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Alessandr Piol

Investor

General Partner at AlphaPrime Ventures

New York, New York

About

Alessandr Piol is a technology industry veteran with four decades of experience spanning software development, marketing and business development, and venture capital. He co-founded the Italian Innovators Initiative in New York and has invested across technology sectors and company stages, serving as investor, mentor, advisor, and board member to both private and public companies. Piol previously launched AT&T's corporate venturing activity and co-authored Tech and the City, a book documenting New York's startup ecosystem development.

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Experience

  1. I³/NYC - Italian Innovators InitiativeCo-founder and Board Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Club degli InvestitoriMembercurrent2024 — presentTurin, Piedmont, Italy
  3. AlphaPrimeManaging Partner and Foundercurrent2016 — presentNew York, NY
  4. Epistemic AIBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Epistemic AIAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
  6. Epistemic AIPresident2020 — 2024Greater New York City Area
  7. Knightsbridge Advisers LLCMember Of The Advisory Boardcurrent2019 — presentCambridge, MA
  8. Sella Venture Partners SGRAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentMilan Area, Italy
  9. NYU Stern School of BusinessMentor, Endless Frontier Labs (fka Creative Destruction Lab)current2019 — present
  10. Columbia EngineeringChairman Emeritus, Board of Visitorscurrent2019 — presentNew York, NY
  11. Columbia EngineeringChairman of the Board2017 — 2019
  12. Columbia EngineeringBoard Member2012 — 2019New York, NY
  13. HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New YorkAngel Investorcurrent2013 — presentGreater New York City Area
  14. Vedanta CapitalOwner and co-foundercurrent2006 — present
  15. Vedanta CapitalOwner, President and co-founder2006 — 2018540 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022
  16. Columbia University SEAS Entrepreneurship Advisory BoardBoard Member2009 — 2021Greater New York City Area
  17. U-StartAdvisor2016 — 2019Milan Area, Italy
  18. TiE New YorkBoard Member2010 — 2017New York
  19. TiE New YorkPresident2011 — 2016New York, NY
  20. New York AngelsAngel Investor2012 — 2017Greater New York City Area

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  2. Columbia EngineeringMS, Computer Science
  3. Columbia EngineeringBS, Computer Science
  4. Riverdale Country SchoolHS
  5. Liceo Scientifico "Leonardo Da Vinci"

Skills & more

SaaS30Enterprise Software61Management48Strategy99Strategic Planning10Strategic Thinking3Leadership4Board of Directors3Technology3Venture Capital99Software Development15Marketing42
+12 moreStart-upsEntrepreneurshipStrategic PartnershipsCloud ComputingCorporate DevelopmentMergersProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentPrivate EquityDue DiligenceCompetitive Analysis

Languages French · Italian · Spanish

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Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended Columbia Engineering31

Peter ParkerManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalLaszlo CzirjakManaging Partner at Interactive Venture Partners LlcKerry WuAssociate VP, Research & Partnerships at The Westly GroupTyler LancasterPartner — Co-Head of Ventures at Energize VenturesRaymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung NextEdward ChenManaging Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital

+ 25 more

Also attended Riverdale Country School5

Madeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauJonathan MessingOperating Partner at Verissimo VenturesDanny CohenInvestor at RiverPark VenturesJosh ShermanVice President at Longitude CapitalBecca TopperInvestor at Moderne Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Columbia Engineering2

Aditya NaganathPartner at KPCBCooper BatesAnalyst at Clean Energy Ventures

Also worked at Columbia University SEAS Entrepreneurship Advisory Board106

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRon ZoriVenture Partner at Lerer HippeauRalph DeBernardoPartner, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesRichard ChesworthInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJesse Coors-BlankenshipCo-founder, General Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalLauren YoungHead of Platform at AlleyCorp

+ 100 more

Also worked at New York Angels22

Oliver MitchellPartner at Ff Venture CapitalChris SaxmanDigital health entrepreneur, startup mentor, skier, fly fisherman, Steelers fanatic, Co-head of Health 2.0 Denver/Boulder ChapterJamesPrincipal at Draper AssociatesPatrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion CapitalAmit SharmaFounder/GP at Black Jays VenturesSukriti ChadhaInvestor at NZVC

+ 16 more

Also worked at AT&T97

Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalMark T. NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesBrad BurnhamPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Barmak MeftahGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesRoger ThorntonGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures

+ 91 more

Colleagues at AlphaPrime Ventures

Claudia Iannazzo
Managing Partner at AlphaPrime Ventures

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Igor RyabenkiyScout
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Jerry NeumannScout
Investor at Neu Venture Capital
Anis Uzzaman
Founder and CEO at Pegasus Tech Ventures
Claudia Iannazzo
Managing Partner at AlphaPrime Ventures
Dan Rosen
Partner at Commerce Ventures
Jonathan Lehr
Co-Founder and General Partner at Work-Bench
Manuel Silva Martínez
General Partner at Mouro Capital

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