Alexander Schmitt

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Overview

Alexander Schmitt is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners [1][2]. Schmitt previously served as an Investor at Cherry Ventures from 2020 to September 2022 [3]. Before that role, Schmitt was CEO and Co-Founder of MergerSpot from 2017 to 2020 [4], and worked in Consulting at McKinsey & Company in 2016 [5]. Schmitt holds a Master of Science in Computer Science & Finance from the Technical University of Munich [8], an Honours Degree in Technology Management from the Center for Digital Technology and Management [7], and completed an Advanced Study Program in Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [6].

Career history

  1. Partner2022 to presentLightspeed Venture Partners
  2. Investor2020 to Sep 2022Cherry Ventures
  3. CEO & Co-Founder2017 to 2020MergerSpot
  4. Consulting2016 to 2016McKinsey & Company

Education

  1. Advanced Study Program, Computer ScienceMassachusetts Institute of Technology
  2. Honours Degree, Technology Management at Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)
  3. TUMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science & FinanceTechnical University of Munich

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