Founder · Investor · Advisor
Alex
Casassovici
4 exits. $200M+ raised across ventures and token launches. Now investing, advising, and incubating in AI, crypto, and space through Mutant Ventures.

About me
Alex Casassovici is a serial entrepreneur and investor with four exits and over $200 million raised across his ventures and token launches. He invests, advises, and incubates through Mutant Ventures, focused on AI, crypto, and space technology — working with founders and protocols on fundraising, token design and launch, product-market fit, and go-to-market.
Most recently, as Executive Director of the Fight Foundation — owning tech, product, and tokenomics for FightFi, the official UFC Web3 partner — Alex designed and launched the $FIGHT token: $183 million in presale demand (12,000% oversubscribed), day-one listings on Binance Alpha, Bybit, Coinbase, and MEXC, and Fight.ID ranked #5 on BSC with over 4 million unique wallets.
Before that, he founded Azarus, the “Web3 Layer for Streams”, backed by Kleiner Perkins, Galaxy Digital, and Animoca Brands. Azarus reached over 20 million players, distributed more than $2 million in rewards through its $AZA token, and was acquired by Animoca Brands in 2023.
Alex is a prolific public speaker with more than 30 keynotes on AI, blockchain, gaming, and sports — including TED, GDC, and Pocket Gamer Connects — and has been featured by Nasdaq and VentureBeat.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Alex is an adventurer who enjoys trail running, scuba diving, and solving puzzles. He built and led Diveboard, the largest marine citizen science platform, as a volunteer project for 14 years.
Category-defining products

Combat-sports fandom as on-chain identity, reputation, and rewards — official UFC Web3 partner, ranked #5 on BSC with 4M+ unique wallets, powered by the $FIGHT token.

UFC's official digital collectibles — the sport's most iconic moments, owned by fans, with cross-chain migration at scale.

The interactive layer for live streams — play-while-watching games and a viewer rewards economy on Twitch. Acquired by Animoca Brands.
Product design visuals by Tetyana Ponomarenko.
Track record
Ventures
- 2005 — Present
Mutant Ventures — Advisor / Investor / Venture Studio
AI · Crypto · Space
Investing early or pre-IPO, directly and via syndicates, advising and incubating. Investments include Upland, Napster, LVL, Headspace, and Palantir (exited at IPO).
- 2024 — 2026
Fight Foundation — Executive Director (Concept Labs)
Official UFC Web3 partner
Owned tech, product, and tokenomics. Designed and launched the $FIGHT token — $183M presale demand, tier-1 exchange listings — and built the team behind Fight.ID, ranked #5 on BSC (DappBay) with 4M+ unique wallets.
- 2023 — 2025
Lucid — Founder
Crypto wealth management
Risk-managed portfolio solutions that turn speculative crypto exposure into long-term investments for thoughtful investors and the professionals who advise them.
- 2018 — 2024
Azarus — Founder & CEO
Acquired by Animoca Brands
The Web3 layer for streams, backed by Kleiner Perkins, Galaxy Digital, and Animoca Brands. 18M unique players and 200M game interactions on Twitch in 2022 alone; acquired in 2023.
Earlier
- 2015 — 2017
Showdown.cc — CEO & Co-founder
Acquired by Blacknut
AI that captured key gameplay moments and stitched them into emotion-driven replays. Customers included EA and Ubisoft.
- 2011 — 2025
Diveboard — Co-founder
Marine citizen science
Built the world's largest online dive log — open source, 501(c)(3) — feeding marine research via GBIF. Led as a volunteer project until 2025.
- 2009 — 2012
F-Secure — Head of Mobile
Joined via the acquisition of Steek
Joined Steek at Series A to build its mobile business; F-Secure's 2009 acquisition of Steek was Europe's largest tech exit that year. Scaled the unit to 50 across four cities.
- 2003 — 2009
Early ventures — Mobile & IoT
Kamayo acquired by Amdocs
Co-founded Kamayo, delivering iPhone-like experiences on pre-iPhone devices — acquired by Amdocs. Founded WaveStorm, creator of Spykee (Meccano), the first connected toy.
Get in touch
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