# Alan Ni

> Alan Ni is a private equity investor at Francisco Partners backing Events. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Francisco Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francisco-partners)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-ni-91309032/

Alan Ni is a Principal at Francisco Partners. Prior to joining Francisco Partners, Alan worked as an Analyst with J.P. Morgan in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications group.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Events | 1 | 20% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| Social | 1 | 20% |
| Hardware | 1 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Evite | Evite.com is an online personal party planning service. When party hosts log onto Evite.com they have access to a plethora of tools to help them during every step of the event planning process. This includes a checklist tool to keep track of party tasks, a budget estimator, customizable invitations, a drink calculator, eCards for after partythank-yous, and a "My Notebook" section to save ideas and other notes. Evite also helps hosts by offering party theme ideas, recipes, a wine-pairing chart and more.The site has more than 15 million registered users and it facilitates more than 16 million invitations to more than 450,000 events each month. Evite was initially acquired by Ticketmaster in 2001, which was then acquired by IAC (NASDAQ: IACI) in 2003. On December 2, 2010, Evite was acquired by Liberty Media in an exchange from IAC. |  | Private Equity | Nov 01, 2024 |  |
| Glorious | Glorious makes computer accessories such as a keyboard, mouse, mouse pad, and lubed panda switches. They serve gaming peripherals, consumer electronics, modular mechanical keyboards, computer hardware, pc peripherals, gaming systems, mechanical keyboards, pc gaming components, and peripherals. |  | Private Equity | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| NZXT | NZXT builds PC hardware for enthusiasts and gamers globally, they continue to grow and launch new products in the market year over year. After nearly 10 years of building great PC Hardware Products, they're also starting a new division to build the best PC monitoring software with integration to the cloud, web, and their hardware. |  |  | Dec 08, 2021 |  |
| NZXT | NZXT builds PC hardware for enthusiasts and gamers globally, they continue to grow and launch new products in the market year over year. After nearly 10 years of building great PC Hardware Products, they're also starting a new division to build the best PC monitoring software with integration to the cloud, web, and their hardware. | $100M | Series A | Dec 08, 2021 |  |
| NewsBreak | NewsBreak is the leading platform for local news and information, with more than 40 million users across America. NewsBreak provides community-focused news and information from over 10,000 sources in a timely and accessible way. NewsBreak also builds intelligent monetization solutions and campaign optimization tools that help publishers unlock newrevenue streams and enable businesses to reach their communities. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, NewsBreak reached unicorn status in 2021. | $115M | Series C | Jan 07, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Francisco Partners

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Francisco Partners is a global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses. With $7 billion of capital under management, Francisco Partners is one of the world's largest technology-focused private equity funds. The firm was founded to pursue structured investments in technology companiesundergoing strategic, technological, and operational inflection points. Francisco Partners targets control investments in private companies, with transaction values ranging from $30 million to $2 billion. The principals of Francisco Partners have invested in excess of $3 billion of equity capital in over 50 technology companies.

5 contacts available at Francisco Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Ni | Principal | — |
| Andrew Kowal | Partner | — |
| Ashley Evans | Partner | — |
| Chris Adams | Partner | — |
| Ezra Perlman | Co-President | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Alan Ni invest in?

Alan Ni invests primarily in Events, Gaming and Social startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Alan Ni?

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### When did Alan Ni last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alan Ni closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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