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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Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
178 CONNECTIONS
Credit Suisse Network
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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: Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures), Matthew Ziskie (Bungalow Capital), Akriti Dokania (Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)), David Ambrose (Bungalow Capital)
OfferFit
Series BNov 2023$25M
$39M
Co-investors: Mike Ghaffary (Canvas Ventures), Alex Clayton (Meritech Capital Partners), 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), Michael Stoppelman, Kevin Stumpf, Tushar Garg, Frederic Kerrest, Ryan Carlson
SafeGraph
Series BMar 2021$45M
Series AApr 2017$16M
$61M
Co-investors: Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Cathy Gao (Sapphire Ventures), Paul Levine (Sapphire Ventures), Tom Chavez (super{set}), Pete Briger (Fortress Investment Group), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures), Kim Perell, Adam D'Angelo, Jonathan Swanson, Eric Chernoff, Nicolas Berggruen
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: John Lyman (GV (Google Ventures)), Neil Sirni (Arrive), Stephen Francis (Arrive), Leo Polovets (Humba Ventures), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures), Marc Ladin (PVCP), Josef Feldman (Tectonic Capital)
Tempered
Series UnknownMay 2019$17M
Series UnknownDec 2017$7M
Series BAug 2016$10M
Series AMar 2015$20M
$54M
Co-investors: Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures), John Connors (Ignition Partners)
Uplift
Series CJan 2019$120M
Series ANov 2014$8M
$170M
Co-investors: Karen Page (B Capital Group), Matt Rice (Ballast Point Ventures), Chris Hemmeter (Thayer Ventures), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures), Deepak Jagannathan (DNX Ventures), Erik Blachford, Vivek Garipalli
Kazoo
Corporate RoundApr 2018
Series AJan 2017$7M
$9.2M
Co-investors: Patrick Spaulding Ryan (Leawood Venture Capital), Mike Edelhart (Social Starts), Jason Story (Interlock Partners), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures)

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