High Alpha

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Undisclosed

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15.04.2015

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High Alpha is a venture capital firm that invests in enterprise cloud companies.

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01.01.2015

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Private

Description

Founded in 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana, High Alpha is a B2B SaaS venture studio that conceives, launches, and scales B2B SaaS companies. They provide a blend of studio services including design, finance, talent, marketing, brand, and go-to-market. High Alpha Capital invests in High Alpha Studio companies as well as other emerging B2B SaaS companies. Their goal is to help companies reduce friction, increase velocity, and achieve enterprise scale.
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Number of Funding Rounds

Their latest funding was raised on 15.04.2015. Their latest round Undisclosed

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Money Raised 
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15.04.2015
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99
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Brian Bispala
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Scott Dorsey
Scott Dorsey

Scott Dorsey

Scott is currently Managing Partner of High Alpha, a leading venture studio that launches, scales and invests in enterprise cloud companies. Prior to High Alpha, Scott co-founded ExactTarget and led the company as CEO and Chairman from start-up to global marketing software leader. ExactTarget went public on the New York Stock Exchange in March of 2012 and was acquired by Salesforce in July of 2013 for $2.5 Billion. Post-acquisition, he led the Salesforce Marketing Cloud which encompassed 3,000 employees around the world. Scott serves on a number of non-profit boards including Chairman of the Indiana Sports Corp., Chairman of Nextech, Executive Committee and Board member of Techpoint and Global Advisory Board at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Scott also serves on the boards of Pluralsight (NASDAQ: PS) as well as several High Alpha portfolio companies. Scott is a business school graduate of Indiana University and earned an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

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Mike Fitzgerald
Mike Fitzgerald

Mike Fitzgerald

Mike is currently a Partner at High Alpha, a leading venture studio that launches, scales and invests in enterprise cloud companies. Prior to co-founding High Alpha in 2015, Mike served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for ExactTarget ​and then Salesforce after its acquisition of ExactTarget in 2013.​ Mike also co-founded Octiv (formerly Tinderbox) which was acquired by Conga in 2017. Mike currently serves on the board of directors for Sigstr, Lessonly, Doxly, Anvl, Logicgate and the Young Actors Theatre. He is also a Board Member Emeritus for the Orr Fellowship. Throughout his career, Mike has served as president of software companies in education (Oxygen education) and retail (RICS Software). Mike also co-founded Gravity Ventures, an early-stage venture fund. Mike is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

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Kristian Andersen
Kristian Andersen

Kristian Andersen

Kristian is currently a co-founder and partner at High Alpha - a Venture Studio that conceives, launches and scales technology companies. Prior to High Alpha, Kristian founded Studio Science - a leading design + innovation consultancy that he sold in 2019 to an investment group. Kristian is an active angel investor and previously co-founded Gravity Ventures, a seed-stage venture fund, and a number of software companies, including Octiv, Lessonly, Visible, and Pathagility. In addition to serving on several corporate boards, Kristian is actively involved in a number of philanthropic and nonprofit endeavors. Kristian has been married to his wife Brandi for 18 years, and together they have 6 children. He prioritizes his faith, his family and is passionate about entrepreneurship, design, conservation and a variety of outdoor pursuits. You can find out more at www.kristian.vc

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Employee Profiles
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R. J. Talyor

R. J. Talyor

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Eric Goodman

Eric Goodman

General Counsel and Vice President

Muhammad Yasin

Muhammad Yasin

VP of Marketing

Keith Laska

Keith Laska

Operating Partner

Tatum Lynch

Tatum Lynch

HR Associate

Brian Bispala

Brian Bispala

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