Gal Gitter, a former partner at Ibex Investors, has been appointed partner at Alpha Partners, which is establishing operations in Israel. Alpha is not a traditional venture capital fund, but a growth investment fund that manages $400 million and invests alongside venture capital firms. Its goal is to help early-stage VC funds maintain their stakes in companies transitioning to growth stages.
Founded 12 years ago, Alpha provides capital that enables funds to preserve their holdings in portfolio companies and avoid dilution at later stages. The firm has already made several investments in companies founded by Israeli entrepreneurs using its partnership model, including cybersecurity companies Semperis and Zero Networks, underground mapping company Exodigo, and healthcare AI company Vi Labs.
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Gal Gitter (far right) and the Alpha Partners Team
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Alpha’s operations in Israel will be co-managed by managing partner Steve Brotman, who is based in the U.S., together with Gitter.
“Today, Alpha sees about half of the U.S.’s growth rounds per year and, with our VC partners, have the contractual ability to invest in about a quarter of these deals,” said Steve Brotman, Managing Partner of Alpha Partners. “Our pioneering VC partnership model enables us to cherry-pick the most promising companies globally at the growth stages, typically investing alongside the top VCs in the world. Historically, Israeli-founded companies account for 1 in 6 U.S. tech unicorns. As such, we are excited to formally launch our model in Israel, as we believe the country will continue generating some of the world’s most important tech companies.”
“Alpha is one of the few firms purpose-built to collaborate with other funds rather than compete with them,” said Gitter. “That ethos resonates in Israel, where early investors play a central role in helping companies launch but often can’t continue participating as those companies scale. By bringing Alpha’s model to Israel, we can empower early stage investors to continue their partnership with their portfolios’ top performers at the growth stages.”