The investing app that teaches you how to invest. Backed by Y Combinator. $4.4 million seed.
Head of Operations
Sept 2021 - January 2024 • 2 yrs 5 mos
operations, finance, HR, compliance
curriculum design, education and writing for the "Learn & Earn"
Hit 1 million+ users in the US
Hit 20 million+ lessons taken
Grown from $300k to $3M+ in ARR
Achieved profitability while still growing double digit % MoM
Acquired a card company
Currently top 30 in the finance charts
Marketing Director
Jul 2021 - Sept 2021 • 3 mos
organic growth, socials, seo
strategic partnerships and community
The Generation
Connecting underserved high school students to scholarships, jobs, events and learning resources to cultivate passion and discover the future. $170k software funding. Backed by Hack+ and Rileys Way Foundation.
Founder, CEO
Jul 2020 - Feb 2022 • 1 yr 8 mos
$3k in cash grants
$170k in software funds
led team of 8 directors and 20 volunteers
designed & developed the product
operations, planning, partnerships and all the other fun chaos running something requires : )
Alect Political
Redefining political strategy. 3 congressional, 2 senate and 2 stealth startup campaigns.
Marketing Director, Board
Nov 2020 - Jun 2021 • 8 mos
Sourced and co-led projects for our largest retainer client to generate $20k+ avg. deal for campaigns
Democratizing opportunity. A database of jobs, scholarships, events and learning resources to help students cultivate passion and discover their future.
Designed with Figma
Built with Webflow
Memberships and gated content via Memberstack
Automation and light functionality with Zapier
Full functionality with Jetboost, Finsweet code snippets, and Airtable
Banking and fiscal 501(c)3 sponsorship with Hack+
Websites
kayman.ventures
A venture studio for your design, development, and research needs.
alexakayman.com
The portfolio site you're on right now.
Inspired by and starter cloned from the amazing Tyler Hughey
Designed with Figma
Built with Webflow
Hosted with GitHub pages
alect.us
Redefining political strategy (archived).
Designed with Figma
Built with Webflow
Hosted with Webflow & Google.
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Writing
Illuminating Private Markets with Contrary Research. Researched, wrote, and published memos on the following companies:
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SERENDIPITY
Based in NYC. Often working out of Verci in Soho. Always happy to grab coffee in Flatiron or SoHo with any young founders or builders across urban infrastructure, edtech, longevity, and consumer fintech.