Fundraising FoxAlpha Edison
Venture capitalActively deployingLos Angeles · Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked
Also known as ALPHA EDISON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
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Alpha Edison partners with entrepreneurs to build category-creating companies that unlock new markets. The firm operates with a multidisciplinary team of investors, founders, operators, data scientists, and behavioral scientists, applying insights and research to help build businesses across new and emerging categories.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.
Team · 13 people
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A serial entrepreneur and investor, Nick founded Firefly Network (collaborative filtering, sold to Microsoft), co-founded ISP PeoplePC (later merged with Earthlink), and launched Spot Runner. He later incubated companies including Loot Crate and Pluto TV. He holds an MBA from Harvard and an undergraduate degree from Yale, and began his career at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey.
Steve Horowitz is a Partner at Alpha Edison with over three decades of experience building products at Google, Apple, and Microsoft. He led the engineering team that created Android at Google, later served as VP of Technology at Snap Inc., and was CTO at Coupons.com (now Quotient Technology Inc). He began his career at Apple working on Macintosh products and was an early employee at Be Inc., where he helped develop BeOS. He holds a degree from the University of Michigan.
Upendra Shardanand is an entrepreneur who has founded multiple startups and incubators. He co-founded Firefly Network (an MIT Media Lab spinoff acquired by Microsoft), The Accelerator Group, and Daylife (acquired by Squarespace), and previously held roles as Director of Technology at Time Warner, CEO-in-residence at Samsung Next, and a consultant for Meta working on AR/VR strategy. He is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab.
Jami Hunt is the Controller at Alpha Edison. Before joining the firm, she handled contract compliance for a $7B program at Verizon, drawing on 30 years of accounting experience across retail, nonprofit, and construction. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and an MBA, both from the University of Nebraska.
Angela Jones is the Operations Manager at Alpha Edison, where she leads platform initiatives and supports portfolio growth. She previously worked in music and opera performance and in commercial music production for brands including Activision, Adidas, Disney, Dreamworks, Google, National Geographic, Starbucks, SYFY, and Truth. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, she studied at The Manhattan School of Music and performed for a decade at venues including Carnegie Hall, with the New York Philharmonic, on Broadway, and at European opera houses.
Britt Danneman is a Partner at Alpha Edison who focuses on investments in AI, fintech, and deep tech, and helped launch the firm about nine years ago. Before Alpha Edison, she was an investor at Bain Capital Credit working on middle market companies and distressed situations, and previously worked in corporate development at fintech startup Funding Circle. She holds a BS from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she started the women's entrepreneurship initiative Series W.
Fen Zhao has led data science research at Alpha Edison since 2018, using large-scale data sets to identify market opportunities. She previously served as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, managing research portfolios in data science and cybersecurity with a focus on commercializing academic research, and worked at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on science policy for national security during the Obama Administration. Earlier in her career she was an associate in McKinsey's Risk Management practice. She holds a PhD in Applied Physics from Stanford and a BS in Physics and Mathematics for Computer Science from MIT.
Sam Bogen is an Insights Associate at Alpha Edison, having previously interned there before joining full-time. Earlier he worked in corporate finance at Visa. He graduated with honors from Claremont McKenna College with degrees in Economics and Data Science.
