Alex Meyer founded and leads the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Chicago, co-authored a Harvard Business School case study on Chicago's entrepreneurial ecosystem, and served on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's international technology delegations to cities including Boston, London, Israel, Tokyo, and Beijing. He also founded Chicago's Stage 773 Theater and combines his background as former Vice President for Global Business Development at SAP with theatrical training from The Second City Conservatory.
What they've been talking about across their social media accounts

- Celebrating portfolio milestones and major financial events, often expressing enthusiasm for fund raises, acquisitions, and unicorn valuations. For instance, he shared excitement about Cameo raising its Series C and becoming a unicorn, as well as the significant acquisition of BacklotCars.
- Deep involvement with the Harvard Business School startup ecosystem, particularly acting as a judge for their venture competitions. He frequently posts about attending the finals and congratulates alumni winners, such as the founders behind Bone Health Technologies and Blueland.
- A focus on the Future of Work and employee engagement technologies. He has explicitly highlighted his firm's thesis in this area when announcing investments in companies like Anthill AI, which maps talent for deskless workers, and Blueboard, which handles employee rewards.
- Strong ties to the Chicago technology community and local civic partnerships. He actively promotes the region's innovation status, evidenced by his posts about the Chicago Innovation Awards and meetings with city officials to discuss cross-border tech initiatives.
- Interest in food technology and logistics software. His feed highlights continued support for companies modernizing these traditional industries, such as the smart oven service Tovala and the restaurant platform Tock, along with supply chain solutions like FourKites.
About their Fund
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SaaS, Marketplaces, Consumer, Future of Work, Logistics
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Seed - Series A
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$500K - $5M
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Origin Ventures is a 25-year-old venture capital firm that frames its entire thesis around backing companies defining the "Artificial Intelligence Economy," focusing specifically on AI infrastructure, AI-native software, and AI frontier tech rather than being a generalist fund. Unlike coastal-first funds, Origin has deliberately built a distributed partner base across all four continental U.S. time zones and maintains its own multi-year podcast series where partners and founders dissect company-building decisions as an educational tool.
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