Altimeter Vesuvius
Venture capitalActively deployingBoston · 3 people tracked
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Fund manager profile
Altimeter Vesuvius is a venture fund manager based in Boston. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently Altimeter Vesuvius Fund I, L.P. ($49.5M offering) filed December 2025.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 3 people
from public directoriesBrad Gerstner founded Altimeter Capital in 2008 and runs it as a crossover firm spanning public and private technology investing, with signature positions in Snowflake and ByteDance. He also launched Invest America, the initiative behind federally seeded investment accounts for American children, and co-hosts the BG2 podcast with Bill Gurley.
John Kiernan III is a finance professional who has served as Chief Financial Officer and Partner at Altimeter Capital since October 2011. Before joining Altimeter, he worked as a Principal at Partners Capital Investment Group LLC from 2007 to 2011. Earlier in his career, he held Manager roles at KPMG Advisory and at Deloitte. He built his background in accounting and advisory work before moving into investment management. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Altimeter Vesuvius located?
- Altimeter Vesuvius is headquartered in Boston, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBrad Gerstner: "Anthropic Kicked OpenAI's Ass" | All-In Podcast
Frontier Cut · Brad Gerstner
Where Brad Gerstner Is Investing Billions
TBPN · Brad Gerstner
All things AI w @altcap @sama & @satyanadella. A Halloween Special. 🎃🔥BG2 w/ Brad Gerstner
Bg2 Pod · Brad Gerstner
AI Bubble, Stablecoin Boom, and Runnin' Down a Dream | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner
Bg2 Pod · Brad Gerstner
NVIDIA: OpenAI, Future of Compute, and the American Dream | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner
Bg2 Pod · Brad Gerstner
Brad Gerstner, Altimeter Capital founder and CEO ...
Brad Gerstner · cnbc.com

