Alex Payne, Angel Investor

Alex Payne is a writer mostly of fiction in screenplays and short stories. He's also an angel investor, donor, and technologist. He’s also a Consultant doing technical consulting to early-stage startups, non-profits, and political campaigns. “I write fiction. I also manage a modest portfolio of early-stage investments with a focus on alternatives to animal agriculture. Previously, I worked in technology. I co-founded the online banking service Simple and served as their CTO. I was one of the first engineers at Twitter, where I established their developer platform. I've written code for political campaigns, non-profits, unions, a defense contractor, and a variety of open-source projects.”