# Altos Ventures

> Altos Ventures is a VC fund in Menlo Park backing Software and E-Commerce. See 340 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 340
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 36%
- Fund size: $450M
- Last fund: May 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/395378
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/altosvc
- Website: http://www.altos.vc
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/altosventures

Altos Ventures is a VC fund in Menlo Park focused on Software and E-Commerce. Altos Ventures was founded in 1996 to invest in early-stage technology companies. After starting with $30 million in committed capital, they currently manage more than $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, supporting the full lifecycle of companies from inception to global growth and profitability. They have been the first and leadinstitutional investor in 100+ companies around the world. They invest in both consumer and enterprise tech companies, with a particular interest in enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. They look to invest in high-growth, capital-efficient, founder-led companies. Initial investments can start as small as $500,000 while our follow-on investments can exceed $100 million in a single round, purchasing both primary and secondary shares.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.1M–$30M |
| Series B | $4.3M–$33M |
| Series C | $5.2M–$60M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 33 | 10% |
| E-Commerce | 24 | 7% |
| Financial Services | 17 | 5% |
| Internet | 15 | 4% |
| SaaS | 14 | 4% |

207 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 71 | 21% |
| Series B | 62 | 18% |
| Series C | 35 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 32 | 9% |
| Series D | 17 | 5% |

15 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 72 | 21% |
| United States | 62 | 18% |
| Canada | 4 | 1% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1% |
| Japan | 2 | 1% |

15 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anthony Lee | Managing Director | 51 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-lee |
| Ashley Pearson | Office Manager & EA | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashley-pearson-4 |
| Brittany Hargest | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brittany-hargest |
| Faraneh Kazerouni | Finance | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faraneh-kazerouni |
| Han Kim | Managing Director | 25 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/han-kim |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Techtaka | SaaS, Logistics | $12.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 24, 2026 |  |
| Wert Intelligence | Patent Information Belongs to Everyone![Connect everything around IP] Wert Intelligence creates a new world where anyone in the world is connected around IP[See the world throught IP big-data] Wert Intelligence believes that something in the world exists in the past, like a black hole, but could not be seen can be seen with IP big-data[MakeIP freely available to everyone] Wert Intelligence believes that everyone on the planet we live on has the right to freely enjoy IP. | $10.9M | Series B | Jul 08, 2026 |  |
| Verse Work | Verse Work is a UGC game production company that plans and produces games, entertainment, dramas, and animations. | $2.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| HyperCal | HyperCal is a technology-driven company focused on solving complex problems in the field of actuarial science through advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence, and quantitative modeling technologies |  | Seed | Jun 05, 2026 |  |
| Unastella | Unastella is an aerospace company developing human spaceflight technologies, including launch vehicles and suborbital tourism systems. The company focuses on advancing reusable rocket technology and future space travel infrastructure for civilian space exploration missions. Unastella aims to support the growth of private human spaceflight andnext-generation aerospace innovation. | $22.2M | Series B | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Squid | Squid is a routing protocol that connects users and developers with cross-chain liquidity. It allows any token to be swapped between blockchains and unlocks access to apps across chains with a single click. | $6M |  | May 22, 2026 |  |
| General Analysis | General Analysis provides a comprehensive suite of AI safety tools, including run-time guardrails, red-teaming frameworks and more. | $10M | Seed | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| AfterQuery | AfterQuery provides high-quality human-generated datasets which are further used to finetune AI systems. | $30M | Series A | Apr 09, 2026 |  |
| Candex | Candex collaboration apps manage payments between companies and their vendors. Blockchain technology benefits are realized with phenomenal ease of use, speed and security. Their solution is trusted by Fortune 500 leaders like BP, First Data and Pfizer. They fulfill all of their control and reporting requirements, while users are able to executetransactions in a chat interface. Candex is growing rapidly by modernizing how organizations pay. They cut out red tape, boost employee management capabilities, and enhance spend visibility for better decision making. | $7M | Series C | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Point Break | Point Break is the creator of a contemporary fashion brand and the operator of the skincare brand BTTR, bringing together modern design, brand storytelling, and product innovation to build distinctive lifestyle brands with a strong cultural identity.b |  | Seed | Jan 27, 2026 |  |

10 of 340 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SBVA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-ventures-korea) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Altos Ventures invest in?

Altos Ventures invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 340 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Altos Ventures's check size?

Altos Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$30M at Series A, $4.3M–$33M at Series B and $5.2M–$60M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Altos Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Altos Ventures?

Public channels for Altos Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Altos Ventures?

The team at Altos Ventures includes Anthony Lee (Managing Director), Ashley Pearson (Office Manager & EA) and Brittany Hargest (Partner), among 14 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 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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