High Alpha

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Overview

High Alpha is a venture studio and capital firm based in Indianapolis that conceives, launches, scales, and funds B2B SaaS and enterprise cloud companies.¹²³ It combines company building services such as product development, sales, marketing, finance, and talent with venture capital investments in its studio companies and other emerging enterprise software firms.² The firm has launched over 40 studio companies, backed more than 100 founders, and raised multiple funds including a $125M fourth fund in 2024 focused on enterprise SaaS.¹⁴

History

High Alpha was founded in 2015 in Indianapolis by Scott Dorsey, Eric Tobias, Kristian Andersen, and Mike Fitzgerald, who had previously co-founded dozens of venture-backed startups.¹ Key early milestones include announcing Fund I in June with initial investments in Lessonly, Octiv, and Visible, followed by Fund II, strategic partnership with Purdue University, multiple acquisitions, studio company starts, and investments.¹ In 2024, it raised $125M for High Alpha Capital IV.¹⁴

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