Steve Lapin is the Chief Financial Officer at Alpha Edison, with over 15 years of experience in capital raising, debt and equity investments, investor relations, and financial modeling. He previously served as CFO of Zebit, Head of Capital Markets at LendUp, and spent six years at Virgo Investment Group focused on specialty finance, insurance, health care, industrial, and real estate transactions. He holds a BA from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Tara Nikkhoo is a technology investor at Alpha Edison. She previously worked as a growth private equity associate at H.I.G. Capital, focusing on deal sourcing, execution, and portfolio management in the technology sector, and earlier was on the growth team at Kayne Partners investing in B2B software and tech-enabled services. She graduated with honors from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
What they invest in
from 65 of 87 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×27SaaS ×22Fintech ×16Healthtech ×13Enterprise Software ×10Consumer ×9Data & Infrastructure ×8Deep Tech ×7
HQs:United States×47United Kingdom×1Kenya×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 52 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×222 founders×103 founders×144+ founders×6
Where their founders studiedfrom 58 founders with education data
Harvard University ×4Carnegie Mellon University ×2Clemson University ×2Harvard Business School ×2Harvard Law School ×2Stanford University ×2The Wharton School ×2UCLA ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 55 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×15Computer Science ×10Business & Management ×8Economics ×6Finance & Accounting ×5Humanities ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3Physics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 58 founders with career history
Knox Payments ×3Microsoft ×3Atlassian ×2DEKA Research & Development ×2JP Morgan Chase ×2Katch LLC ×2McKinsey & Company ×2Quinstreet ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
7 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 60 with degree data)
Investments · 87 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 82024 · 62023 · 62022 · 62021 · 152020 · 62019 · 22018 · 72017 · 12016 · 159 dated
The AI Foundation develops personal AI systems designed to align with each individual's values and goals.
AI & Machine LearningImpact & Social Good
Lars Buttler(Founder)inRob Meadows(Founder)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFounders FundMachina VenturesMaC Venture Capital
Sereact builds AI foundation models that enable industrial robots to perform complex manipulation tasks like warehouse picking and returns handling without retraining.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingRoboticsOxford, GB
Ralf Gulde(CEO and co-founder)Marc Tuscher(CTO and co-founder)Gerald Mullally(CEO)
Co-investorsBritish Business BankChevron Technology VenturesInvusOxford Science EnterprisesBackstage AB
Turbine provides financing that lets venture capital firms and their limited partners borrow against fund positions and carried interest instead of selling them, giving GPs and LPs access to liquidity while retaining ownership.
Fintech
Mike Hurst(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsTTV CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalEvolution VenturesStartXTemerity Capital Partners+6 more
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3DEO is a metal 3D printing company that produces high-volume small metal parts and components using its patented Intelligent Layering process, paired with a Design for Additive Manufacturing service.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareTorrance, US
Payman Torabi(Co-founder & CTO)inMatthew Sand(President)Matthew Petros(Chief Executive Officer)inScott(CEO)Matt Petros(Co-founder and former CEO)Matt Sand(Co-founder & President)
Board seatNate Redmond· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsFusionX VenturesGaingelsHemisphere Ventures LLCDevelopment Bank of Japan
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DISQO operates an advertising measurement platform built on deterministic, person-level identity that tracks consumer exposures and actions across channels including connected TV, linear TV, digital display, mobile, streaming audio, and social.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechGlendale, US
Armen Adjemian(Founder)inDrew Kutcharian(Executive Officer)inArmen Petrosian(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatNate Redmond· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesMarch Capital PartnersSageview CapitalValuestream Ventures
Collaborative platform for managing version-controlled databases, combining Git repository functionality with SQL database capabilities.
Santa Monica, US
Aaron Son(Founder)inBrian Hendriks(Founder)inTimothy Sehn(Founder)in
Board seatSteve HorowitzNate Redmond· per SEC Form D
Greenfly offers an AI-powered platform for collecting, organizing, and distributing short-form media and digital assets, used by sports leagues, teams, and media organizations to engage fans and create sponsor and broadcast revenue.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSports TechSanta Monica, US
Daniel Kirschner(Co-Founder + CEO)inShawn Green(Co-Founder + Chairman)inMichael Tracyin
BoardMark Leschly(Director)
Board seatNate Redmond· per SEC Form D
Co-investors4M HoldingADVANTAGEAllievo CapitalCorazon CapitalCP VenturesIconica Partners+7 more
Los Angeles medical device company building transcranial Doppler ultrasound systems to measure, diagnose and track brain health.
