Ashby Monk

General Partner & Co-Founder atKDXStanford

Ashby Monk is a researcher and director at Stanford University. He has co-founded multiple companies focused on investment analytics and capital allocation.

What Ashby can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ALead preference not reported
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Career

  1. Stanford University · Senior Research Engineer
  2. Stanford Research Initiative on Long-Term Investing · Executive & Research Director
  3. KDX Management · co-founder
    Now

Companies founded

RCI NavigatorFutureProofNetPurposeD.A.T.A.GrowthsphereAISheltonAILong Game SavingsKDXKDX Management

Investments named in public bios

Hoopit AI

Focus

institutional investinginvestechcapital allocationadvanced analytics

Education

Princeton University, Bachelor'sUniversité de Paris I - Pantheon Sorbonne, Master’s in International EconomicsUniversity of Oxford, Doctorate in Economic Geography

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Who is Ashby Monk?

Ashby Monk is a researcher and director at Stanford University. He has co-founded multiple companies focused on investment analytics and capital allocation.

How much does Ashby Monk invest?

KDX has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Ashby Monk?

A warm intro from a founder KDX backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Ashby Monk do before KDX?

Senior Research Engineer at Stanford University; Executive & Research Director at Stanford Research Initiative on Long-Term Investing.

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