# Alan Salzman

> Alan Salzman is a Series D investor at VantagePoint Capital Partners backing SEO and Energy. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vantagepoint-capital-partners)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Mar 2013
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-salzman-b4624651

Alan Salzman is a Series D investor at VantagePoint Capital Partners in San Francisco focused on SEO and Energy. Alan Salzman has served on our board of directors since 2007 and served as our Chairman from 2009 to April 2012.Salzman is the co-founder of VantagePoint Capital Partners, a venture capital firm specializing in multi-stage investing, and has served as its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner for more than the past five years.Salzmanpreviously held a faculty appointment for more than 10 years as an Adjunct Professor of Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Companies at Stanford Law School.Salzman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the London School of Economics and the University of Toronto, a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School, and a Master of Laws degree in international business from Vrije Universiteit Brussels.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SEO | 1 | 10% |
| Energy | 1 | 10% |
| Robotics | 1 | 10% |
| Marketing | 1 | 10% |
| Advertising | 1 | 10% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 3 | 30% |
| Series E | 2 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 10% |
| Series C | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Liquid Robotics | Liquid Robotics designs and manufactures the Wave Glider, the first wave and solar powered unmanned ocean robot. With our partners, we address many of the planet’s greatest challenges, by transforming how to assess, monitor, and protect the ocean. We solve critical problems for defense, commercial, and science customers. Visitwww.liquid-robotics.com to learn more.Award Winning: - The Economist World Ocean Summit Ocean Innovation Challenge in 2015 - Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Robotics Companies - 2014 - Edison Awards Gold Medal for innovation in Power Systems - 2013 - Robotics Business Review Top 50 for 2012 and 2013 - World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for 2013 - Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies - 2012 - Recipient of the $100,000 Gulfstream Navigator 2011 award - Guinness World Record for the “Longest Journey of an Unmanned, Autonomous Surface Vehicle on the Planet” in 2011 - Named as GoingGreen Global 200 winner for 2012 and 2013 - Recipient of the Wall Street Journal 2010 Technology Innovation award (Robotics)The Company was incorporated in 2007 with headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA and Marine Engineering and Test Center in Kawaihae, HI. | $45M | Series E | Mar 19, 2013 |  |
| BridgeLux | Bridgelux is the first, new US-based light-emitting diode (LED) chip company in the past 20 years. The Company’s focus is bringing innovation to light by providing high power, energy-efficient and cost-effective LED solutions. Bridgelux actively supports its customers by delivering value-added, application-specific solutions that will open upnew markets in solid-state lighting (SSL). Customers leverage Bridgelux’s technology to replace traditional lamp and luminaire technologies (such as incandescent, halogen and fluorescent lighting solutions) with solid-state products that provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for general lighting applications. Bridgelux’s current and future-generation products support global clean energy initiatives by reducing energy consumption and offering environmentally friendly solutions. | $15M |  | Oct 24, 2011 |  |
| BridgeLux | Bridgelux is the first, new US-based light-emitting diode (LED) chip company in the past 20 years. The Company’s focus is bringing innovation to light by providing high power, energy-efficient and cost-effective LED solutions. Bridgelux actively supports its customers by delivering value-added, application-specific solutions that will open upnew markets in solid-state lighting (SSL). Customers leverage Bridgelux’s technology to replace traditional lamp and luminaire technologies (such as incandescent, halogen and fluorescent lighting solutions) with solid-state products that provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for general lighting applications. Bridgelux’s current and future-generation products support global clean energy initiatives by reducing energy consumption and offering environmentally friendly solutions. | $60M | Series E | Jul 28, 2011 |  |
| Liquid Robotics | Liquid Robotics designs and manufactures the Wave Glider, the first wave and solar powered unmanned ocean robot. With our partners, we address many of the planet’s greatest challenges, by transforming how to assess, monitor, and protect the ocean. We solve critical problems for defense, commercial, and science customers. Visitwww.liquid-robotics.com to learn more.Award Winning: - The Economist World Ocean Summit Ocean Innovation Challenge in 2015 - Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Robotics Companies - 2014 - Edison Awards Gold Medal for innovation in Power Systems - 2013 - Robotics Business Review Top 50 for 2012 and 2013 - World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for 2013 - Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies - 2012 - Recipient of the $100,000 Gulfstream Navigator 2011 award - Guinness World Record for the “Longest Journey of an Unmanned, Autonomous Surface Vehicle on the Planet” in 2011 - Named as GoingGreen Global 200 winner for 2012 and 2013 - Recipient of the Wall Street Journal 2010 Technology Innovation award (Robotics)The Company was incorporated in 2007 with headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA and Marine Engineering and Test Center in Kawaihae, HI. | $22M | Series D | Jun 07, 2011 |  |
