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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.

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
  21. Invesco Private CapitalGeneral Partner/Global Partner, Invesco1995 — 2006
  22. NYNMABoard Member1994 — 2001
  23. AT&T VenturesGeneral Partner1991 — 1995East Hanover, NJ
  24. AT&TDirector - Strategic Partnership Programs - AT&T Computer Systems1990 — 1991
  25. AT&TVP Marketing, Product Management and International Sales - AT&T Pixel Machines1986 — 1990Holmdel, NJ
  26. AT&TManager - AT&T International1985 — 1986
  27. Advanced Computer Techniques Corp.Software Engineer1979 — 1983Greater New York City Area

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

From Alessandr's professional profile.

Network7

Dan RavehScout
Principal at Commerce Ventures
Esther DysonScout
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Igor RyabenkiyScout
Founder and Managing Partner at AltaIR Capital
Anis Uzzaman
Founder and CEO at Pegasus Tech 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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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alessandr Piol?
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.
Where does Alessandr Piol work?
Alessandr Piol is General Partner at AlphaPrime Ventures.
Where did Alessandr Piol go to school?
Alessandr Piol studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Columbia Engineering (MS, Computer Science); Columbia Engineering (BS, Computer Science).

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