# Dave Alter

> Dave Alter is a startup investor at Austin Ventures (Austin). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Austin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-ventures)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davealter

Dave Alter is a startup investor at Austin Ventures in Austin. Dave Alter joined Austin Ventures in 2007 and focuses on Texas Middle Market investments. Prior to joining Austin Ventures, Dave was an investment banker at Greenhill & Co., where he was a founding member of the firm’s Dallas office and advised energy and power clients on M&A transactions and other strategic advisory assignments.Previously, Dave was an analyst in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group at UBS Investment Bank.Dave received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and holds a BBA with high honors from the Business Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin. Dave is the past Chairman of Hand to Hold, a nonprofit organization that provides navigation resources and support programs to families who have a child in the NICU. He is also the founder and a member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Lacrosse Alumni Association.

## About Austin Ventures

VC Fund · Austin, United States

Austin Ventures is a venture capital and private equity company that specializes in partnering with talented executives and entrepreneurs to build companies. It was founded in 1984 and headquartered in Austin, Texas.

5 contacts available at Austin Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dave Alter | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-alter |
| Jim Kozlowski | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-kozlowski-2 |
| Chris Pacitti | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-pacitti |
| Devon T Rogers | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/traveon-rogers |
| Joe Aragona | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-aragona |

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