# Alsop Louie Partners

> Alsop Louie Partners is a VC fund backing Software. See 109 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 109
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last fund: Oct 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alsop-louie-partners
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/alsoplouie
- Website: http://www.alsop-louie.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alsop-Louie-Partners/100705716664097

Alsop Louie Partners is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and Information Technology. Alsop Louie Partners focuses on identifying the most promising entrepreneurs and working with information technology companies specializing in traditional VC parlance and early-stage technology investments. The firm prefers to follow the instincts and experience of the entrepreneurs and invest in all kinds of technology-based ventures. It believesthat it is not the job of venture investors to fund companies that require large amounts of capital, more than $20M, to create a stable, validated business operation.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$8M |
| Series A | $2M–$12M |
| Series B | $4.5M–$22M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 19 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 10 | 9% |
| Apps | 6 | 6% |
| Mobile | 6 | 6% |
| Security | 6 | 6% |

150 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 37 | 34% |
| Series B | 18 | 17% |
| Seed | 16 | 15% |
| Funding Round | 11 | 10% |
| Series C | 7 | 6% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 64 | 59% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Preston | Venture Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-preston-2 |
| Jim Ward | Venture Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-ward |
| Jim Whims | Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-whims |
| Mark G Fields | Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-fields-2 |
| William Crowell | Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-p-crowell |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ursa Major | Ursa Major Technologies develops innovative propulsion solutions for the emerging microsatellite and nanosatellite launch market. Its advanced manufacturing optimizes unique part creation. These engines are greater than 80% additively manufactured by mass using cutting-edge, internally-developed materials and processes.The company was founded in2015 and is based in Berthoud, Colorado. | $100M | Series E | Nov 18, 2025 |  |
| RunSafe Security | RunSafe Security is on a mission to immunize software from cyber attacks and disrupt hacker economics without developer friction. RunSafe's patented technology, Alkemist, inoculates customers' systems from an entire class of cyber attacks by stopping the infection at its source. Our customers integrate our product across build and deploytoolchains to protect open source, in-house code, and 3rd party binaries. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with an office in Huntsville, Alabama, RunSafe Security's customers span the critical infrastructure, IIoT, automotive, medical, develops, and national security industries. | $12M | Series B | Sep 17, 2024 |  |
| Aerospike | Aerospike is an information technology company that specializes in real-time NoSQL data solutions for any scale. Aerospike enterprises overcome seemingly impossible data bottlenecks to compete and win with a fraction of the infrastructure complexity and cost of legacy NoSQL databases. It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Mountain View,California. | $109M |  | Apr 04, 2024 |  |
| Aerospike | Aerospike is an information technology company that specializes in real-time NoSQL data solutions for any scale. Aerospike enterprises overcome seemingly impossible data bottlenecks to compete and win with a fraction of the infrastructure complexity and cost of legacy NoSQL databases. It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Mountain View,California. | $109M | Private Equity | Apr 04, 2024 |  |
| Aerospike | Aerospike is an information technology company that specializes in real-time NoSQL data solutions for any scale. Aerospike enterprises overcome seemingly impossible data bottlenecks to compete and win with a fraction of the infrastructure complexity and cost of legacy NoSQL databases. It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Mountain View,California. | $109M | Series E | Apr 04, 2024 |  |
| Tern | Tern provides venture capital to exciting, high growth IoT innovators in Europe. They provide more than just funding. They provide support and create a genuinely collaborative environment for talented, well-motivated teams. They empower business owners to fulfil their potential for fast growth, market leadership and strong exit multiples. | $4M | Post-IPO Equity | Dec 27, 2023 |  |
| ZeroFox | ZeroFox provides external cybersecurity solutions to help organizations identify, manage, and mitigate social media-based cyber threats. Its solutions protect organizations from the risks introduced by social networking and digital communication platforms. In an age of constant connectivity and social sharing, users have become the primary targetfor the adversary. By continuously monitoring social platforms for cyber attacks, information loss, social engineering campaigns, account compromise, and fraud, ZeroFox protects organizations from the next generation of digital threats. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and proven security practices, ZeroFox provides both targeted protection and global insights into the world of social media threats. | $170M | Post-IPO Equity | Aug 04, 2022 |  |
| DigiLens | DigiLens is an innovator in holographic waveguide display technology for extended reality (XR).DigiLens has developed a patented optical platform and photopolymer technology that delivers best-in-class solutions using a unique, low-cost contact-copy manufacturing process. DigiLens enables OEM partners to design and build XR-enabled devices for theglobal automobile, enterprise, consumer, avionics, and military industries. | $50M | Series D | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| ION Storage Systems | Ion Storage Systems is focused on developing the most energy dense, safest batteries that can be deployed in any environment. Breakthroughs in solid state battery technology have led to a battery that meets the mission critical needs for the defense and aerospace industries; and safer more efficient for consumer electronics and electric vehicles. | $30M | Series A | Jan 09, 2022 |  |
| Ursa Major | Ursa Major Technologies develops innovative propulsion solutions for the emerging microsatellite and nanosatellite launch market. Its advanced manufacturing optimizes unique part creation. These engines are greater than 80% additively manufactured by mass using cutting-edge, internally-developed materials and processes.The company was founded in2015 and is based in Berthoud, Colorado. | $85M | Series C | Dec 07, 2021 |  |

10 of 109 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dolby Family Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dolby-family-ventures) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Tern](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ternplc) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [KPG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kpg-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Alsop Louie Partners invest in?

Alsop Louie Partners invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 109 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 Alsop Louie Partners's check size?

Alsop Louie Partners typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$8M at Seed, $2M–$12M at Series A and $4.5M–$22M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alsop Louie Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Alsop Louie Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Alsop Louie Partners?

The team at Alsop Louie Partners includes Jason Preston (Venture Partner), Jim Ward (Venture Partner) and Jim Whims (Partner), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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