8 Founders backed by High Alpha building SaaS (2026)

Founders backed by High Alpha and building SaaS (8)

Founders backed by High Alpha and building SaaS covers 8 founders on AudiencePlus, Backstroke and ChampionHQ and 5 other companies. The most common sector is SaaS (8). Members are based in 7 cities, led by Indianapolis, IN (2), Chicago, IL (1) and Deerfield, IL (1). Companies represented include Escala, Liminal, Logik.ai, Logik.io and SmartSuite. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 8
• Companies represented: 8
• Top sector: SaaS (8 founders)
• Top location: Indianapolis, IN (2 founders)
• Locations represented: 7

• Alfonso Santiago — Escala
• Anthony Kennada — AudiencePlus
• Christopher Shutts — Logik.ai
• Christopher Shutts — Logik.io
• Jeff Reekers — ChampionHQ
• Jon Darbyshire — SmartSuite
• R. J. Talyor — Backstroke
• Steven Walchek — Liminal

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• High Alpha · Indianapolis, IN (3 founders)

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• Kapor Capital (20 founders)
• Lowercase Capital (18 founders)
• Plug and Play (47 founders)
• FJ Labs (35 founders)
• Founder Collective (29 founders)
• Floodgate (24 founders)
• RRE Ventures (21 founders)
• Digital Currency Group (19 founders)
• Techstars (55 founders)
• Draper Associates (37 founders)
• Upfront Ventures (31 founders)
• Maveron (25 founders)
• Lux Capital (22 founders)
• Summit Partners (19 founders)
• Bank of America (18 founders)
• First Round Capital (40 founders)
• 500 Global (33 founders)
• IVP (27 founders)
• Cleveland Avenue (23 founders)
• DCM Ventures (20 founders)
• Flagship Pioneering (18 founders)
• BoxGroup (46 founders)
• CRV (35 founders)
• General Atlantic (29 founders)

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Narrow SaaS founders

• InterWest Partners · SaaS (6 founders)
• Partech · SaaS (5 founders)
• Newport Beach, CA · SaaS (4 founders)
• TJ Parker · SaaS (3 founders)
• Ed Colloton · SaaS (3 founders)
• Jason Rothberg · SaaS (3 founders)
• Slow Ventures · SaaS (8 founders)
• Berkeley, CA · SaaS (5 founders)
• Amino Capital · SaaS (4 founders)
• Steve Anderson · SaaS (4 founders)
• Globespan Capital Partners · SaaS (3 founders)
• Bengaluru, India · SaaS (3 founders)
• Los Angeles, CA · SaaS (21 founders)
• Sanjay Subhedar · SaaS (6 founders)
• Richard Kramlich · SaaS (5 founders)
• Headline · SaaS (4 founders)
• Sevin Rosen Funds · SaaS (3 founders)
• Matthew Mulvey · SaaS (3 founders)
• Reid Dennis · SaaS (3 founders)
• Eric Chin · SaaS (7 founders)
• Peter Wendell · SaaS (5 founders)
• Davidovs Venture Collective · SaaS (4 founders)
• Jason Green · SaaS (3 founders)
• Neil Rimer · SaaS (3 founders)
• TIA Ventures · SaaS (3 founders)
• Redwood City, CA · SaaS (12 founders)
• ScOp Venture Capital · SaaS (6 founders)
• Peak XV Partners · SaaS (4 founders)
• Freada Kapor Klein · SaaS (4 founders)
• Joshua Kushner · SaaS (3 founders)

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• Investment Banking & Investment Services (1 founder)
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• Auto Tech (2 founders)
• Mobility (1 founder)
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• Consumer Packaged Goods (2 founders)
• WealthTech (1 founder)
• PropTech (6 founders)
• Restaurant Tech (1 founder)
• Space Technology (1 founder)
• Construction Tech (5 founders)
• Construction Technology (1 founder)
• Financial Software (1 founder)
• Adtech (4 founders)
• Software as a service (1 founder)
• AI Infrastructure (1,358 founders)
• IoT Infrastructure (3 founders)
• Industrial Machinery (1 founder)
• Biotech (903 founders)
• AgriTech (3 founders)
• Entertainment Software (1 founder)
• Developer Tools (347 founders)
• Electronics Manufacturing (3 founders)

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