Alpha
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Alpha is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Sports and Fitness. Alpha was started by Edward Lando, an angel investor in over 50 companies and co-founder of Horizons, a technology school that helps ambitious university students hone their computer science skills and launch their careers in tech. Edward has always considered himself a co-founder on-demand of the companies he invests in and likes to bet on greatpeople and do everything in his power to help them succeed.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Alpha invests in
Stages Alpha invests in
Countries Alpha invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2.5M–$2.6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Sports 1 (25%)
- Fitness 1 (25%)
- Wellness 1 (25%)
- Health Care 1 (25%)
- Digital Media 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (75%)
- Angel 1 (25%)
Country
- United States 2 (50%)
- France 1 (25%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward Lando
Founder
|
Founder | Total investments: 578 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invisible Technologies provides a system of platforms and human services for AI development. The company offers tools for data processing, process building, and AI agent execution. It also connects businesses with experts for model training, data annotation, and evaluation. | $2.6M / Seed / Oct 18, 2018 | ||
| Peptalk delivers motivational content to stock people up with energy and keep them motivated every day. Peptalk democratizes self-improvement content by delivering highly relevant motivational audios to users, helping them improve in their habits, develop mental resilience, and achieve their every day self-improvement goals. | Angel / Mar 20, 2018 | ||
| Overtime is a sports network for the next generation of sports fans. It produces original content across YouTube, Snapchat, and IGTV, as well as highly engaging short-form content on Instagram and TikTok.Based in NYC, Overtime is funded by top VC firms like Andreessen Horowitz and Greycroft Ventures as well as industry leaders like Kevin Durantand former NBA Commissioner David Stern. | $2.5M / Seed / Feb 22, 2017 | ||
| See all 4 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Alpha invest in?
Alpha invests primarily in Sports, Fitness and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 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 Alpha's check size?
Alpha typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$2.6M 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 Alpha participates in.
How do I contact Alpha?
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Who are the partners at Alpha?
The team at Alpha includes Edward Lando (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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