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Alex Clayton
InvestorGeneral Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
San Francisco, California
Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $12M
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About
Alex Clayton joined Meritech in 2020 and helps lead the firm's enterprise software, infrastructure, and fintech practices. He was previously a Partner on Spark Capital's Growth Fund focused on enterprise software and infrastructure, and earlier worked at Redpoint Ventures and in Goldman Sachs's TMT investment banking division. He holds a B.A. from Stanford University, where he was an All-American tennis player, and previously competed on the ATP World Tennis Tour.
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Invests in
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Stanford University (bachelor's degree)
- Communities
- Clayton is known for publishing detailed financial S-1 teardowns of major technology IPOs.
- Hobbies
- Clayton was the tennis team captain at Stanford University and competed as an ATP professional.
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Investments
Investor
Augment CodeAvocaBrazeBraze (BRZE)DatadogDuo SecurityExtend, Inc.FigmaFlock SafetyFramerJFrog (FROG)JustworksLifesizeOfferFitOutreachPendoPersonioRelateIQRewstServalSnowflakeSourcegraphTalon.OneTray.ioXentral
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Colleagues at Meritech Capital Partners
Network10
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Clayton?
- Alex Clayton joined Meritech in 2020 and helps lead the firm's enterprise software, infrastructure, and fintech practices. He was previously a Partner on Spark Capital's Growth Fund focused on enterprise software and infrastructure, and earlier worked at Redpoint Ventures and in Goldman Sachs's TMT investment banking division. He holds a B.A. from Stanford University, where he was an All-American tennis player, and previously competed on the ATP World Tennis Tour.
- Where does Alex Clayton work?
- Alex Clayton is General Partner at Meritech Capital Partners.
- What does Alex Clayton invest in?
- Alex Clayton invests in Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Alex Clayton write?
- Alex Clayton typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.
- What companies has Alex Clayton invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Augment Code, Avoca, Braze, Braze (BRZE), Datadog, Duo Security, Extend, Inc., Figma, Flock Safety, Framer, JFrog (FROG), Justworks, and 13 more.
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