# J.P. Bauman

> J.P. Bauman is a Series A investor at Altira Group (Denver) backing Software and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Altira Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altira-group)
- Location: Denver, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpbauman/

J.P. Bauman is a Series A investor at Altira Group in Denver focused on Software and SaaS. J.P. Bauman is the Principal at Altira Group. He attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 25% |
| Data Visualization | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arkestro | Bid Ops is the only predictive procurement software built to keep your team continuously exceeding targets. Using Bid Ops, you can orchestrate your activities across systems using instant forecasts and real-time collaboration. Predict and win 2-5x faster savings and never get stuck waiting for a KPI report again. Learn more athttps://www.bidops.com | $36M |  | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Arkestro | Bid Ops is the only predictive procurement software built to keep your team continuously exceeding targets. Using Bid Ops, you can orchestrate your activities across systems using instant forecasts and real-time collaboration. Predict and win 2-5x faster savings and never get stuck waiting for a KPI report again. Learn more athttps://www.bidops.com | $36M | Series B | May 14, 2025 |  |
| IOTA Software | IOTA Software is a provider of data visualization that connects people, assets, and manufacturing processes. The company's team has extensive experience in the industrial process manufacturing sector. | $10.4M | Series A | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| ThoughtTrace | ThoughtTrace™ exists to empower people and companies to greater insight and creativity through better access to their most challenging information. We help enterprises review and validate critical information in existing contracts and legal documents. Using artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing, and machine learning, our SaaSplatform, ALI™ reads words, sentences, and paragraphs just like a human does, driving better strategy, decisions, and execution. With results in minutes or hours, not weeks or months, advanced analysis and understanding is your edge. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 20, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aramco Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aramco-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Activant Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/activant-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Koch Disruptive Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koch-disruptive-technologies) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chevron-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [McRock Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mcrock-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Altira Group

VC Fund · Denver, United States

Altira Group is a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in oil and gas service and technology companies.

4 contacts available at Altira Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dirk McDermott | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dirk-mcdermott |
| J.P. Bauman | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-p-bauman |
| Robert Shorr | co-founder and founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-shorr |
| Sean Ebert | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-ebert |

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## FAQ

### What does J.P. Bauman invest in?

J.P. Bauman invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did J.P. Bauman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for J.P. Bauman closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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