Alpine Investors
Private Equity Est. 2001
Also known as AI.
- Type
- Private Equity
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2001
- Focus
- Software & SaaS · Business Services · Consumer · Technology
About
Alpine Investors is a private equity fund focused on buyouts and control transactions of technology (software and services) businesses in the US and Canada. We focus on businesses generating EBITDA of $1-30 million, with recurring revenues and enterprise values between $10 and $300 million.
Strategies
Buyout
Focused strategy
Investment Focus
Sources
Profile sources
- alpineinvestors.com — Software & SaaS, Business Services, Consumer, Technology
- alpineinvestors.com — Software & SaaS, Technology
Investment Criteria
Investment size
USD 7M - USD 100M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
San Francisco, CA, United States (HQ)
Fundraising
Alpine Investors Heroes Fund
2026 - Target raise
USD 1B (Target Raise)
source Alpine Investors IX
2023
USD 4.5B
Alpine Investors VIII
2021
USD 2.3B
source Alpine Investors VII
2019
USD 1B
source Alpine Investors VI
2017
USD 532M
source Alpine Investors V
2015
USD 406M
source Alpine Investors Fund IV
2011
USD 262M
source Alpine Investors Fund III
2006
USD 125M
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