Partner
Layla Alexander
Associate, Female Founders Fund
- Firm
- Female Founders Fund
- Title
- Associate
- Role
- Associate
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 18 September 2026
About
Prior to joining Female Founders Fund, Layla worked at Goldman Sachs on the Real Estate Investing Team, where she conducted underwriting and due diligence on deals across office, data warehousing, life science, and other asset classes. She also gained investing experience while interning with Harlem Capital, Google, and Cleo Capital. Layla graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Economics. Layla’s passion for supporting underrepresented communities inspired her to work with the Columbia Organization for Rising Entrepreneurs (CORE) and Almaworks, CORE’s startup accelerator focused on mentoring undergraduate and graduate student founders. While at Columbia she also led the Columbia University Black Pre-Professional Society as CEO.
Background
- Education
- Layla graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Economics.Source (opens in a new tab)
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