Steve Horowitz

Steve Horowitz

Partner atAlpha EdisonLos Angeles

Steve Horowitz, a partner at Alpha Edison, previously held technology roles at Snap Inc., Google, Apple, and Microsoft. He led the Android engineering team at Google and studied at the University of Michigan.

What Steve can write

Writes checks of$250K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Alpha Edison writes $250K to $10M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Alpha Edison.

Career

  1. Coupons.com · CTO
  2. Google · SVP, Software Engineering
  3. Snap Inc · VP, Technology
  4. Alpha Edison · Partner
    Now
  5. Apple
  6. Be Inc
  7. Microsoft
  8. Google

Focus

augmented realitycomputer visionconsumer productssoftware engineering

Education

University of Michigan

Also at Alpha Edison

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Questions

Who is Steve Horowitz?

Steve Horowitz, a partner at Alpha Edison, previously held technology roles at Snap Inc., Google, Apple, and Microsoft. He led the Android engineering team at Google and studied at the University of Michigan.

How much does Steve Horowitz invest?

Steve Horowitz invests through Alpha Edison, which writes checks of $250K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Steve Horowitz?

A warm intro from a founder Alpha Edison backed works best.

What did Steve Horowitz do before Alpha Edison?

CTO at Coupons.com; SVP, Software Engineering at Google; VP, Technology at Snap Inc; Apple; Be Inc; Microsoft; Google.

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