Alex McLane

Investment Team
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Alex is a member of the investment team, where he focuses on AI application layer software and robotics.

Prior to 8VC, Alex worked at the Yale Endowment and chaired a debating society for political and moral philosophy at Yale. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale with a Bachelor's in Math and Philosophy. Originally from Los Angeles, he spent much of his childhood in Hong Kong and Singapore.

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Oct 28, 2026

Announcing our Investment in Fragment

Among the many departments and verticals that decorate the AI billboards of San Francisco and subway stops in New York - where greenfield seems plentiful whichever direction your die is cast, there’s a particular space quietly larger than much of the rest. Though enterprise procurement departments have over the past few decades supported a number of strong software outcomes, the largest opportunities in the market remain overwhelmingly untapped. Today Pranav Mulgund, Naveen Kashyap, and the rest of the team at Fragment announce their Series A; our good fortune to lead the round reflects our conviction that they will come to define the category - bringing best-in-class technical talent to turn the most languid parts of supply chain work into product that delights procurement professionals.

Posts
News
Oct 28, 2026

Announcing our Investment in Fragment

Among the many departments and verticals that decorate the AI billboards of San Francisco and subway stops in New York - where greenfield seems plentiful whichever direction your die is cast, there’s a particular space quietly larger than much of the rest. Though enterprise procurement departments have over the past few decades supported a number of strong software outcomes, the largest opportunities in the market remain overwhelmingly untapped. Today Pranav Mulgund, Naveen Kashyap, and the rest of the team at Fragment announce their Series A; our good fortune to lead the round reflects our conviction that they will come to define the category - bringing best-in-class technical talent to turn the most languid parts of supply chain work into product that delights procurement professionals.

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