About Altimeter Capital
Altimeter Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based out of Boston, United States. As of Jun 2025, Altimeter Capital is an active investor, having invested in 72 companies, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series D round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it led the $120M Series C round of Parloa along with Mosaic Ventures. This round also saw participation from General Catalyst and other investors.
Overall, Altimeter Capital portfolio has seen 31 unicorns, 12 IPOs and 13 acquisitions including key companies like HubSpot, 23andMe and Twilio. A lot of funds co-invest with Altimeter Capital, with names like Coatue sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Altimeter Capital has team of 16 people including 10 partners.
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Altimeter Capital's List of Top Investments
Altimeter Capital has a portfolio of 72 companies, including 31 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Benchling and StockX.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, United KingdomÌý²¹²Ô»å 5 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise InfrastructureÌý²¹²Ô»å 21 other sectors, across stages such as Series E, Series B Ìý²¹²Ô»å 6 more. Here is the list of top investments by Altimeter Capital:
1. OpenAI
Platform offering advanced AI research and deployment solutions. It includes a suite of language models and APIs designed to assist with tasks such as natural language understanding, code generation, image interpretation, and more.
Key facts about OpenAI
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $300B as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $57.9B
- Employee Count: 710 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and 50 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Mar 31, 2025, $40B
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. HubSpot
Provider of AI-powered customer relationship management software. This software unifies marketing, sales, and customer service tools onto a single platform. It offers various modules, including marketing automation, sales pipeline management, and customer service support features. The platform aims to improve customer relationships and business growth through integrated tools and AI assistance. A suite of tools is available, ranging from basic CRM functionality to advanced features like content management and e-commerce capabilities. The software is designed for businesses of all sizes, offering scalable solutions.
Key facts about HubSpot
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $2.17B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $101M
- Employee Count: 4,502 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Cross Creek, Fidelity Investments and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 02, 2020, $400M
- Highlight: Public
3. 23andMe
Provider of genetic test solutions to study ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. The platform provides a study regarding an individual's ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. The company also markets its data is categorized and searchable form to researchers and scientists.
Key facts about 23andMe
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Sunnyvale (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $220M as on Mar 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $3.5B as on Jun 17, 2021
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $944M
- Employee Count: 755 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: SeedFord Partners, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 03, 2023, $20M
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Twilio
Cloud based omnichannel communication and customer engagement platform. The platform offers a telephony infrastructure web service in the cloud, allowing web developers to integrate phone calls, text messages, and IP voice communications into the web, mobile, and traditional phone applications. It provides customer data platform that allows users to collect data from different channels, and manage the customer journeys in real time. It caters its solution to industries such as reatil, finance, healthcare, and more.
Key facts about Twilio
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $4.15B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $240M
- Employee Count: 231 as on Sep 30, 2024
- Investors: TeleSoft Partners, TDM Growth Partners and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 31, 2021
- Highlight: Public
5. Roblox
Online gaming platform for developing web and mobile games. The platform enables its users to create its own games through simple drag and drop mechanisms. It has developed Roblox an action game. It generates revenue through virtual purchases in-game by the use of a virtual currency Robux. The platform follows a revenue share model for game developers.
Key facts about Roblox
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: San Mateo (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $2.8B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $918M
- Employee Count: 947 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Sunrise Ventures, Darwin Ventures and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Jan 06, 2021, $520M
- Highlight: Public
Altimeter Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Altimeter Capital has invested in 72 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 7 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 11 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 7 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Hammerspace and most recent follow-on round was in Glean.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 2 | 5 | 7 |
2024 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2022 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
2021 | 23 | 11 | 34 |
2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2019 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Altimeter Capital's Investments by Stage
Altimeter Capital is primarily an Late Stage Investor investor majorly investing in Series E (16) rounds where average round size is $10.6B, Series B (15) rounds where average round size is $1.97B and Series D (15) rounds where average round size is $5.38B.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series E | 16 |
Series B | 15 |
Series D | 15 |
Series C | 13 |
Series A | 6 |
Others | 7 |
Altimeter Capital's Investments by Sector
Altimeter Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech, FinTech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 70 Tech companies, 58 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 55 Software companies and at least 43 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 53 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 27 |
High Tech | 21 |
FinTech | 12 |
Consumer | 9 |
Others | 65 |
Altimeter Capital's Investments by Geography
Altimeter Capital has made most investments in United States (61), followed by India where it has made 3 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 61 |
India | 3 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Germany | 2 |
Bahamas | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Altimeter Capital's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Altimeter Capital:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 10, 2025 | United States | Series F | $150M | [+16] | |
May 06, 2025 | Germany | Series C | $120M | ||
Apr 16, 2025 | United States | Series B | $100M | ||
Apr 11, 2025 | United States | Series B | $45M | [+1] | |
Apr 09, 2025 | United States | Series B | $200M | [+6] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Altimeter Capital's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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58 | Provider of an AI agent management platform for contact center automation | 2018 | Berlin | Series C | xysaeou | ||
63 | AI powered reporting and dashboard development platform | 2014 | San Francisco | Series D | raukhhz | ||
62 | Online platform offering database management solutions for analytical processing | 2012 | Mountain View | Series C | aqqrvyf | ||
66 | Cloud-based platform for enterprise search | 2019 | Palo Alto | Series F | csldewc | ||
79 | DIgital health platform offering various services for men | 2017 | New York City | Series D | y{kba{b |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Altimeter Capital's Portfolio
Here are Altimeter Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
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Acquired companies in Altimeter Capital's Portfolio
Here are Altimeter Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Team profile of Altimeter Capital
Altimeter Capital has a team of 16 membersÌýincluding 10 Partners and 3 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States. Altimeter Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Altimeter Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
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Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | San Francisco | - |
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Over the past 13 years, 987 investors have co-invested in Altimeter Capital's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Altimeter Capital:ÌýSequoia Capital, a16z and 453 others have invested in rounds before Altimeter Capital. There are 13 companies where Sequoia Capital has invested before Altimeter Capital and 13 companies where a16z has invested before Altimeter Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Altimeter Capital:Ìý180 investors entered a company along with Altimeter Capital. These include investors like Coatue (6 companies).
- Invested after Altimeter Capital:ÌýA total of 352 investors have invested in Altimeter Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Morgan Stanley (4 companies), Goldman Sachs (4 companies) and Tiger Global Management (4 companies).
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