# ALPS Information Technology Fund

> ALPS Information Technology Fund is a VC fund in Auburn Hills backing Electronics and Web Hosting. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auburn Hills, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2009
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

ALPS Information Technology Fund is a VC fund in Auburn Hills focused on Electronics and Web Hosting. ALPS Information Technology Fund, LP, is a core company of the Alps Electric North America, Inc affiliated groupAlps Electric Co. Ltd. (headquartered in Japan) and its global group of companies have manufactured various electronic components since its foundation in 1948. Based on innovative proprietary technology and market outlook, the Companyprovides cutting-edge electronic components that contribute to the advancement of multimedia society in the four core businesses of communications and broadcasting, components, computer peripherals and car electronics. Based on a four-sphere business structure comprising Japan, Asia, the United States and Europe, Alps advances global corporate activities that strengthen partnerships with customers, countries and regions throughout the world.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electronics | 2 | 67% |
| Web Hosting | 2 | 67% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 67% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Data Storage | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Ireland | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Firecomms | Firecomms is a compound semiconductor company that develops high-speed light sources in visible range wavelengths. The company's lasers and LEDs enable low-cost, high-speed optical data transmission and data capture using visible light; creating new opportunities for optical data communications in small area networks, like those used in carnetworks and home networks. | $5M |  | Jan 14, 2009 |  |
| InPhase Technologies | A storage company focused on holographic data storage technology. | $32.1M | Series C | May 01, 2005 |  |
| NeoPhotonics | NeoPhotonics offers a complete line of both active and passive optical components for every network market segment: FTTH/Access, Datacom, Storage Area Networks, Metro and Long Haul networks. NeoPhotonics' transceivers are compliant with industry standard MSAs, are available in GBIC, SFF, SFP, XFP and other configurations, and serve avariety of reaches, applications and data-rates from 155MBps to 10GBps. NeoPhotonics' advanced silica Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) integrated optical modules and subsystems are critical parts in access FTTH networks and in metro and long-haul DWDM networks. For FTTH, NeoPhotonics manufactures integrated splitters in high volume and FTTH BiDi and TriPlexer transceivers, Other products include AWGs, Athermal AWGs, VOA Multiplexers, EDFAs and ROADM Modules. NeoPhotonics' manufactures MEMS-based Variable Optical Attenuators and Dynamic Channel Equalizers | $40M | Series B | Mar 18, 2004 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [180 Degree Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/180-degree-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Act Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ATA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ata-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atlantic Bridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantic-bridge) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Covestro](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/covestro-ag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ALPS Information Technology Fund invest in?

ALPS Information Technology Fund invests primarily in Electronics, Web Hosting and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 3 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 ALPS Information Technology Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ALPS Information Technology Fund closed in Jan 2009. Shizune tracks 3 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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