# Alison de Bord

> Alison de Bord is a Series C investor at Alta Partners backing Nutrition and Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Alta Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alta-partners)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2007
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Alison de Bord is a Series C investor at Alta Partners focused on Nutrition and Health Care. Alison de Bord - Director @ Alta Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nutrition | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prolacta Bioscience | Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. (www.prolacta.com) is a life science company founded by serial entrepreneur, Elena Medo who has dedicated her career to improving quality of life for sick infants by Advancing the Science of Human MilkTM. Prolacta creates specialty formulations made exclusively from human milk for the nutritional needs of critically ill,premature infants in neonatal intensive care units. It is the first and only company to provide a human milk fortifier made from 100% human milk, Prolact+ H2MF. They operate a pharmaceutical grade processing plant and have designed and patented processes that enable them to make their one-of-a-kind life saving products. Prolacta is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of the most vulnerable infants through world-class research and innovative products. | $12M | Series C | May 23, 2007 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arcturus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arcturus-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Frontier Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dfj-frontier) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Funk Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/funk-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gideon Hixon Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gideon-hixon-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mercury Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercury-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Alta Partners

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Alta Partners is a venture capital firm investing in the healthcare and life sciences sector. Their diverse and integrated team brings together a powerful depth of knowledge and experience, delivering tangible results for their companies and their investors.

5 contacts available at Alta Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Janney | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-janney |
| Peter Hudson | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-hudson-2 |
| Alison de Bord | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-de-bord |
| Bob More | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-more |
| Edward Penhoet | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ed-penhoet |

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## FAQ

### What does Alison de Bord invest in?

Alison de Bord invests primarily in Nutrition, Health Care and Life Science startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 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 Alison de Bord last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alison de Bord closed in May 2007. Shizune tracks 1 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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