Beyond Capital: The Fellowship VC Model with Alex Ren, Founding Partner of Fellows Fund

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Alex Ren is the Founding Partner of Fellows Fund and the organizer of Fellows Forum. A former entrepreneur, Alex has spent the last decade building a high-quality community of AI leaders, researchers, and tech executives—bridging the gap between deep technology and venture capital.

In this conversation, Alex explains how Fellows Fund is rethinking the traditional VC model through a “fellowship” of 36 AI leaders who provide hands-on support and industry access to startups.

He shares his core investment philosophy—“traction is all you need”—and why founders must operate aggressively to stay ahead in today’s “Wild West” era of AI.

We also dive into the three technologies Alex believes will be most disruptive in 2026:

• AI-generated coding

• Video generation

• Physical AI in robotics

👤 About the Guest

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexchengmingren

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Fellows Fund: https://www.fellowsfundvc.com/

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