Fundraising Fox

Alex Clayton

Investor

General Partner at Meritech Capital Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $12M

30 Under 30 2016 · Venture Capital

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Meritech CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — present
  2. WorkOSBoard / Investorcurrent2025 — present
  3. ServalBoard / Investorcurrent2025 — present
  4. AvocaBoard / Investorcurrent2025 — present
  5. AugmentBoard / Investorcurrent2024 — present
  6. RewstBoard / Investorcurrent2023 — present
  7. FramerBoard / Investorcurrent2023 — present
  8. SuperblocksBoard / Investorcurrent2021 — present
  9. ClickUpBoard / Investorcurrent2021 — present
  10. xentral ERP SoftwareBoard / Investorcurrent2021 — present
  11. PersonioBoard / Investorcurrent2020 — present
  12. Flock SafetyBoard / Investorcurrent2020 — present
  13. ExtendBoard / Investorcurrent2020 — present
  14. tray.ioBoard / Investorcurrent2019 — present
  15. BrazeBoard / Investorcurrent2018 — present
  16. JustworksBoard / Investorcurrent2018 — present
  17. OutreachBoard / Investorcurrent2018 — present
  18. Pendo.ioBoard / Investorcurrent2016 — present
  19. Talon.OneBoard / Investor2024 — 2026
  20. JFrogBoard / Investor2018 — 2019
  21. Spark CapitalPartner2016 — 2019
  22. Redpoint VenturesSenior Associate2013 — 2016
  23. Goldman SachsTechnology, Media, and Telecom (TMT) Investment Banking2011 — 2013

Skills & more

Strategy8Investment Banking33Financial Modeling30Valuation24LBO13Investments18Venture Capital22Private Equity11Corporate Finance4Capital Markets7Bloomberg2Equities2
+12 moreM&A experienceEquity ResearchComputer SecurityMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipStart-upsNew Business DevelopmentStart-up VenturesEarly-stage StartupsStart-ups ManagementStartup DevelopmentBusiness Strategy

From Alex's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Braze (BRZE)Duo SecurityJFrog (FROG)JustworksLifesizeOutreachPendoRelateIQSourcegraphTray.io

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Meritech Capital Partners

Alex Kurland
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Arsham Memarzadeh
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Ashley Paston
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Austin Wang
Investor at Meritech Capital Partners
Cathy Choi
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Craig Sherman
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
George Bischof
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Kareem Amin
Investor at Meritech Capital Partners

Network10

Dalton CaldwellScout
Co-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
Charley MaScout
Founder at EXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITAL
Jack AltmanScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Leigh Marie BraswellScout
Partner at KPCB
Mike GordonScout
Managing Director at Meritech Capital Partners
Anthony DeCamillo
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Ashley Paston
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Craig Sherman
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
George Bischof
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Max Motschwiller
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners

Investors connected to Alex in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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 Braze (BRZE), Duo Security, JFrog (FROG), Justworks, Lifesize, Outreach, Pendo, RelateIQ, Sourcegraph, Tray.io.

Shared employers

Also worked at Serval12

Bryan OffuttInvestor at Index VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesPatrick ChaseManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJordan SegallPartner at Redpoint VenturesJahanvi SardanaInvestor at Index VenturesRak GargPartner at Bain Capital Ventures

+ 6 more

Also worked at Augment6

Shardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesBenny LiaoInvestor at Acorn Pacific VenturesGuru ChahalPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersDror BermanFounding Partner at Innovation EndeavorsAnkur RustagiFounder at SaatvyVaibhav AgrawalFounder at BaseFrame

Also worked at Framer7

Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalSteve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalJannis FettInvestor at HV CapitalHansen MarudaiDesigner at NextGen VenturesZhenya LoginovInvestor at AccelMartin GibsonInvestor at Accel

+ 1 more

Also worked at Personio24

Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesMichiel KottingPartner at NorthzoneIsaiah Baril-DoreInvestor at Index VenturesRytisInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedAnselm BauerCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALRobin GodenrathFounding Partner & Managing Director at PICUS CAPITAL

+ 18 more