HealthtechLos Angleles, US
Leo Petrossian(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Hattendorf(Executive Officer)in
BoardYuri Pikover(Director)Roy Doumani(Director)Kenneth Baker(Director)Stan Rowe(Director)
Board seatNick Grouf· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsARHW HoldingsReimagined VenturesUCLA Ventures
Novel Effect is an app that adds interactive music, sound effects, and character voices to children's books during read-alouds, designed to enhance literacy engagement and comprehension for students in pre-K through 5th grade.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechGamingIoTMedia & EntertainmentSeattle, US
Melissa Hammersley(Director)inMatthew Hammersley(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDaniel Leff(Director)inBill Carr(Director)
Board seatNick Grouf· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCarbon VenturesCommunity Access FundEight CapitalProject Voice Capital PartnersTechstarsAlexa Fund+4 more
Riveter is a web data extraction and automation platform that searches, navigates, and retrieves specific information from the internet for teams across e-commerce, marketing, real estate, and other data-dependent industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Abigail Grills(CEO)inAmy Nelson(Executive Officer, Director)inErica Clark(CTO)
BoardHope Cochran(Director)
Board seatNick Grouf· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Dec 2018
Co-investorsRegion CuatroTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorFounders' Co-opMadrona Venture GroupNAINARTHA UNLIMITED+2 more
Colorado aerospace and defense manufacturer of rocket engines, solid rocket motors, hypersonic and in-space propulsion systems.
Berthoud, US
Joseph A. Laurienti, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nicholas Doucette(Executive Officer)David Gregory(Executive Officer)
BoardStewart Alsop(Director)in
Board seatNate Redmond· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersAlumni VenturesDolby Family VenturesRTX VenturesBlackRockEclipse+3 more
Afero develops an IoT platform that enables manufacturers to build and secure connected devices across consumer, industrial, and enterprise applications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoTLos Altos, US
Joe F. Britt(Executive Officer, Director)inShin Matsumura(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsPresidio VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundVisionnaire Ventures, LlcWestern Technology InvestmentSoftBank Group
AIKON Health develops a wearable device solution for heart failure monitoring that measures vital parameters such as fluid retention, cardiac output, and stroke volume to help cardiologists and cardiology nurses manage patients and reduce hospital readmissions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsBOMMighty CapitalBlizzard the AvalancheMorgan Creek CapitalThink+ Ventures Management, LlcUp2+1 more
Alloy provides an identity and fraud prevention platform for financial institutions and fintechs to manage fraud, credit, and compliance risk through real-time data orchestration and AI algorithms integrated with over 200 intelligence sources.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechBrooklyn, US
Tommy Nicholas(Founder)inLaura Spiekerman(Founder)inCharles Hearn(Founder)inBrandon Aversano(Founder)Christian Iacullo(Founder)inGregg Mojica(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalAvid VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersClocktower VenturesEniac VenturesFelicis Ventures+26 more
Alto operates a platform for self-directed IRAs, letting individuals fund retirement accounts via IRA transfers, employer-plan rollovers, or cash contributions and invest those funds in private markets.
FintechMarketplacesSaaS
Eric Satz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdvance Venture Partnersalphabet angelsAlumni VenturesAmplify.LAAtacama Ventures+20 more
Assembly is an employee recognition and rewards platform that helps organizations celebrate achievements, milestones, and team contributions to build stronger culture and retention.
HR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcAlumni VenturesGaingelsHomebrewWonder Ventures
AutoIVF builds chip-based microfluidic systems that automate embryology steps in IVF laboratories, including its OvaReady product for oocyte preparation using a software-controlled instrument and single-use microfluidic kit.
BiotechFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesNatick, US
Thomas L. Toth(Co-Founder & Clinical Advisor, Scientific Advisory Board)Mitchell Sayare(Executive Officer, Director)Ravi Kapur(Executive Officer, Director)Denny Sakkas(Director)Mehmet Toner(Director)
BoardDavid Sable(Director)
Avibra offers an AI-driven retention platform for financial institutions that delivers personalized benefits and rewards to reduce deposit churn and dormant accounts.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSIselin, US
Yogesh Shetty(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJohn Kim(Director)inJim Feuille(Director)
Co-investorsBrewer Lane VenturesComcast VenturesLightbankPruVen Capital Partners
Bambee provides small and mid-sized U.S. businesses with a dedicated HR manager paired with HR compliance software.
