Alex Dermer

Co-Founder, Get Engaged Media | 40B+ Views | Investor | Brand Builder

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 15 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2026
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Feb 2026
Databento makes it simpler and faster to get market data. Our self-service model allows users to instantly pick up live exchange feeds and terabytes of historical data - and only pay for what they use. Databento provides both historical and real-time data, both raw PCAPs and normalized data, both usage-based pricing and affordable monthly subscriptions, as well as connectivity solutions. Since launching 3 years ago, Databento has gained over 60,000 customers, from early-stage startups to the largest financial institutions in the world. Databentos team has walked in the shoes of its customers, bringing years of experience running high-frequency trading desks from firms like Two Sigma, Flow Traders, Virtu, and Tower Research.
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Jan 2026
Redefining snacking.
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Nov 2025
Suno is building a future where anyone can make music. Whether youre a shower singer or a charting artist, we break barriers between you and the song you dream of making. No instrument needed, just imagination. From your mind to music.
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Oct 2025
Sesh was created to find solutions for a world without cigarettes or vapes. We were tired of trying other alternatives that either didnt work or were dissatisfying. We constantly strive for new, harm reducing alternatives that improve adult tobacco and vape users lives. We are confident that tobacco and vape-free alternatives will become a key focus worldwide and Sesh is committed to guiding the industry forward.
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Feb 2025
Context changes everything.
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Apr 2024
Arena Physica is building electromagnetic superintelligence.
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Nov 2023
Fifth Down Capital is an investment firm that invests in private companies and funds. Fifth Down invests in founders and fund managers via a network approach, and therefore does not evaluate inbound investment solicitations/opportunities.
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Jul 2023
The Ryl Company™ is The Modern Tea Company — where nostalgic taste, clean ingredients, and functional benefits come together. Our flagship brand, Ryl Tea, reimagines the classic tea experience with zero sugar, 5 calories or less, nothing artificial, and antioxidant-powered functionality. We believe better-for-you should taste like the flavors you grew up loving. That’s why we exist: to help people Rethink Your Liquids (RYL). Available nationwide.
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Sep 2022
The Texas Ranchers are a proud Major League Pickleball (MLP) team dedicated to the spirit of competition and community. We bring unmatched energy, teamwork, and pro-athleticism to the courts, uniting seasoned fans and newcomers in the excitement of America’s fastest-growing sport.
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Feb 2022
Backbone is creating the software and devices platform for the future of gaming. The team hails from Apple, Google, Meta, and more. Were hiring across a variety of functions. Learn more: backbone.com/careers
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Jul 2021
Our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom. Gemini (NASDAQ: GEMI) envisions a future where crypto will redesign the global financial system, the internet, and money in a way that provides greater choice, independence, and opportunity for all. As a trusted bridge between the traditional financial system and the emerging cryptoeconomy, we are providing access for individuals and institutions to a decentralized future that is more open, fair, and secure.
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Jul 2019
OWYN is a plant-based nutrition company that is true to its name, Only What You Need. Our mission is to provide full transparency into our ingredients and ensure the cleanest formulations that never compromise on taste. Our goal is to challenge the industry to adopt our standards. OWYN is proud to be a part of The Simply Good Company.
Seed Investor
Jul 2015
PrizePicks is the fastest-growing sports company in North America according to the 2023 Inc. 5000 rankings, two years running, and the largest independent skill-based fantasy sports operator in the country. The company was recently recognized as the Fantasy Sports Business of the Year Award by the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association and as the Fantasy/DFS Operator of the Year by EGR North America. PrizePicks is a fun, fast, and simple version of daily fantasy sports, covering a wide variety of sports leagues from the NFL and NBA to esports titles League of Legends, Counter-Strike & Valorant. The company is headquartered in Atlanta. PrizePicks is available in the App Store and Google Play or at prizepicks.com.
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2026
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Feb 2026
Databento makes it simpler and faster to get market data. Our self-service model allows users to instantly pick up live exchange feeds and terabytes of historical data - and only pay for what they use. Databento provides both historical and real-time data, both raw PCAPs and normalized data, both usage-based pricing and affordable monthly subscriptions, as well as connectivity solutions. Since launching 3 years ago, Databento has gained over 60,000 customers, from early-stage startups to the largest financial institutions in the world. Databentos team has walked in the shoes of its customers, bringing years of experience running high-frequency trading desks from firms like Two Sigma, Flow Traders, Virtu, and Tower Research.
Investor
Jan 2026
Redefining snacking.
2025
Investor
Nov 2025
Suno is building a future where anyone can make music. Whether youre a shower singer or a charting artist, we break barriers between you and the song you dream of making. No instrument needed, just imagination. From your mind to music.
Investor
Oct 2025
Sesh was created to find solutions for a world without cigarettes or vapes. We were tired of trying other alternatives that either didnt work or were dissatisfying. We constantly strive for new, harm reducing alternatives that improve adult tobacco and vape users lives. We are confident that tobacco and vape-free alternatives will become a key focus worldwide and Sesh is committed to guiding the industry forward.
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Feb 2025
Context changes everything.
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