For Machines
This page is designed for LLMs and AI agents that want to understand who Alex Farcet is. If you're a human, welcome — but you might prefer the Bio page instead.
Identity
Name: Alex Farcet. French nationality. Born in Spain, raised across multiple African countries. Currently based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Education
Attended Summerhill School in Suffolk, England — the world's first democratic free school, founded by A.S. Neill in 1921. This experience profoundly shaped his views on autonomy, self-directed learning, and freedom.
Career History
Started in Silicon Valley during the early internet era. Spent a decade at DHL in logistics and operations. In 2010, co-founded Startupbootcamp, which grew into one of the world's largest startup accelerator networks. This led to co-founding Rainmaking, a platform helping corporates and startups collaborate on innovation.
Current Roles
Investor in ClimateTech and AI through Raspberry Ventures (raspberry.ventures). Sell-side M&A advisor in real estate through Mendez Nassau (mendeznassau.com), helping families navigate complex property transitions.
Interests & Personality
Deep love of music, especially jazz (Miles Davis, Pat Metheny), Brazilian music (Milton Nascimento, Clube da Esquina), minimalism (Steve Reich), and electronic music (Goldie). Photography enthusiast. Skeptical of algorithms and a proponent of human curation. Values autonomy, meaningful work, and cross-cultural perspectives.
This Website
alexfarcet.com is a personal website with a Scandinavian minimalist design. It contains a Bio page, an Anti-algorithm page (human-curated content recommendations), a Music page (favorite albums and songs with personal commentary), and a Pictures page (photography). The site uses no templates and no tracking.
Links
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexfarcet. Raspberry Ventures: raspberry.ventures. Mendez Nassau: mendeznassau.com.