About
Vic Alston is an entrepreneur and venture investor with experience in real estate and technology. He studied computer science at Stanford and founded or co-founded multiple companies, including a service automation business sold to Niku, Big Machines (a quote-to-cash platform acquired by Oracle for $200 million), and served as CEO of Ixia, growing the company from $50 million to over $400 million in revenue. He currently manages a venture fund investing $30-50 million annually in seed and Series A stage companies across AI, consumer, and B2B SaaS sectors, and oversees real estate development projects focused on technology-enabled residential properties.
Education
- Stanford University
Skills & more
Strategy11Start-ups21Cloud Computing34Acquisitions4WiFi3Software Engineering6Product Development9Product Management24Distributed Systems5Software Development8VoIP8TCP/IP10
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Technology LeadershipEngineering LeadershipWirelessExecutive ManagementAgile MethodologiesTelecommunicationsSystem ArchitectureStrategic PartnershipsMobile DevicesSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)From Vic's professional profile.
Colleagues at Dragon Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Vic Alston work?
- Vic Alston is Partner at Dragon Capital.
- What check size does Vic Alston write?
- Vic Alston typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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