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Alex Benik

Founder & Solo GP
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Investor Boston
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Background
  • 22 years at Battery Ventures — Deep infrastructure and security investing experience
  • Started coding on a Commodore 64 — genuine technical background
  • Network of 100+ technologists, practitioners, and leaders
  • Mission: Help ambitious technical founders go from idea to IPO
Companies
Encoded Ventures
Boston · Pre-seed, Seed
VC
Investment Focus
  • Cloud infrastructure
  • Data and AI infrastructure
  • Cybersecurity
  • Modern infrastructure software broadly
Notable Investments
  • Guardicore — Network security (acquired by Akamai)
  • Cumulus Networks — Data center networking (acquired by Nvidia)
  • Cerebras — AI computing
  • Habana Labs — AI chips
  • Opsgenie — Incident management
  • Atero AI — LLM infrastructure (acquired by Crusoe Energy)
  • ConfigHub, DataFlint, Datum, Tenzai, Jazz Security, IPXO
AI Agent Relevance
  • Excellent fit — AI infrastructure is a core thesis for Encoded Ventures
  • His Atero AI investment (LLM infrastructure, acquired by Crusoe) shows direct interest in the AI agent/LLM space
  • $500K checks at inception/pre-seed is ideal for early-stage startups
  • As a new solo GP fund (2024), he's actively deploying and building his brand
  • His deep Battery Ventures network could help with follow-on fundraising
  • Technical founder himself (started coding early) — he'll appreciate technical depth in your pitch
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