Alex Bates

Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Location: San Diego, California, United States

Managing Director · Neocortex Ventures

Alex Bates, Managing Director of Neocortex Ventures, invests primarily in **narrow AI applications** and **augmented intelligence** technologies, focusing on **niche, short-term opportunities** rather than artificial general intelligence [1][5]. His distinctive thesis centers on the **"centaur" model of human-AI hybrids**, where AI augments individual workers in processes like healthcare to reduc…