Profile and Mission

Alloy Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. Over the decades of our history, our limited partners have entrusted us with over $1 billion in capital. We are currently investing out of our 5th fund a $368 million limited partnership raised in June 2005.

Each year we invest in a small number of entrepreneurial ideas and young companies. We strive to achieve long-term relationships with our entrepreneurs and executives – with the objective of building several successful companies together. This goal requires mutual commitment, respect and trust – values that we try to earn and build-upon every day.

Investment approach

It’s never too early to approach Alloy Ventures. We have invested as little as $50K to help an entrepreneur develop an idea or write a business plan. However, we typically make initial investments in the range of $1-5 million and reserve additional capital for subsequent financing rounds.

We support our companies through each phase of development and actively assist our CEO’s and entrepreneurs in raising follow-on rounds of financing from our extensive network of venture-capital, private-equity, and corporate investors.

Investment philosophy

The people of Alloy Ventures are problem solvers and opportunity creators. When your growth rate accelerates, a product release date slips, or a competitor threatens, you need partners who will roll up their sleeves and help.

We believe that actively involved, industry-savvy investment partners are an invaluable resource for entrepreneurs. We use our experience and connections to help you set strategy, hire key employees, optimize business development opportunities, raise additional capital, and avoid common (and uncommon) mistakes in all phases of your company's growth.

Ethics

Some of Alloy's partners have been in the venture capital business for more than 25 years — from a time when the industry was smaller, deals were made on a handshake, and you were only as good as your word. We still operate that way.

Our values are simple. We minimize politics and egos, treat people fairly, follow through on commitments, and work to solve problems quickly. We expect the same from our entrepreneurs and executives.