# Almar Latour

> Almar Latour is a Series A investor at Dow Jones backing Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dow Jones](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dow-jones)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/almarlatour/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/almarlatour
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almar.latour

Almar Latour is a Series A investor at Dow Jones in New York focused on Software and Analytics. Almar Latour is based out of New York, New York, and is the CEO of Dow Jones. Almar Latour attended the American University.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Almar Latour: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/almar-latour?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Data Center | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ripjar | Ripjar is a data intelligence platform company whose mission is to provide corporates and institutions with the most advanced data and analytics solutions to protect themselves in real-time from evolving risks that threaten their growth, prosperity, and value.Founded by former members of the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ),Ripjar develops software products that combine automation, artificial intelligence, and data visualization to help companies solve the most complex risk and security management problems at scale.Ripjar was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. |  | Private Equity | Nov 08, 2024 | https://ripjar.com |
| Eco-Movement | Eco-Movement is an independent data provider of charging stations for electric vehicles that is used to find charging station in a good way. |  | Series A | Dec 12, 2022 | https://www.eco-movement.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arches Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arches-capital-1959) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bridford Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridford-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ponooc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ponooc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dow Jones

VC Fund · New York, United States

Dow Jones is a global news and business information provider that delivers content to consumers and organizations via newspapers, websites, apps, video, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, conferences, and radio. It conducts large news-gathering operations with the help of its 2,000 journalists in more than 50 countries, including TheWall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by total average circulation.Dow Jones & Co.’s premier brands include Barron’s, MarketWatch, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones VentureSource, and DJX. In 1987, The Ticker, a real-time newswire and the fundamental source for news in the investment community, was announced and Barron’s, America’s premier financial weekly was founded in 1921.The company’s information services publish in 13 languages and distribute content in 28 languages, combining technology with news and data to support business decision making. It is now serving its users through its paid online news site no matter where there, via web, mobile devices, Internet-connected televisions, and tablets.Dow Jones & Co. was founded in 1882.

5 contacts available at Dow Jones.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Almar Latour | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almar-latour |
| Christopher Ellis | Head of Asia-Pacific, Partnerships & Licensing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-ellis |
| Danielle Lacombe | Client Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danielle-lacombe-c520 |
| David Arnold | ​Product Strategy Director, Data & Integration Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-arnold-97e8 |
| Edward Roussel | Head - Consumer Products | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-roussel |

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## FAQ

### What does Almar Latour invest in?

Almar Latour invests primarily in Software, Analytics and Automotive startups, most often at Series A and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Almar Latour?

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### When did Almar Latour last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Almar Latour closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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