Fullstack Software Engineer

Fullstack SWE

Alex Godfrey

Fullstack Software Engineer

Fullstack SWE

Alex Godfrey is a fullstack software engineer on Sutter Hill Ventures’ internal team.

He studied mathematics, computer science, and neuroscience at Cornell University.

Math, CS, and neuroscience at Cornell University.

He builds AI infrastructure and biotechnology software focused on longevity.

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What's the pH of a Redbull?

An 8oz can has 1g of taurine, and citric acid is higher on the ingredient list.

Nov 2, 2025

While other members on our team may have been specialists in one area of software development, nobody I have met has the ability to synthesize and strategically develop a methodological pipeline for development like him.

Benjamin Liker, Altum Labs, 2023

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Palo Alto, 2025–present

Software Engineer, Internal Team

Sutter Hill Ventures employs a small internal engineering team to explore frontier technology and build products with portfolio companies.

Alex has worked extensively on systems built around Model Context Protocol. See Model Context Protocol. Selected projects include:

Additionally, I've had the privilege of building with the following portfolio companies:

ChatDB interface built at Sutter Hill Ventures

OneTwentyOne

Ithaca and San Francisco, 2023–present

Founder and CEO

Alex founded OneTwentyOne after a personal blood test revealed an overlooked biomarker pattern. The company developed health-data analysis and synchronization infrastructure.

In 2024, OneTwentyOne partnered with Michael Lustgarten, Ph.D., to build a biomarker analysis tool: Conquer.

Altum Labs

New York City, 2023

API Architect → Technical Lead → CTO offer

Alex designed and implemented a secure multi-tenant database and API that supported a 12-engineer product team.

He later led nine web developers building Plantalysis, an online lab-testing marketplace, and was offered a full-time CTO position.

Letter of recommendation from the CEO.

I have worked with a number of brilliant individuals over my career, from self-made billionaires to Nobel Prize-winning paper co-authors to '100x' engineers. Alex Godfrey is one of the brightest and most capable humans of them all.

Benjamin Liker, Altum Labs, 2023