Alex Banayan (born August 10, 1992) is an American venture associate for San Francisco-based venture capital firm Alsop Louie Partners. Fortune Magazine reported that Alex Banayan is the world's youngest venture capitalist. Alex Banayan is also authoring a forthcoming business book being published by the Crown Publishing Group, a subsidiary of Random House. Banayan is the youngest business author signed in the Crown Publishing Group's 80-year history.