Alex Fox is an engineer, entrepreneur, and angel investor committed to building inclusive tech and teams. She invests in early-stage startups, with particular support for BIPOC founders and women of color.

Alex built and led product and engineering teams at Warby Parker and TONL, before joining Compound Labs to help build the future of finance. She serves as advisor to The Digital Sisterhood, a digital media company whose debut podcast reached #1 on Apple and Spotify.

Her first company, origin-of, designed and sold conscious clothing, partnering with organizations like NPR’s Youth Radio and photo app VSCO to give back to local communities in the Bay Area.

She writes essays and fiction as Ala Fox, and is passionate about racial equity and Oakland.

2024

• Surge AcceleratorPanel for BIPOC Founders

2023

• Growth Conference Panel on Emerging Trends and Innovation
• RISE Sisterhood Crafting a Liberated Lifestyle

2022

• Launchgood The Future of Web3
• MuslimARC Dune & Muslim World Building

2021

• PEN America A Vision for the Future
• Product School Designing Products for Social Impact
• WIEF Foundation Harnessing Emerging Technologies

2020

• This Week in Product Management Social Impact is Product Management
• Islam Channel TV Living the Life ft. Alex Fox
• MuslimARC Stopping Hate & Sustaining Solidarity

2019

• Women in Tech Summit Create & Land Your Dream Job in Tech
• Women in Tech Conference Building Career Resilience

Essays

• Electric Literature It Begins Like This
• The Common Ramadan in Saint-Denis
• Hunger MountainAsylum
• Muslim Matters Rethinking Work-Life Balance Through The Lens Of Amaanah

Fiction

• The Southern Review Aloe & Oud

Podcasts

• The Digital SisterhoodPart I
• Tell Them I AmAlex
• Unswtnd + Unfltrd Finding Your Life's Purpose
• Muslims Doing ThingsAlex Fox

Articles

• The Common MagInterview with Alex Fox on writing 'Ramadan in Saint-Denis'
• The Muslim Vibe Interview with Alex Fox, the founder of Muslims & Friends
• Vela an Interview with Alex Fox
• The Media Project A Guide To Faith Communities