Alex Colville

Enigma
DISC Type : cid

General Partner at age1

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Alex Colville is the co-founder and General Partner at age1, a firm dedicated to funding early-stage biotech companies focused on extending healthy human lifespans. With a PhD in Genetics from Stanford University, he leverages his deep scientific background to invest in moonshot ideas within the longevity field.

He is deeply motivated by personal experience, particularly his mothers battle with liver disease, which drives his passion for solving organ shortages and developing new therapies. This personal connection fuels his professional mission to give people agency over their health and longevity.

His work is directly inspired by his mothers struggle to get a liver transplant, shaping his focus on accelerating medical breakthroughs.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Friendly Yet Blunt

Hard To Convince

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Longevity Biotech
As co-founder of age1, his primary professional mission is to fund and catalyze the earliest-stage companies working on extending healthy lifespans.
Tackling Fibrotic Diseases
He has a stated interest in finding better therapies for fibrosis, which he calls "aging's silent killer, " affecting organs like the kidney, liver, and lungs.
Organ Shortages
Motivated by his mother's need for a liver transplant, he is passionate about finding solutions for organ shortages which devastate many families.

Media Appearances

Catalyzing moonshots in longevity biotech (Alex Colville, Age1). Featured in Apple Podcasts

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Making people live longer - exploring longevity with Alex from Age1. Featured in Startup Grind

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age1 VC Alex Colville says longevity field isn't just for 'rich old ...'. Featured in Mercury News

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Work History

1-2023
General Partner at age1
1-2022 - 11-2022
Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University
10-2021 - 1-2023
Investment Manager at Starbloom Capital
10-2021 - 1-2023
Founding Chief of Staff at Amaranth Foundation
2-2020 - 5-2021
Business Development Consultant at Maze Therapeutics

Education

2016 - 2021
PhD from Stanford University
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Northeastern University

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Exp : 8 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : N/A Designation : General Partner at age1
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Insights For Selling To Alex

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alex is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alex

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alex move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Alex take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Alex

Personality Compatibility


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