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Alpha Square Group

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

Alpha Square Group is a New York-based investment firm specializing in global innovation across both public and private markets. Founded with a focus on long-term capital appreciation, the firm distinguishes itself by providing strategic support and deep domain expertise to its portfolio companies. They aim to partner with disruptive companies that are poised for significant growth and market leadership, leveraging a flexible investment mandate that spans various stages of a company's lifecycle, though with a clear inclination towards growth and late-stage opportunities.

The firm's investment strategy is centered on identifying and backing innovative companies that are transforming industries globally. While their mandate allows for flexibility, Alpha Square Group frequently participates in significant funding rounds for high-growth technology and innovation-driven businesses. Their portfolio often includes companies in fintech, enterprise software, artificial intelligence, and consumer technology, reflecting their commitment to sectors at the forefront of technological advancement. They are known for their patient capital approach, seeking to build lasting relationships with founders and management teams.

Alpha Square Group manages substantial capital, with reports indicating assets under management exceeding $3 billion as of 2021. This significant capital base enables them to make meaningful investments in large, often late-stage, funding rounds. Their impressive portfolio features several prominent unicorns and market leaders, including investments in companies like Databricks, Stripe, Chime, and Klarna. These investments highlight their capability to deploy significant capital into highly valued private companies, often participating in rounds that total hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. The firm's involvement typically signifies a strong belief in the company's long-term potential and market impact.

Investor Profile

Alpha Square Group has backed more than 20 startups, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 4 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series B, Series A, Series C rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, United Arab Emirates.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • Typical check size: $10M – $100M.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (20%)
  • Series A (20%)
  • Series C (20%)
  • Series D (15%)
  • Series Unknown (10%)
  • Secondary Market (5%)
  • Series F (5%)
  • Seed (5%)

Country Focus

  • United States (95%)
  • United Arab Emirates (5%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Fintech
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Information Technology
  • Machine Learning
  • Blockchain
  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Saas
  • Cloud Computing
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Alpha Square Group frequently co-invest with?

Bain Capital Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
FJ Labs
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Atlassian Ventures
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Co-Investments: 1
Cisco Investments
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 2
Acrew Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
WiL (World Innovation Lab)
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 2
Amity Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Thomvest Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Alpha Square Group often collaborate with?

GN
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Shared Deals: 1
AR
North America, Utah, United States, Salt Lake City
Shared Deals: 1
SB
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
JC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Daniel Schryer
Asia, Bali, Indonesia
Shared Deals: 1
FT
North America, California, United States, Burlingame
Shared Deals: 1
PC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
SZ
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Alpha Square Group?

Unbound Security

San Francisco, California, United States

Unbound Security enables employees to securely utilize AI tools in their work while safeguarding company secrets.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologySaaS
SeedMay 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Fiddler AI

Palo Alto, California, United States

Fiddler provides enterprise model performance management software that allows monitoring, explaining, analyzing, and improving ML models.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataEnterpriseMachine LearningSoftware
Series BDec 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $18,600,000
Klickl

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Klickl is a Web3 open finance platform that offers banking and online payment methods.

FinanceWeb3
Series ADec 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $25,000,000
Cortex

San Francisco, California, United States

Cortex is the leading internal developer portal empowering engineering teams to do their best work.

Developer PlatformHealth CareInformation TechnologyMental HealthPrecision MedicineProductivity ToolsSoftware
Series CSep 4, 2024
Amount Raised: $60,000,000
Anthropic

San Francisco, California, United States

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that focuses on increasing the safety of large-scale AI systems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Secondary MarketMar 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $884,109,327
Lambda

San Francisco, California, United States

Lambda is a cloud-based GPU company catering to developers throughout the entire lifecycle of AI development.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingGPUHardwareMachine LearningSoftware
Series COct 27, 2023
ControlRooms.ai

Austin, Texas, United States

AI-Assisted Troubleshooting for Heavy Industry

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Clean EnergyCleanTechGreenTechIntelligent SystemsMachine LearningManufacturingNuclearOil and GasSoftware
Series AAug 29, 2023
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
HYCU

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

HYCU, Inc., the world’s fastest growing multi-cloud and hybrid IT data protection as a service company

Cloud Data ServicesComputerIT InfrastructureSoftware
Series BJun 9, 2022
Amount Raised: $53,000,000
JupiterOne

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

JupiterOne specializes in providing cybersecurity asset management solutions.

Cloud ManagementCloud SecurityCyber SecurityInformation Technology
Series CMay 27, 2022
Amount Raised: $70,000,000
BitMart

New York, New York, United States

BitMart is a digital asset trading platform that focuses on cryptocurrency.

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyEthereumFinanceFinTech
Series BNov 29, 2021