Allan Jones(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesGaingelsMana VenturesMucker CapitalOpen Opportunity FundQED Investors+2 more
Brainbase provides an AI agent cloud platform that enables companies to build and deploy AI agents in production across any model or infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Gokhan Egri(Founder)inMichael Liu(Chief of Staff)Abhinav Tumu(Founding Software Engineer)Matthew Koen(Founding Software Engineer)
Co-investors500 Emerging EuropeFormus CapitalPioneerY CombinatorBessemer Venture PartnersBonfire Ventures+10 more
BuildOps provides operational management software for commercial contractors, integrating project management, accounting, and AI-driven intelligence to streamline field-to-ledger workflows across North America.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Angeles, US
Alok Chanani(Founder)inSteve Chew(Founder)inNeeraj Mittal(Founder)Neetha Chanani(Founder)
Co-investors01 Advisors137 Ventures1984 Ventures Management, LlcB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCrosscut Ventures+17 more
Caba Design builds direct-to-consumer home and furniture brands focused on sustainable, high-quality products with customization and modularity options for customers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Andy Beering(Founder)Andy Sigfrids(Founder)Ben Parsa(Founder)Cristian Petrus(Founder)
Co-investorsData Point CapitalEastward Capital PartnersEverywhere VenturesHomebrewParade VenturesRPS Ventures+1 more
Carro (GoVyrl, Inc.) operates a cloud-hosted application platform, running on AWS, that handles personal and company data for its users.
B2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Jason Goldberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCorazon CapitalCove FundEvolution VenturesGreen Meadow VenturesK5 Ventures+11 more
Doug Leonard(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrosslink Capital75 & SunnyAct One Ventures
Crew32 maintains a database of compensation and workplace culture information that companies can compare against industry benchmarks.
HR TechSanta Monica, US
George Ishii(Founder)Jason Nazar(Founder)Mike SheridanYadid Ramot
BoardEric Chin(Director, Promoter)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAccelerator VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBAM VenturesBonfire Ventures+7 more
Coral is a sexual wellness app offering guidance and educational content to help people improve intimacy, desire, and their sex lives, developed with input from sex therapists, educators, and researchers.
ConsumerDigital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Isharna(Founder)
Co-investorsPlug and Play VenturesAlleyCorpBlackhorn VenturesFloating PointHaymaker VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+7 more
Coterie provides commercial insurance for small, new, and home-based businesses, delivered through a quoting and binding platform that gives agents and brokers instant bindable quotes.
FintechInsurTechSaaSAppleton, US
David McFarland(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlign VenturesAllianz XAllos VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalIntercept VenturesRiverPark Ventures+7 more
Digital Diagnostics is a healthcare technology company that builds AI systems to diagnose disease by analyzing medical images.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
John Bertrand(Founder)inMichael Abramoff(Founder)Seth Rainford(Founder)
Co-investors8VCOptum VenturesOSF VenturesKinderhook
New York, US
James Gaeta(Director)John Fagan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlpaca VCCorigin Ventures
DRESSX is a digital fashion retailer offering virtual clothing, accessories, and collections for use on avatars, social media, and platforms like Roblox.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerceGamingRetail Tech
ShapovalovaDaria Shapovalova(Founder)inNatalia Modenova(Founder)in
Co-investorsHartmann CapitalOne Way VenturesRun VenturesThe Artemis FundUnlock Venture PartnersGreenfield+6 more
New York, US
Shannon Kay(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Ornitz(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsNoveus CapitalGarage Capital
EarlyDx develops non-invasive liquid biopsy tests aimed at early cancer detection and precision medicine.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Jasmine Zhou(Co-founder & Co-CEO)Wing Hung Wong(Co-founder)Peter Li(Co-founder)Michael Power(Co-CEO)Xiaohui Ni(Chief Technology Officer)Jim Liu(Chief Computing Officer)
Co-investorsDevice of Tomorrow Capital
Fanaply is a fan intelligence platform for live events that captures consented first-party attendee behavioral data and converts it into sponsor ROI reports, audience segments, and event insights.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSports TechHuntington, US
Co-investorsTechstarsCyberAgent CapitalElysian Park Ventures
