# Alessandro Piol

> Alessandro Piol is a seed investor at Columbia Engineering backing Machine Learning. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Columbia Engineering
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apiol/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ilmago
- Website: http://alphaprime.com

Alessandro Piol is a seed investor at Columbia Engineering in New York focused on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Alessandro Piol is the President of Epistemic AI. He previously worked at Vedanta Capital as an Owner, President and co-founder. Alessandro Piol attended Columbia Engineering.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$5.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 5 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 33% |
| Software | 4 | 27% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 27% |
| Information Services | 3 | 20% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 33% |
| Series A | 4 | 27% |
| Convertible Note | 3 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IronYun | IronYun is the next generation artificial intelligence video surveillance software company. Based on deep learning technology, IronYun provides enterprise customers with multiple video surveillance solutions, including Video Search, Face Recognition, Intrusion Detection, LPR and so on. IronYun provides End-to-End private cloud computing based VSaaSsolutions, developed by over 100 leading technologists and software engineers over a span of 4 years. |  | Series A | Aug 02, 2021 |  |
| Quantum bridge technologies QBT | QBT is building the next generation of the internet by overlaying their proprietary software and quantum repeater hardware in order to allow quantum communication between any two parties around the globe. |  | Convertible Note | Aug 02, 2021 |  |
| Vaidio | Vaidio is a U.S.-based company that provides AI-powered video analytics to help organizations enhance safety, security, and operational effectiveness. At the core of Vaidio’s offering is the Vaidio AI Vision Platform, which transforms video into actionable insights through real-time monitoring, sub-2-second forensic video search, and businessintelligence. Vaidio supports 21+ AI engines and integrates with any camera, VMS, or infrastructure—on-prem, cloud, SaaS, or edge—without requiring costly rip-and-replace projects. Vaidio serves customers across industries including critical infrastructure, education, transportation, healthcare, and retail. By reducing response times, eliminating manual review, and enabling smarter decisions, Vaidio helps organizations operate more safely, securely, and effectively. |  | Series A | Aug 02, 2021 |  |
| Epistemic AI | At Epistemic AI we are building the next generation of tools to accelerate biomedical research with AI and NLP.We are a group of senior scientists and engineers from the likes of Google, New York University, Stanford and more. We are dedicated to enabling advances in biomedical research and practice with AI and NLP.We are creating a movement ofpeople enthusiastically committed to a new vision for the future of biomedical research and we hope you want to join us. | $5.5M | Seed | Apr 06, 2021 |  |
| Socure | Socure provides artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and sanction screening. | $13.9M | Series B | Jul 24, 2017 |  |
| Socure | Socure provides artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and sanction screening. |  | Series A | Dec 01, 2015 |  |
| Kasisto | Kasisto enables financial institutions to service, engage, and acquire customers via human-like, intelligent conversations anytime, anywhere.Its digital experience platform, KAI, powers omnichannel virtual assistants and chatbots who are fluent in banking across mobile apps, websites, messaging platforms, and voice-enabled devices.The companywas founded in 2013 by Dror Oren, Zor Gorelov, Sasha Caskey, and Ruth Brown and headquartered in New York, New York. |  | Seed | Aug 07, 2014 |  |
| Rockerbox | Rockerbox makes enterprise grade multi-touch attribution simple and affordable. With Rockerbox Attribution Platform, all marketers are now able to access the same level of enterprise-grade attribution that was previously only available to fortune 1000 companies. Rockerbox powers some of the leading direct-to-consumer brands with multi-touchattribution. Rockerbox was named 212 NYC and The New York Times Ad Tech Startup of the Year and joined Inc list of 5000 fastest growing companies in America in 2018. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2014 |  |
| Architizer | Architizer enables architects to search for, evaluate, and share building-products across teams. It is driven by a mission is to empower architects with information to build better buildings, better cities, and a better world. It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $2M | Seed | Feb 13, 2014 |  |
| Architizer | Architizer enables architects to search for, evaluate, and share building-products across teams. It is driven by a mission is to empower architects with information to build better buildings, better cities, and a better world. It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York, United States. |  | Convertible Note | Jan 21, 2014 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Flint Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flint-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AlphaPrime Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alphaprime-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [August Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/august-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caerus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caerus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Commerce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commerce-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Connectivity Ventures Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connectivity-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Columbia Engineering

VC Fund

Columbia Engineering

1 contacts available at Columbia Engineering.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alessandro Piol | Chairman Emeritus, Board of Visitors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandro-piol |

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## FAQ

### What does Alessandro Piol invest in?

Alessandro Piol invests primarily in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alessandro Piol's check size?

Alessandro Piol typically joins rounds of $2M–$5.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alessandro Piol participates in.

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### When did Alessandro Piol last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alessandro Piol closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 15 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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