Alex Niehenke

Alex Niehenke

Partner atScale Venture PartnersFirm active Oct 5California

Alex Niehenke is a Partner at Scale Venture Partners, focusing on early investments in vertical markets. He has been with the firm since 2012 and has over twenty years of venture experience.

What Alex can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Scale Venture Partners writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Investments named in public bios

Motive (formerly KeepTruckin)Root Insurance (ROOT)Scout RFP (acq. Workday)RangeSixfoldProsciaArchipelagoMotiveRoot InsuranceScout RFP

Focus

vertical aivertical marketssaascloudfintechtrucking

Education

UC Berkeley

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Who is Alex Niehenke?

Alex Niehenke is a Partner at Scale Venture Partners, focusing on early investments in vertical markets. He has been with the firm since 2012 and has over twenty years of venture experience.

How much does Alex Niehenke invest?

Alex Niehenke invests through Scale Venture Partners, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at series a, series b.

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Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Alex in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Scale Venture Partners backed works better.

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