DISQO provides a cross-platform advertising measurement platform that tracks brand and performance incrementality across media channels including social, TV, programmatic, and digital.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesCalibrate VenturesMarch Capital PartnersTransmedia CapitalValuestream Ventures
Fletch is a cybersecurity platform that uses natural language processing and agentic AI to turn external threat intelligence and internal logs into prioritized, real-time insights for security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Grant Wernick(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsAugust CapitalGaingelsLobby CapitalTrue Ventures
Fresco builds a software platform that connects kitchen appliances, recipes, and content for home cooks, enabling appliance brands to launch connected cooking products faster and at lower cost.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerIoTSaaS
Ben Harris(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersFrontline VenturesGaingelsWI Harper GroupMorpheus Ventures
Gallant develops regenerative medicine therapies for veterinary care, bringing treatments from laboratory research into clinical practice for pets.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US
Aaron Hirschhorn(Founder)Linda Black(Chief Executive Officer; founding team member)inDavis Brimer(Executive Officer, Director)Beau Becker(Head of Strategic Operations & People Effectiveness; founding team member)in
BoardTeymour Boutros-Ghali(Director)inValentine Williams(DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBaroda VenturesBling CapitalBold Capital PartnersExpansion Venture CapitalMaveron+3 more
Gestalt provides a prebuilt data warehouse and analytics foundation that unifies data from disparate systems for financial institutions such as credit unions, lenders, and platform providers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Stephanie Hanson(CEO & Co-Founder)inJustin McClintick(CTO/CPO & Co-Founder)inAaron Smith(CRO & Head of Partnerships)inDenise Brown(COO & Head of Customer Success)in
Co-investorsConnetic VenturesSentiero VenturesYamaha Motor VenturesAlloy LabsLong Run CapitalNewtype Ventures
Gtxn provides corporate treasury management, FX advisory, and securitization services for cross-border transactions in Africa, with a focus on reducing costs and operational complexity for corporates and investors in Kenya.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechKenya, KE
Daniel Kleinbaum(Group CEO & Founder)Kennedy Osano(CEO (East Africa))inMartin Cichowski(COO & CTO)inMehdi Raki(CSO & Head of Investments)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupMusha Ventures
Honor Education builds an online learning platform that uses generative AI to support collective learning and critical thinking.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Joel Podolny(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsAUDEO VENTURESInterlock Partners
HouseCanary provides residential real estate data, valuations, CMAs, market forecasts, and AI-driven analytics on 136M+ U.S. properties.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechPropTechSan Francisco, US
Christopher Stroud(Director)inJeremy Sicklick(Founder)inChris Stroud(Founder)
BoardMark Dyne(Director)Egon Durban(Director)
Co-investorsMorpheus VenturesQED InvestorsStructural CapitalAlpaca VCPSP Growth FundSecond Century Ventures+1 more
Flexible benefits platform helping companies support employee well-being through customizable perks and reimbursements.
Jonathan Shooshani(Founder)in
Co-investorsFitt Insider
Kin is a home insurance provider that offers both self-service and agent-assisted policy purchase and management for homeowners.
ConsumerFintechInsurTechChicago, US
Sean Harper(Founder)inLucas Ward(Founder)inSebastian Villarreal(Founder)inBret Bret HarperinJason Heidkampin
BoardEric Carlborg(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAugust CapitalAvanta VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesChicago Ventures+27 more
Loti provides likeness protection that detects and removes unauthorized online content, serving actors, musicians, athletes, executives, and creators.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyCybersecuritySaaSSeattle, US
Jamie A(Founder)Rebekah Arrigoni(Founder)inLuke Arrigoni(Founder)
Co-investorsBling CapitalEnsemble VCFUSEHeadlineKhosla Ventures
MasonHub offers a platform and order fulfillment services that give commerce brands visibility into their omnichannel supply chains, storing and shipping goods while tracking inventory through to delivery.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesCorazon CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGaingelsSand Hill AngelsSalesforce Ventures
Medal is a free software application for recording, editing, and sharing gameplay highlights on PC and mobile.
