# Alex Kurland

> Alex Kurland is a Series C investor at Meritech Capital Partners backing Software and Security. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Meritech Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meritech-capital-partners)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/alex-kurland/20/920/6b7
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/atkurland

Alex Kurland is a Series C investor at Meritech Capital Partners in San Francisco focused on Software and Security. Alex Kurland is the General Partner at Meritech Capital. He previously worked at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as a Partner. Alex Kurland attended the University of Southern California.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 43% |
| Security | 2 | 14% |
| Cyber Security | 2 | 14% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 14% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 14% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 6 | 43% |
| Series B | 4 | 29% |
| Series D | 2 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David AI | We transform audio into intelligence — building proprietary data and cutting-edge audio analytics to fuel the next generation of AI. | $50M | Series B | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| Clay | Clay is a new type of tool that brings together the best parts of spreadsheets, coding & simple automation. | $100M | Series C | Jun 13, 2025 |  |
| Owner | Owner provides a suite of tools designed to assist local restaurant owners in enhancing their sales and online visibility. The platform features solutions like mobile ordering and customer rewards, which aim to improve customer engagement. Additionally, Owner offers a free website grading tool that helps restaurants evaluate their online presenceand identify areas for improvement. These resources empower restaurant owners to optimize their marketing strategies and connect more effectively with their customers. By focusing on practical solutions, Owner supports the growth and development of local dining establishments. | $120M | Series C | May 13, 2025 |  |
| Clay | Clay is a new type of tool that brings together the best parts of spreadsheets, coding & simple automation. | $40M | Series B | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Clay | Clay is a new type of tool that brings together the best parts of spreadsheets, coding & simple automation. | $46M | Series B | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Huntress | Huntress is a global cybersecurity company on a mission to make enterprise-grade products accessible to all businesses—not just the 1%. Purpose-built from the ground up, Huntres' fully-owned technology is specifically designed to continuously address the unique needs of growing IT and security teams. From Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) to Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools and Security Awareness Training (SAT), the platform provides targeted protection for endpoints, identities, and employees, delivering trusted outcomes and valuable peace of mind. Its AI-assisted 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) is powered by a team of world-renowned engineers, researchers, and security analysts, dedicated to stopping cyber threats before they can cause harm. Huntress is often the first to respond to major hacks and threats, with its expert security team sharing real-time tradecraft analysis and actionable advisories with the community. Currently safeguarding over 4 million endpoints and 2.3 million identities, Huntress empowers IT departments, security teams, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across the globe to protect their businesses with enterprise-grade security accessible to everyone. As long as hackers keep hacking, Huntress keeps hunting. Learn more at www.huntress.com, and follow Huntress on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. | $150M | Series D | Jun 18, 2024 |  |
| tray.io | Tray.io provides a cloud-based software integration platform for automators.Tray.io believes that any organization can and should automate. With the Tray Platform, citizen automators throughout organizations can easily automate complex processes through a powerful, flexible platform, and can connect their entire cloud stack thanks to APIs. WithTray.io’s visual workflow builder, customers can create automation to drive their business processes without writing a single line of code. | $40M | Series C | Sep 27, 2022 |  |
| Verkada | Verkada builds modern security solutions that help enterprises run safer, smarter buildings. Our mission: Modernize the world of enterprise building security.Verkada’s enterprise security solution combines easy to install security cameras, environmental sensors, alarms and access control with intelligent, cloud-based software—all in a scalable,user-friendly system. More than 7800 organizations, including 40 Fortune 500 companies, use Verkada to protect people and assets, secure facilities, and gain new insights that improve the efficiency of their operations. Verkada’s vision is to be the operating system that runs every building in the world.The company was founded by computer scientists and security experts from Stanford University, and Hans Robertson, the former co-founder and COO of Cisco Meraki. Verkada is headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices in London and Sydney. | $205M | Series D | Sep 14, 2022 |  |
| Verkada | Verkada builds modern security solutions that help enterprises run safer, smarter buildings. Our mission: Modernize the world of enterprise building security.Verkada’s enterprise security solution combines easy to install security cameras, environmental sensors, alarms and access control with intelligent, cloud-based software—all in a scalable,user-friendly system. More than 7800 organizations, including 40 Fortune 500 companies, use Verkada to protect people and assets, secure facilities, and gain new insights that improve the efficiency of their operations. Verkada’s vision is to be the operating system that runs every building in the world.The company was founded by computer scientists and security experts from Stanford University, and Hans Robertson, the former co-founder and COO of Cisco Meraki. Verkada is headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices in London and Sydney. | $80M | Series C | Jan 29, 2020 |  |
| tray.io | Tray.io provides a cloud-based software integration platform for automators.Tray.io believes that any organization can and should automate. With the Tray Platform, citizen automators throughout organizations can easily automate complex processes through a powerful, flexible platform, and can connect their entire cloud stack thanks to APIs. WithTray.io’s visual workflow builder, customers can create automation to drive their business processes without writing a single line of code. | $50M | Series C | Nov 26, 2019 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [First Round Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-round-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [CapitalG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [boldstart ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boldstart-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Meritech Capital Partners

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Meritech Capital provides late-stage venture capital to technology companies. It specializes in the fields of finance, venture capital, and late-stage investment management.

5 contacts available at Meritech Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Clayton | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-clayton |
| Alex Kurland | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-kurland |
| Arsham Memarzadeh | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arsham-memarzadeh |
| Ashley Paston | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashley-paston |
| Craig Sherman | General Partner/Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-sherman |

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## FAQ

### What does Alex Kurland invest in?

Alex Kurland invests primarily in Software, Security and Cyber Security startups, most often at Series C and Series B stage. Most of the 14 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 Alex Kurland last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alex Kurland closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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