# AlphaPrime Ventures

> AlphaPrime Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Software and Big Data. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/alphaprime-ventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/AlphaPrimeVC
- Website: http://alphaprime.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlphaPrime-Ventures-1388382874749520/

AlphaPrime Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and Big Data. AlphaPrime Ventures invests in early stage companies that build technologies and products that can change the status quo and have an impact. We lead and follow financings but they never take a whole round. They relish working with other funds, family offices, institutional investors and strategics to create a collaborative capital community tosupport each portfolio company.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 67% |
| Big Data | 2 | 33% |
| Analytics | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| DevOps | 1 | 17% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| China | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alessandro Piol | Managing Partner & Founder | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandro-piol |
| Joseph Rothman | Venture Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GitLab Information Technology (Hubei) Co., LTD | Jihu Information Technology (Hubei) Co., Ltd. is referred to as GitLab, adhering to the "Open-core" principle, combining the world's leading DevOps technology with localized self-developed innovation and customized services, is committed to serving Chinese users. Provide a one-stop open and integrated DevOps platform covering thesoftware development life cycle. Jihu GitLab owns the exclusive intellectual property rights and brand authorization of GitLab, Inc. It is updated monthly based on the GitLab EE version, and on this basis, we add our customized features for domestic users. JiHu GitLab is an out-of-the-box, open DevOps platform built from the ground up as a single application for all stages of the DevOps lifecycle enabling Product, Development, QA, Security, and Operations teams to work concurrently on the same project. JiHu GitLab provides a single data store, one user interface, and one permission model across the DevOps lifecycle, accelerating software development lifecycle through industry-leading project management, security, and compliance features. JiHu GitLab is independently developed and operated in China by GitLab Information Technology (Hubei) Co., Ltd. Investors include GitLab Inc., Sequoia CBC and Gaocheng Capital. |  | Series A | Apr 11, 2022 |  |
| GitLab Information Technology (Hubei) Co., LTD | Jihu Information Technology (Hubei) Co., Ltd. is referred to as GitLab, adhering to the "Open-core" principle, combining the world's leading DevOps technology with localized self-developed innovation and customized services, is committed to serving Chinese users. Provide a one-stop open and integrated DevOps platform covering thesoftware development life cycle. Jihu GitLab owns the exclusive intellectual property rights and brand authorization of GitLab, Inc. It is updated monthly based on the GitLab EE version, and on this basis, we add our customized features for domestic users. JiHu GitLab is an out-of-the-box, open DevOps platform built from the ground up as a single application for all stages of the DevOps lifecycle enabling Product, Development, QA, Security, and Operations teams to work concurrently on the same project. JiHu GitLab provides a single data store, one user interface, and one permission model across the DevOps lifecycle, accelerating software development lifecycle through industry-leading project management, security, and compliance features. JiHu GitLab is independently developed and operated in China by GitLab Information Technology (Hubei) Co., Ltd. Investors include GitLab Inc., Sequoia CBC and Gaocheng Capital. |  | Series A | Mar 18, 2021 |  |
| Quaero | Marketers and Data-As-A-Product teams use our platform to source and activate information from across their enterprise, turning their unique customer knowledge into bottom line outcomes. We release their data scientists, analysts, and engineers from time consuming data cleansing chores, enabling them to focus on delivering powerful segmentations,predictive models, and concrete additions to the company’s data balance sheet. Quaero’s customer data platform condenses the time, cost, and risk of building strategic assets while keeping fast moving teams compliant and in firm control of their proprietary data resources.Quaero accelerates data driven teams as they transform disconnected customer data into energized assets. We have packaged nearly two decades of experience into Quaero’s Customer Data Platform (CDP) delivering a turnkey solution for monetizing customer data from any source - digital or offline. We deliver persistent 360° views of customer data to support key use cases for clients across multiple industries including Retail, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Media, and Health Care. Quaero is purpose-built for end users who live and breathe data on a daily basis. Marketers and Data-As-A-Product teams use our platform to source and activate information from across their enterprise, turning their unique customer knowledge into bottom line outcomes. We | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 24, 2015 |  |
| Deep Information Sciences | Our on-demand economy requires lightning speed, adaptability and 24/7 availability, a trifecta that isn’t possible thanks to today’s inherently rigid databases that hit the wall when data tsunamis strike. Deep reimagined MySQL and built the world’s only adaptive database designed for complex, data-intensive physical, virtual and cloudenvironments. deepSQL, an autonomically self-tuning database, leverages Deep’s breakthrough computer science and machine learning, and uses the familiar MySQL interface. With DBA-less tuning, extreme scalability to hundreds of billions of rows, and performance that’s 50x faster, deepSQL enables applications to scream, operations to be ultra-responsive and businesses to thrive in an always-on world. | $8M | Series A | Apr 22, 2015 |  |
| Javelin | Javelin provides software for enterprise product teams to launch new products and improve existing ones. It is co-founded by Grace Ng and Trevor Owens. | $1.5M |  | Mar 05, 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 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Gaocheng Capital — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NGP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nokia-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Sequoia CBC Cross-Border Digital Industry Fund — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Industry Equity Investment Fund — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Temasek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/temasek) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does AlphaPrime Ventures invest in?

AlphaPrime Ventures invests primarily in Software, Big Data and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact AlphaPrime Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at AlphaPrime Ventures?

The team at AlphaPrime Ventures includes Alessandro Piol (Managing Partner & Founder) and Joseph Rothman (Venture Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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