Creator EconomyGamingHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Andrew McMurry(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Kaminsky(Director)
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureBackedHorizons VenturesJoyance PartnersMakers Fund+6 more
MOJO is a youth sports company focused on improving the experience of kids and families through sports.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsUTA Ventures
NCX provides forestry analytics, market access, and expert guidance to family forest owners across the United States, helping them navigate timber sales, carbon credit programs, and conservation opportunities.
AgTechClimate TechMarketplacesSaaS
Zack Parisa(Co-founder)inMax Nova(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsClimacticEnergize CapitalHAWKTAILScribble VenturesThird DerivativeVersion One Ventures+4 more
Modern nail care brand offering high-quality, salon-grade products and tools for at-home manicures and pedicures.
Beverly Hills, US
Sarah Gibson Tuttle(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Olive & June sells at-home manicure and nail care products, including polish, salon-grade DIY tools, and a "mani system" for consumers doing their own nails.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLos Angeles, US
Sarah Gibson Tuttle(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsSugar Capital
One.bio develops food products designed to provide beneficial molecular signals to support health and address chronic inflammatory disease.
BiotechFoodTechHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Matt Amicucci(Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer)Matt Barnard(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersBetter Ventures Central LlcCollaborative FundDoon CapitalE12 Venture Capital, LlcGreat Circle Ventures+6 more
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Ownwell helps homeowners reduce their property tax bills and other real estate ownership expenses through a combination of local expert analysis and technology.
FintechPropTechSaaS
Colton Pace(Founder)inJoseph Noor(Founder)inChang FuinJamie RyaninCaroline RileyinDavid Holyoakin
Co-investorsDetroit Venture PartnersFirst Round CapitalFounder CollectiveLeft Lane CapitalLong Journey VenturesMercato Partners+3 more
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Paradromics develops a brain-computer interface (BCI) system, with FDA Breakthrough Device Designations for speech decoding and digital device control, and works with academic medical institutions on translational BCI research.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US
Matt Angle(Founder and CEO)inRon Kelly(Director)Thomas Krummel(Director)Adam Kablanian(Director)
Co-investors15th RockAnthropy PartnersATEL VenturesCapital FactoryCloudStone CapitalCoastCap+27 more
Parsley Health delivers evidence-based, whole-body functional medicine care through board-certified clinicians trained in functional medicine.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Robin Berzin(Founder)inDr. Robin Berzin(Founder)
Co-investors7wire VenturesAdvance Venture PartnersAmplo VenturesBastien Family OfficeCorewell Health VenturesEvolution VC Partners+18 more
Q-CTRL builds AI-powered control software for quantum computing systems, enabling manipulation and optimization of quantum computers without destroying quantum states.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing
Michael J. Biercuk(Founder)in
Co-investors1802 VenturesAlumni VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Grit VenturesIn-Q-TelMain Sequence Ventures+12 more
Quoherent develops qubits using topological materials that operate at room temperature, aiming to enable portable, mobile quantum computing without extreme cooling.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingHuntsville, US
Roberto Di Salvo(CEO & Co-Founder)inAlton Reich(COO & Co-Founder)inDavid Carroll(CTO & Co-Founder)Nicholas Hofgren(CFO)inChristopher Jackson(CIO)inDamien Petty(Director)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesKhosla VenturesMorpheus Ventures
Red 6 develops augmented reality flight training technology for military aviators, enabling pilots and autonomous systems to train together in simulated threat environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardware
Daniel Robinson(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCapital FactoryCrosscourt VenturesDisney AcceleratorFlorida Opportunity FundIronGate Capital Advisors+8 more
Reframe (Reframe Financial / Reframe.care) helps families plan and prepare for the financial issues of aging, with a focus on long-term care financing and home health care needs.
