Investing Profile

Alexander Rosen(3)

InvestorVCFounder
Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Managing Partner and Co-Founder
ridge.vcSan Francisco, California
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Networks Alexander is a member of
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
298 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
177 CONNECTIONS
Credit Suisse Network
55 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA) Managing Partner
Investment Range
$1M - $7.0M
Sweet Spot
$4.0M
Investments On Record
61
Current Fund Size
$130M

Alexander Rosen is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Alexander Rosen's Investments On Record (40)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Besty AI
SeedAug 2024$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Ravi Belani (Alchemist Accelerator), Matthew Ziskie (Bungalow Capital), Akriti Dokania (Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)), David Ambrose (Bungalow Capital), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures)
OfferFit
Series BNov 2023$25M
$39M
Co-investors: Alex Clayton (Meritech Capital Partners), Mike Ghaffary (Canvas Ventures), JP (Jean-Paul) Sanday (Menlo Ventures), Edward Lando (Pareto Holdings), Nadav Ben-Chanoch (Pareto Holdings), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures), Alex Khor (AfterWork Ventures), Katelyn Donnelly (Avalanche VC), Jeremy Stoppelman, Tushar Garg, Frederic Kerrest, Ryan Carlson, Michael Stoppelman, Kevin Stumpf, Bradley Horowitz
SafeGraph
Series BMar 2021$45M
Series AApr 2017$16M
$61M
Co-investors: Cathy Gao (Sapphire Ventures), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Paul Levine (Sapphire Ventures), Itamar Novick (Recursive Ventures), Jonathan Abrams (8-Bit Capital), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures), Tom Chavez (super{set}), Naval Ravikant (The Hit Forge), Pete Briger (Fortress Investment Group), Julia Popowitz (Broadway Angels), Nicolas Berggruen, Kim Perell, Adam D'Angelo, Jonathan Swanson, Eric Chernoff
Horizon3.ai
SeedJan 2020$4M
$79M
Co-investors: Ilya Kirnos (SignalFire), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures)
Outlier
Series BJan 2020$22M
Series AJul 2018$6M
$72M
Co-investors: Leo Polovets (Susa Ventures), John Lyman (GV (Google Ventures)), Marc Ladin (PVCP), Josef Feldman (Tectonic Capital), Neil Sirni (Arrive), Stephen Francis (Arrive), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures)
Tempered
Series UnknownMay 2019$17M
Series UnknownDec 2017$7M
Series BAug 2016$10M
Series AMar 2015$20M
$54M
Co-investors: John Connors (Ignition Partners), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures)
Uplift
Series CJan 2019$120M
Series ANov 2014$8M
$170M
Co-investors: Karen Page (B Capital Group), Igor Ryabenkiy (Altair Capital Management), Deepak Jagannathan (DNX Ventures), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures), Chris Hemmeter (Thayer Ventures), Matt Rice (Ballast Point Ventures), Erik Blachford, Vivek Garipalli
Kazoo
Corporate RoundApr 2018
Series AJan 2017$7M
$9.2M
Co-investors: Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures), Jason Story (Interlock Partners), Mike Edelhart (Social Starts), Patrick Spaulding Ryan (Leawood Venture Capital)

most interested in

I'm looking to invest in founder-led Series A companies with early revenue, primarily serving enterprises. Currently focus on data services, cloud infrastructure, Consumerization of IT, SaaS applications, martech, and select e-commerce.

not interested in

I'm less excited about hardware, non-Series A stage

Alexander Rosen's Experience

Analyst Credit SuissePresent
Junior Associate General Atlantic PartnersPresent
Managing Director and Co-Founder Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)2006 - Present
General Partner Sprout Group1996 - 2003

Alexander Rosen's Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science (BS) Economics, Electrical Engineering