Jamin Ball
InvestorPartner at Altimeter Capital
Palo Alto, California, United States
Writes $1M – $25M checks
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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
Skills & more
Financial Modeling22Valuation17Venture Capital13Investment Banking12Bloomberg8Investments9Java5C++4Equities5Corporate Finance5Microsoft Office7
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Colleagues at Altimeter Capital
Brad Gerstner
Founder & CEO of Altimeter Capital
Erik Kriessmann
Partner at Altimeter Capital
John Kiernan
General Partner at Altimeter Capital
Kevin Wang
Partner at Altimeter Capital
Matthew Tolve
General Partner at Altimeter Capital
Megan Carroll Sabel
Investor at Altimeter Capital
Meghan Reynolds
Venture Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners
Pauline Yang
Partner at Altimeter Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jamin Ball?
- 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.
- 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.
- Where did Jamin Ball go to school?
- Jamin Ball studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Science & Engineering); Menlo School.
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Also attended Menlo School70
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Shared employers
Also worked at Redpoint Ventures80
Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesVivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture GroupAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesUrvashi BarooahPartner at Redpoint Ventures
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Also worked at Morgan Stanley1,543
Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalDavid VélezFounder & CEO of NubankJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis Ventures
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Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch372
Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill ReedInvestor at Spark Capital
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