At a Glance
Altimeter Growth Fund operates as the growth equity arm of Altimeter Capital, the investment firm founded and led by Brad Gerstner. Based in Menlo Park, the growth fund focuses specifically on late-stage technology companies that are driving digital transformation across industries. The fund concentrates on high-growth companies in cloud infrastructure, software-as-a-service, payments, and related technology sectors. Under Gerstner's leadership, Altimeter has built a reputation for identifying and backing market-leading technology companies at scale. The growth fund leverages Altimeter's public market expertise and deep technology sector knowledge to support private companies in their final stages before going public. This dual public-private market perspective provides unique value to portfolio companies as they prepare for IPOs and navigate public market dynamics.
“Focuses on late-stage technology companies in cloud computing, payments, and digital transformation with growth equity investments.”
Altimeter Growth Fund primarily invests at the Series B+ stage. This means they focus on companies that are at various stages of growth.
Altimeter Growth Fund is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Altimeter Growth Fund focuses on investments in Enterprise, SaaS, Fintech. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Altimeter Growth Fund manages approximately $2B in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.