Jamin Ball
InvestorPartner at Altimeter Capital
Palo Alto, California, United States
Writes $1M – $25M checks
About
Jamin Ball is a metrics-first SaaS and cloud investor who prioritizes unit economics and FCF in high-growth software, authors Clouded Judgement, and links private investing to public-market AI scaling.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaS
Experience
- Altimeter CapitalPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Redpoint VenturesVice President2016 — 2021
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking2014 — 2016Menlo Park
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking2013 — 2014Palo Alto
- Metaswitch NetworksProduct Marketing2011 — 2012
Education
- Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Science & Engineering
- Menlo School
Skills & more
Financial Modeling22Valuation17Venture Capital13Investment Banking12Bloomberg8Investments9Java5C++4Equities5Corporate Finance5Microsoft Office7
From Jamin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Altimeter Capital
Brad Gerstner
Founder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-host
Erik Kriessmann
Partner at Altimeter Capital
Gwendolyn Umbach
Investor at Altimeter Capital
Kevin Wang
Partner at Altimeter Capital
Megan Carroll Sabel
Investor at Altimeter Capital
Pauline Yang
Partner at Altimeter Capital
Thomas Reiner
Partner at Altimeter Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jamin Ball work?
- Jamin Ball is Partner at Altimeter Capital.
- What does Jamin Ball invest in?
- Jamin Ball invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Jamin Ball write?
- Jamin Ball typically writes checks of $1M – $25M.
Same school
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Also attended Menlo School50
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Shared employers
Also worked at Redpoint Ventures64
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