Digital HealthFintechHealthtechInsurTech
Karan Aneja(CEO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesJ-VenturesMS&AD VenturesRoute 66 VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentCubit Capital+4 more
By Fifth Third is a US savings platform that automates the process of setting money aside toward specific goals.
Fintech
Justin HowellKirk VoltzMizel DjukicRishi Kumarin
Co-investors500 GlobalRaptor GroupThird Prime
Rize builds an end-to-end platform for rice farmers in Southeast Asia, combining financing, AI-driven agronomy, and market access to scale sustainable practices such as alternate wetting and drying, reduced pesticide use, crop residue management, and site-specific nutrient management.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Dhruv Sawhney(CEO)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesWavemaker ImpactBNP Paribas Asset Management EuropeMorpheus VenturesTemasek
Newline by Fifth Third is an embedded finance platform that enables businesses to integrate financial services into their own products.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCincinnati, US
Co-investorsRed & Blue VenturesMorpheus VenturesTemasek
Sidecar Health offers ACA-compliant major medical insurance plans for large employers, providing price transparency and direct access to care through fully insured and self-funded administrative services options.
HealthtechInsurTech
Patrick Quigley(Founder)inVeronica Osetinsky(Founder)inVeronica Gonzalez(Founder)
Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementCathay InnovationComcast VenturesDrive CapitalEnsemble VCFluent Ventures+7 more
Standard Metrics provides portfolio management and analysis software for investors, enabling automated data collection, centralized storage, and AI-powered insights across venture-backed companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
John Melas-Kyriazi(Founder)inDeny Khoung(Founder)Kevin Hsu(Founder)
Co-investors8VCAdapt VenturesBroom VenturesFin CapitalFirst Trust Capital PartnersGaingels+15 more
Supergut makes fiber-based food and supplement products aimed at supporting gut microbiome health for consumers.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Marc Washington(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersAOKI LABSAssembled BrandsGreat Circle VenturesThe Family FundAccess Capital+3 more
Syntiant develops a full-stack edge AI platform combining neural decision processors, MEMS microphones and vibration sensors, and optimized deep learning models to run always-on, low-power intelligence directly on devices.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsIrvine, US
Jeremiah H. Holleman III(Executive Officer, Director)Pieter Vorenkamp(Founder)inKurt Busch(Founder)inJonathan SuinBret Johnsen(Director)Samir Kumar(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtlantic Bridge VenturesBosch VenturesCarnrite VenturesEmbark VenturesGroom Investment+9 more
Gladly offers an AI-based customer experience (CX) platform intended to help companies improve customer service and grow customer lifetime value while reducing agent workload and costs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Joseph Ansanelli(Founder)inDirk Kessler(Founder)inEliza Wiraatmadja(VP Services and Delivery)inCandice Carvalho(VP of Finance)inMel MacAlister(VP of Customer Success)inCharlie Besecker(CEO)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Glynn Capital ManagementGreycroftGreylock PartnersInvariantes FundJetBlue Ventures+15 more
The Riveter is a membership community and educational platform for women building independent income and planning career transitions, offering expert workshops, mentorship, and accountability networking.