| BridgeLux | Bridgelux is the first, new US-based light-emitting diode (LED) chip company in the past 20 years. The Company’s focus is bringing innovation to light by providing high power, energy-efficient and cost-effective LED solutions. Bridgelux actively supports its customers by delivering value-added, application-specific solutions that will open upnew markets in solid-state lighting (SSL). Customers leverage Bridgelux’s technology to replace traditional lamp and luminaire technologies (such as incandescent, halogen and fluorescent lighting solutions) with solid-state products that provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for general lighting applications. Bridgelux’s current and future-generation products support global clean energy initiatives by reducing energy consumption and offering environmentally friendly solutions. | $50M | Series D | Jan 13, 2010 |  |
| BridgeLux | Bridgelux is the first, new US-based light-emitting diode (LED) chip company in the past 20 years. The Company’s focus is bringing innovation to light by providing high power, energy-efficient and cost-effective LED solutions. Bridgelux actively supports its customers by delivering value-added, application-specific solutions that will open upnew markets in solid-state lighting (SSL). Customers leverage Bridgelux’s technology to replace traditional lamp and luminaire technologies (such as incandescent, halogen and fluorescent lighting solutions) with solid-state products that provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for general lighting applications. Bridgelux’s current and future-generation products support global clean energy initiatives by reducing energy consumption and offering environmentally friendly solutions. | $30M | Series D | Apr 08, 2008 |  |
| ReachLocal | ReachLocal provides online marketing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. It offers search engine advertising, search engine optimization, web presence and content marketing, retargeting, display advertising, and in app mobile advertising services.The company’s product ReachEdge is lead conversion software that helps local businessesconvert leads into customers and gain a deeper understanding of their online marketing ROI.ReachLocal was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California with offices in four regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America. | $55.2M | Series D | Sep 01, 2007 |  |
| BridgeLux | Bridgelux is the first, new US-based light-emitting diode (LED) chip company in the past 20 years. The Company’s focus is bringing innovation to light by providing high power, energy-efficient and cost-effective LED solutions. Bridgelux actively supports its customers by delivering value-added, application-specific solutions that will open upnew markets in solid-state lighting (SSL). Customers leverage Bridgelux’s technology to replace traditional lamp and luminaire technologies (such as incandescent, halogen and fluorescent lighting solutions) with solid-state products that provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for general lighting applications. Bridgelux’s current and future-generation products support global clean energy initiatives by reducing energy consumption and offering environmentally friendly solutions. | $23M | Series C | Aug 06, 2007 |  |
| ReachLocal | ReachLocal provides online marketing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. It offers search engine advertising, search engine optimization, web presence and content marketing, retargeting, display advertising, and in app mobile advertising services.The company’s product ReachEdge is lead conversion software that helps local businessesconvert leads into customers and gain a deeper understanding of their online marketing ROI.ReachLocal was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California with offices in four regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America. | $7.8M |  | Apr 05, 2005 |  |
| ReachLocal | ReachLocal provides online marketing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. It offers search engine advertising, search engine optimization, web presence and content marketing, retargeting, display advertising, and in app mobile advertising services.The company’s product ReachEdge is lead conversion software that helps local businessesconvert leads into customers and gain a deeper understanding of their online marketing ROI.ReachLocal was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California with offices in four regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America. | $2M | Series B | Jun 01, 2004 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DCM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dcm) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Chrysalix Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chrysalix-energy) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Passport Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/passport-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rho Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rho-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Riverwood Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverwood-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SLB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/schlumberger) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About VantagePoint Capital Partners

VC Fund · San Bruno, United States

VantagePoint Capital Partners (formerly VantagePoint Venture Partners, until 2011) has more than $4.5 billion in capital under management and invests in the cleantech, healthcare, and IT sectors.

5 contacts available at VantagePoint Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Salzman | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-salzman |
| Bill Harding | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-harding |
| Richard Harroch | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-harroch |
| Bill Green | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-green-4c4e |
| David Vieau | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-vieau |

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## FAQ

### What does Alan Salzman invest in?

Alan Salzman invests primarily in SEO, Energy and Robotics startups, most often at Series D and Series E stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alan Salzman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alan Salzman closed in Mar 2013. Shizune tracks 10 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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