About the Alteri Fund
The Alteri Fund backs entrepreneurs solving important problems.
The time has come to explore a whole different approach to starting and growing new businesses.
UNDERREPRESENTED FOUNDERS
We empower founders who have largely been passed over by mainstream VC firms. We create value in their businesses by developing their ideas, validating those ideas, and helping them scale.
LIKEMINDED INVESTORS
Our investors believe in transforming the world through entrepreneurship. We can do this by seeking opportunities where other investors have not. We are on the cusp of the next big wave of investment opportunity.
Our Vision
We believe there are enormous untapped opportunities ready to be funded, developed and scaled. They will create value for our investors, and impact for the rest of our community.
We select the best business ideas from the most promising underrepresented founders in North America. From there, we help them develop their business, expand their impact and leave the world a better place than it was before they launched their dream.
The majority of the fund’s founders are women, people of color, or from other socially disadvantaged groups like immigrants, LGBTQ, physically disabled, dyslexic and learning different. Their unique positions in these communities are their distinct advantage and these kinds of investments will be the next big wave of startup success stories.
We encourage investors who feel as we do to be a part of this next big wave.
UNDERREPRESENTED PEOPLE
93% of all venture funded founders are 25-35 year old white males. This is not a reflection of the population and we aim to change that.
UNDERREPRESENTED GEOGRAPHIES
There is massive opportunity in parts of our country that have been largely overlooked. We are open to all geographies and expect the next big thing from uncommon places like the “fly over states.”
UNDERREPRESENTED SECTORS
The tech sector is overflowing with apps for affluent or middle class groups. Our founders are solving different problems.
Our Entrepreneurs
The Alteri Fund, a Denver-based firm, believes that transformative ideas come from all walks of life. We recognize that most social groups are underrepresented in the VC asset class and that this space is inadequately addressing where the fastest business growth is occurring and will continue to occur.
Our Companies
We expect the next big thing to come from companies that see the world from perspectives that are valued today more than ever before. The companies we invest in are addressing demands within their communities that are universal among all of us.
Our Team
We believe diversity in our investments requires diversity from our team,
our investors, and mentors. In order to affect change in our world we must be diligent in creating an organization that reflects this belief.
Elliott Fey
General Partner
After founding 4 businesses with Laura and their partners, Elliott has chosen to mentor and invest where he can have the most impact.
Laura Fey
General Partner
Laura helps select our founders and connects them with people who can move the needle for their business.
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Get yourself ready for an awesome experience with great founders,
impact investors, and like minded fund managers. Be a part of the Alteri family.