Alpha Partners has strengthened its presence in one of the world’s most vibrant technology ecosystems by naming Gal Gitter as a Partner based in Tel Aviv. In this role, Gitter will spearhead the firm’s efforts to introduce its collaborative growth-equity model to Israeli startups, empowering early-stage investors to maintain and expand their stakes as companies scale.
Founded to support the world’s top venture firms, Alpha Partners specializes in growth-stage financing through pro-rata investments alongside leading VCs rather than competing against them. This unique approach has fueled the growth of global successes, including Coupang, Careem, Chainguard, Apptronik, Socure, and Baseten. By providing the capital needed to sustain early backers’ ownership, Alpha helps promising ventures advance through later-stage fundraising.
Before joining Alpha, Gitter led Ibex’s Israel Growth Fund and served in McKinsey’s Corporate Development Group, advising startups and global investors on scaling and strategic growth. His experience positions him to bridge early-stage capital with Alpha’s resources, ensuring founders can access follow-on funding without relinquishing key supporters.
Alpha Partners has already completed multiple Israeli investments using this partnership model, including cybersecurity firms Semperis and Zero Networks, underground-mapping leader Exodigo, and AI/healthtech innovator Vi Labs. Israel operations will be co-led by Brotman and Gitter, supported by Venture Partner Charlie Federman and Venture Investor Lior Avisar.
With about $400 million in assets under management, Alpha Partners has built relationships with nearly half of all U.S. and Israeli venture firms. Over the past 12 years, the firm has invested in more than 30 high-growth technology companies worldwide.
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“Today, Alpha sees about half of the U.S.’s growth rounds per year and, with our VC partners, has the ability to invest in about a quarter of these deals. Our pioneering VC partnership model enables us to invest in what we believe to be the most promising companies globally at the growth stage, typically investing alongside the top VCs in the world. Historically, Israeli-founded companies account for 1 in 6 U.S. tech unicorns. As such, we are excited to formally launch our model in Israel, as we believe the country will continue generating some of the world’s most important tech companies.”
Steve Brotman, Managing Partner of Alpha Partners
“Alpha is one of the few firms purpose-built to collaborate with other funds rather than compete with them. That ethos resonates in Israel, where early investors play a central role in helping companies launch but often can’t continue participating as those companies scale. By bringing Alpha’s model to Israel, we can empower early stage investors to continue their partnership with their portfolios’ top performers at the growth stages.”
Gal Gitter
