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Alex Kurland

Investor

General Partner at Meritech Capital Partners

Palo Alto, California

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

30 Under 30 2017 · All Star Alumni

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862 people in our graph share verified history with Alex — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mischa VaughnunlockedAlex: together at Carta (2019–2020)
×2Alex: together at Kleiner Perkins
×2Alex: together at Datadog
Alex: together at OpenEvidence

About

Alex Kurland joined Meritech in 2018 and helps lead the firm's enterprise software, infrastructure, and financial technology practices. Before Meritech, he spent six years at Kleiner Perkins leading the Digital Growth Fund's enterprise practice, and earlier worked at Summit Partners. He holds a degree from the University of Southern California.

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Invests in

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Experience

  1. Meritech Capital PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. KalshiInvestorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  3. OpenEvidenceInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. ClayInvestorcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  5. Owner.comInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. PennylaneInvestorcurrent2025 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  7. David AIInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. HuntressInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  9. VerkadaInvestorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. CartaInvestorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. SnowflakeInvestor2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  12. UiPathInvestor2018 — 2021New York, United States
  13. DoorDashInvestor2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  14. SlackInvestor2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  15. LookerInvestor2016 — 2020Santa Cruz, California
  16. DatadogInvestor2018 — 2019New York, United States
  17. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersPartner2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Summit PartnersInvestor2010 — 2013Palo Alto, CA

Skills & more

Growth Capital7Private Equity17Venture Capital21Valuation8Corporate Development2Financial Modeling13Due Diligence2Financial Analysis5Entrepreneurship10Strategy6Strategic Partnerships11Business Development5
+4 moreCorporate FinanceStart-upsMergers & AcquisitionsInvestments

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Investments

Led

DoorDashLookerRingSlackUiPath

Investor

ClayDavid AIDoorDashHuntressInstanaLookerOwnerSlackSnowflaketray.ioUiPathVerkada

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Meritech Capital Partners

Alex Clayton
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
George Bischoff
General Partner at Meritech Capital Partners

Network8

Christina CacioppoScout
Co-Founder, Vanta at Surge
Jack AltmanScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Jonathan NemanScout
Angel
Mike GordonScout
Managing Director 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

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Kurland?
Alex Kurland joined Meritech in 2018 and helps lead the firm's enterprise software, infrastructure, and financial technology practices. Before Meritech, he spent six years at Kleiner Perkins leading the Digital Growth Fund's enterprise practice, and earlier worked at Summit Partners. He holds a degree from the University of Southern California.
Where does Alex Kurland work?
Alex Kurland is General Partner at Meritech Capital Partners.
What does Alex Kurland invest in?
Alex Kurland invests in Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
What check size does Alex Kurland write?
Alex Kurland typically writes checks of $5M – $25M.
What companies has Alex Kurland invested in?
Investments tracked here include DoorDash, Looker, Ring, Slack, UiPath, Clay, David AI, DoorDash, Huntress, Instana, Looker, Owner, and 5 more.
Where did Alex Kurland go to school?
Alex Kurland studied at University of Southern California.
Does Alex Kurland lead rounds?
Yes — Alex Kurland has led 5 tracked investments.

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