Independent rating of Alsop Louie Partners VC fund
Overall rating:
11 reviews
About Alsop Louie Partners VC fund
Website:
Founded:
2006
Number of funds:
4
Number of investments:
90
Number of exits:
22
Headquarters:
Organization type:
Venture Capital
How Alsop Louie Partners VC fund invests
Rounds:
Average ticket size:
9.12M USD
Biggest investment:
24.3M USD
Would lead round:
Yes
Would coinvest:
Yes
Countries where invested:
Sectors of interest:
Software, Security, Network Security, Information Technology, Information Services, Cyber Security, Wearables, Virtual Reality, Transaction Processing, Telecommunications, Space Travel, Satellite Communication, Real Time, Organic Food, Organic, Nanotechnology, Manufacturing, Legal Tech, Legal, Internet of Things, Home Improvement, Health Care, Financial Services, FinTech, Database, Computer Vision, Computer, Compliance, Cloud Security, Biotechnology, Big Data, Augmented Reality, Auctions, Analytics, Agriculture, AgTech, Aerospace, 3D Technology
Founders' reviews of Alsop Louie Partners VC fund
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Efficient Pitching, Deep Security Experience
We pitched ALP after meeting Stewart at an event.
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New Money, New Team Members
I've heard they closed a new fund and have new partners on the team.
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Alsop is the Antithesis of an Mba Type VC
They at least seem to take a different approach than most VCs. Interested in seed stage (ie they will still consider businesses that have not launched yet, which many VCs and even early stage funds, if they were doing it in mid-08, are not doing anymore). wants to hit home runs and bet on big ideas.
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Not Afraid of Risk
As Ribbit, one of ALPs portfolio companies, we just had a successful exit. I just thought I'd add a comment that they were one of the few VCs who understood our strategy as a platform rather than just an application. A lot of other VCs believed that we needed a "Killer App" first, and the platform was just an add on. ALP actually encouraged the platform approach, even though there was no real other examples of companies building a platform first and an application second.
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No Investment, but Great Experience
I had three meetings with with Alsop-Louie. They passed, but continue to help us with VC and customer introductions.
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Not Worth Mailing Them Blind
I send a blind eMail to them from their website. They warn you that they prefer introductions but will get back to all mail. So far they haven't. I'm not complaining just advising everyone else not to waste too much time if you can't get an intro.
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Nice Guys, but No Deal for US Yet.
We pitched remotely from the east coast. Mostly to get a real west coast VC's view of our venture.
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Professional and Responsive
Had good experience with them. They took a pass on investing in our company, but their communications were timely, they took the time to understand our business, and they provided clear feedback. We didn't meet everyone there, but I sense a firm with solid principles and respect for entreprenuers.
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True Value Add
In my experience most VC's are lemings. They look around at what the other guys are doing and as soon as they see the heard jumping on a hot category, they follow suit. In truth few VC's have much operational experience and very few were ever entreprenuers. Therefore their ability to *really* add value is limited to their strategic thinking and ability to reprocess accumulated wisdom from the rest of the herd.
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Positive Experience
They were very quick to give a meeting and met with us several times, partially because of the extreme interest of their Associate Corey Reese. Corey invested a great deal of time and effort to make sure I was prepared for meetings and provided good feedback. Even when it became clear that we were not a good fit for the fund, Corey continued to meet with me and provide guidance as somebody who loves the industry, not just somebody who wanted to make money off of me. Stewart and Gilman provided good guidance and thoughtful engagement.
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Great Partner
Alsop-Louie was on one of the seed investors in our company, and Gilman Louie serves on the board.