Ashesh C. Shah (Alex)

Alex is the Founder and CEO of solo* sciences, the culmination of several of Alex’s first-to-market IP solutions and his wide-ranging expertise in IP, licensing, consumer loyalty, couponing and payment technology, category management, data analytics and AI. While applicable to all consumable goods, the challenges in the emerging cannabis industry enticed Alex to launch solo* to close the loop between product manufactures and consumers. Forbes recently featured a profile of Alex and the promise of solo*.

Prior to founding solo* in late 2017, Alex spent the last 25 years in global operations, building, integrating, and managing enterprises from concept through IPO. He has managed a venture capital portfolio of over $1.5B AUM with returns in excess of 20%. As a serial entrepreneur, he has been part of the founding team of a number of high-profile exits including: Good&Co, Black Duck Software, RevolutionWear (#Frigo), PLEJ (Litle&Co), and Prospero (Delphi Internet), and had four IPOs by 1998. Alex is an active participant in the global entrepreneurial community and specializes in sourcing transactions often unavailable to the broader investment community and ahead of institutional exposure. He holds patents in intellectual property, licensing, consumer loyalty, couponing, and payment technology.

Alex has served on a Presidential task force for the CIA, holding top secret and special clearances. He has also served as a VP of R&D for Razorfish and on the Advanced Research Board at Partners Healthcare (Harvard Medical School Hospitals). He is a graduate of Williams College. He has recently been asked to serve as special advisor to the CEO of Eaze, the first on-demand medical marijuana delivery service.