# Alt Option Return

> Alt Option Return is a VC fund in New York backing Art and B2B. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://altoptionreturn.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Alt-Option-Return-LLC/176041155929385

Alt Option Return is an early stage investment fund founded by David S. Kidder and Martin L. Schoffstall. It is primarily focused on investing in companies in New York

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Art | 1 | 33% |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Music | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David S. Kidder | Co-Founder | 13 | — |
| Martin Schoffstall | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| popexpert | Learn life and work skills directly from top experts for a happier, healthier, more productive you. From mindfulness to entrepreneurship and all the skills between, popexpert makes it easy to learn what you need to excel. Get access to original classes and personalized coaching from thousands of top experts at home or on-the-go, from anywhere inthe world. Join people from more than 90 countries learning from hundreds of classes and thousands of experts. Ready to dive deeper? Subscribe to a learning institute for unlimited access to hundreds of original video and audio classes designed to help you master key topics whether you’re just getting started or already on your journey. | $2M | Seed | May 21, 2013 |  |
| Boost Media | Boost Media is a fastest growing B2B SaaS companies in Silicon Valley, and they are committed to going public. They're hiring across the company in all roles. Join them as they revolutionize the digital advertising industry.They raised their Series A in December of 2012 and their Series B in June of 2013.Boost Media is an enterprisesolution for optimizing ad creative at scale across Search, Social, Display & Mobile.The Company focuses on optimizing for enterprise advertisers and generates substantial improvements in conversions-per-impression for customers. Today, Boost is trusted to drive optimization and insights for over $300 million in advertising spend across networks and premium publisher sites such as Google, Microsoft+Yahoo Bing Ads and Facebook. | $1.6M | Seed | Mar 14, 2011 |  |
| Artsy | Artsy is the world’s largest online art marketplace. Browse over 1 million artworks by iconic and emerging artists from 4000+ galleries and top auction houses. | $1.3M | Convertible Note | Nov 24, 2010 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Expansion Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expansion-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Javelin Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javelin-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Structure Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/structure-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Thrive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thrive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- WGI Group — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Alt Option Return invest in?

Alt Option Return invests primarily in Art, B2B and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note 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.

### How do I contact Alt Option Return?

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### Who are the partners at Alt Option Return?

The team at Alt Option Return includes David S. Kidder (Co-Founder) and Martin Schoffstall (Co-Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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