As the Sportstech Ventures Associate at Plug and Play, Alex Hemmerlein specializes in investing in high-growth sports startups and fostering partnerships with professional sports teams and Fortune 500 brands. A USC alumnus, Alex expanded Techstars’ Blackstone LaunchPad accelerators to over 140,000 in reach and co-founded Alma Mater Angels, an education platform for aspiring angel investors. Off-duty, Alex shifts his strategic focus from startups to chess games and hits the trails with his outdoor guiding organization, Let’s Bivy, which has enabled over 4500 young adults to get outside.
