemonHQ]

Big news! Today Blockdaemon is thrilled to announce our $28M Series A, led by @GreenspringVC!

In the past year:
➡️+$5B in staked assets
💥Powering +25M registered users
🗺️Deployed +10K nodes across 40 blockchain networks & 20 global regions

Read more: https://t.co/00wOy9Uaxc