Brad Gerstner
Founder & CEO @ Altimeter Capital
San Francisco, United States
Brad Gerstner is a Series A investor at Altimeter Capital in San Francisco focused on Travel and Software. A securities lawyer, Brad Gerstner graduated from HBS in 2000 and joined General Catalyst. He left GC and became co-CEO of NLG, an early online travel start-up purchased in part by IAC.He co-founded Openlist.com, a local search start up that was self-funded and sold to Marchex (Nasdaq: MCHX);He was a partner at PAR Capital, a multi-billion hedgefund in Boston before launching his own fund - Altimeter Capital - on November 1, 2008.He is on the board of Orbitz, (Nasdaq: OWW) and is an angel investor in private deals including Farecast (sold to Microsoft), Zillow, Real Self, Nor 1, and Silver Rail Technologies. He is also incubating a new start up in the hotel search space called Room 77.
- Total investments:
- 21
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 52%
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Industries Brad Gerstner invests in
Stages Brad Gerstner invests in
Countries Brad Gerstner invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Travel 4 (19%)
- Software 4 (19%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (19%)
- SaaS 3 (14%)
- Marketplace 3 (14%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (19%)
- Series C 4 (19%)
- Seed 3 (14%)
- Series B 2 (10%)
- Series D 2 (10%)
Country
- United States 15 (71%)
- Singapore 1 (5%)
- United Kingdom 1 (5%)
Investments
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| VULCAN ELEMENTS is changing the way to electrify aerospace, defense, and auto with decarbonization. | $65M / Series A / Aug 11, 2025 | ||
| Anon is a platform that allows developers to securely authenticate, request, and integrate with sites on the internet. | $4.6M / Seed / Nov 22, 2023 | ||
| Distyl AI works with organisations to increase their AI readiness and develop integrated AI-based solutions that are specific to their unique data, workflows, and workforce requirements. | $7M / Seed / Apr 13, 2023 | ||
| Grab operates a mobile technology platform that integrates city transportation for driver-partners and customers in South East Asia. It offers services like GrabTaxi, GrabCar, GrabHitch, GrabShare, GrabCoach, GrabShuttle, GrabShuttle Plus, GrabFamily, JustGrab, GrabNow, and GrabRental. Grab offers services in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines,Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Lng founded it in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore. It has additional offices in Seattle, Beijing, Bangalore, Jakarta, and Vietnam. | $4B / Post-IPO Equity / Dec 02, 2021 | ||
| Lacework is a security platform for cloud generation that provides automated threat defense and intrusion detection for cloud workloads. Its platform automates every aspect of security, including configuration assessment, behavior monitoring, anomaly, and threat detection as well as incident investigation and provides continuous monitoring of allcloud components such as workloads, applications, processes, containers, machines, users, and accounts that enable security teams to protect data and workloads in the cloud and maintain continuous compliance.The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Mountain View, California. | $1.3B / Series D / Nov 18, 2021 | ||
| FalconX is a digital assets prime brokerage that provides trading, financing, and custody services tailored for financial institutions. The company focuses on facilitating access to global liquidity in the cryptocurrency market. FalconX employs data science techniques to enhance trade execution and optimize efficiency for its clients. The platformsupports a range of digital asset transactions, enabling institutions to manage their investments effectively. By offering comprehensive solutions in the digital asset space, FalconX meets the needs of institutional clients seeking to navigate the complexities of cryptocurrency trading and management. | $210M / Series C / Aug 10, 2021 | ||
| RingCentral Events is a platform for hosting and managing virtual, hybrid, and in-person events. The service supports a variety of use cases including conferences, webinars, job fairs, and community meetups. It enables users to create interactive experiences with features such as video streaming, audience engagement tools, and event analytics.RingCentral Events integrates with other RingCentral communication tools and third-party platforms to streamline event setup and execution. The platform is designed to support events at different scales, from small gatherings to large, multi-session conferences.Hopin rebranded to RingCentral Events following its acquisition by RingCentral in August 2023, with the rebranding finalized by October 2023. | $450M / Series D / Aug 05, 2021 | ||
| StockX operates a live bid/ask marketplace for buying and selling limited edition and high demand sneakers. Its marketplace enables users to anonymously buy and sell limited edition consumer products with stock market-like visibility. StockX’s platform allows users to create their own personalized sneaker portfolio by uploading their currentcollection and compare and contrast their sneaker collection to other users on the platform. The company was founded in March 2015, with its headquarters in Detroit in Michigan. | $60M / Series E / Apr 08, 2021 | ||
| StockX operates a live bid/ask marketplace for buying and selling limited edition and high demand sneakers. Its marketplace enables users to anonymously buy and sell limited edition consumer products with stock market-like visibility. StockX’s platform allows users to create their own personalized sneaker portfolio by uploading their currentcollection and compare and contrast their sneaker collection to other users on the platform. The company was founded in March 2015, with its headquarters in Detroit in Michigan. | $195M / Secondary Market / Apr 08, 2021 | ||
| Roblox is a platform for online gaming and entertainment that provides a communal digital experience that unites individuals via play. It enables anyone to imagine, create, and have fun with friends as they explore interactive 3D experiences produced by developers using their desktop design tool, Roblox Studio. | $520M / Series H / Jan 06, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Altimeter Capital
Altimeter Capital is a technology-focused investment firm based in Menlo Park, CA and Boston, MA. Altimeter manages a long/short public equity fund and growth-stage private capital funds.
Altimeter Capital Contacts
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Brad Gerstner
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John Kiernan
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What does Brad Gerstner invest in?
Brad Gerstner invests primarily in Travel, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Brad Gerstner closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 21 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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