Creator EconomyFuture of WorkSaaS
Amy Nelson(Founder)inKim Peltola(Founder)
Co-investorsHelmMadrona Venture GroupVU Venture PartnersWestRiver GroupDGNL VenturesFlybridge Capital Partners+2 more
Trainwell provides personalized fitness coaching combining human trainers with AI-powered technology to create customized workout plans and deliver live feedback on form and pacing.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSWellness & Fitness
Matt Spettel(Founder)inGabe Madonna(Founder)in
Co-investorsHyde Park Venture PartnersJackson Square VenturesMaven VenturesRevolutionTenOneTen Ventures
TransCrypts is a blockchain-based platform for verifying and sharing employment, health and educational credentials.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechNewark, US
Zain Zaidi(Founder)inZain Z(Founder)Ali Zaheer(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtland VenturesBeyond CapitalCAL InnovationCalifornia Innovation FundFaction+13 more
Turbine develops computational simulations of cells to accelerate drug discovery and development in oncology, using in silico predictions validated through wet lab experiments.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Szabolcs Nagy(Founder)inDaniel Veres(Founder)Kristóf Szalay(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAtlanticBeiersdorf Innovation FundCrane Venture PartnersInteractive Venture Partners LlcMerck Global Health Innovation Fund+3 more
Upwards operates a technology-driven marketplace that connects families with childcare providers and partners with government entities to offer subsidized care.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Jessica Chang(CEO)Jesse(Co-founder)Matt(Co-founder)Jesse Forrest(CTO)Matt Reilly(CPO)
Co-investorsAmplify.LAEqual VenturesField VenturesFikaHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcM13+6 more
Ursa Major develops flight-proven aerospace and defense systems, including hypersonic engines, solid rocket motors, and space mobility solutions for military and defense applications.
Defense TechHardwareSpace TechBerthoud, US
Joe Laurienti(Founder)inNick Doucette(Co-Founder & Vice President, Strategic Operations)inDan Jablonsky(CEO)inChris Spagnoletti(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAtento CapitalBalerion Space VenturesBrave CapitalCrosscourt VenturesEclipse VenturesGaingels+10 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Fulcrum BioenergyGoVyrlJLA TechnologySmall Homes HoldingsUnited Dwelling HoldingsUplifting Results Labs, Inc.Alto SolutionsArbor Foods (Theo's)EarlyDiagnosticsHonor EducationMOJO SportsNovaSignalRed6United Dwelling
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 8
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Alpha Edison made?
- Alpha Edison has 87 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Alpha Edison invest at?
- Alpha Edison invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Alpha Edison's typical check size?
- Alpha Edison typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What sectors does Alpha Edison focus on?
- Alpha Edison focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, GovTech, Hardware, Healthtech, HR Tech, IoT, LegalTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing Tech, Marketplaces, New Materials, PropTech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Alpha Edison located?
- Alpha Edison is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Does Alpha Edison lead rounds?
- Yes, Alpha Edison leads investment rounds.
- Who does Alpha Edison co-invest with?
- Alpha Edison most often shares deals with Gaingels, Alumni Ventures, Western Technology Investment, among 334 tracked co-investors.
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Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that backs founders reinventing how business operates, leading seed rounds in AI-native B2B software.
QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Madrona Venture Group is a venture capital firm that backs founding teams at the seed, early, and acceleration stages, with a focus on Seattle, the Bay Area, and beyond.
BAM Ventures is an early-stage investment firm made up of experienced entrepreneurs based in Southern California, backing founders building consumer-focused technologies, products, and services that transform commerce.
March Capital is an early-growth venture capital firm focused on frontier technology companies at the leading edge of the AI revolution. It has been investing at the forefront of technology shifts for over a decade.
Fika Ventures backs early-stage founders building B2B software, fintech, marketplaces, and healthcare companies across the US and Canada.
Space Capital is a venture capital firm investing in the space economy, focusing on GPS, geospatial intelligence, and satellite communications technologies.
Acre Venture Partners is a venture capital firm investing in companies driving fundamental change in food and agriculture to improve human and environmental health.
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General Catalyst is a global venture capital and investment firm backing founders across stages and industries, with a notable focus on AI, healthcare transformation, defense, and space.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that writes pre-seed checks and is backed by a community of founder and operator LPs.
▶22 more co-investors
Great Oaks Venture CapitalFirstMark CapitalCanvas Ventures75 & SunnyWhite Star CapitalTTV CapitalAct One VenturesWaverley CapitalWestRiver GroupBenchmarkIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Trinity VenturesTrajectory VenturesInitialized CapitalPelion Venture PartnersDreamers VCTribeca Venture PartnersGalaxy Digital Assets FundDefy PartnersNational Grid PartnersMoonfire VenturesBDMI
Firms observed investing alongside Alpha Edison, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Alpha Edison's recorded portfolio.
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