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{{Infobox company
| name = High Alpha
| logo = [[File:High-Alpha-Logo.png|thumb|High Alpha Logo]]
| foundation = [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]<br /> 2015
| location_city = [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| founder = [[Scott Dorsey]], Kristian Andersen, Eric Tobias, and Mike Fitzgerald
| industry = [[Venture capital]]
| subsid = {{Unbulleted list}}High Alpha Studio, High Alpha Capital
| homepage = https://highalpha.com/
| type = [[Private Company]]
}}
'''High Alpha''' is an American venture studio and [[Venture capital|venture capital firm]] based in [[Indianapolis]], Indiana, United States. High Alpha specializes in building and investing in [[Business-to-business|B2B]] [[Software as a service|software-as-a-service]] and [[Enterprise software|enterprise cloud companies]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/money/2015/06/10/scott-dorsey-partners-back-new-indy-startup-venture/71013208/|title=Scott Dorsey and friends have $35M to spend on tech startups|last=|first=|date=|website=Indianapolis Star|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2015-12-03}}</ref>

==Firm==
High Alpha was founded by [[Scott Dorsey]], Eric Tobias, Kristian Andersen, and Mike Fitzgerald in 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. In June of 2015, High Alpha raised $35 million in their first fund to create, operate, and fund enterprise cloud software companies.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://tech.co/high-alpha-indianapolis-funding-2015-06|title=Indianapolis as an Epicenter of Innovation: High Alpha Raises $35M|last=|first=|date=|website=tech.co|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2015-12-03}}</ref> In July of 2018, High Alpha raised another $100 million for their second fund.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/16/indianapolis-highalpha-raises-over-100-million-for-its-enterprise-software-focused-venture-studio/|title=Indianapolis’ HighAlpha raises over $100 million for its enterprise software-focused ‘venture studio’|date=2018-07-16|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2018/07/18/midwest-rising/|title=Midwest rising|last=Shieber|first=Jonathan|date=2018-07-18|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>

High Alpha is backed by Emergence Capital, Foundry Group, Greenspring Associates, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and a number of strategic [[angel investors]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xconomy.com/indiana/2018/07/16/high-alpha-raises-100m-for-two-new-funds-adds-brad-feld-to-board/|title=Xconomy: High Alpha Raises $100M+ for Two New Funds, Adds Brad Feld to Board|date=2018-07-16|website=Xconomy|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>

== High Alpha Studio ==

High Alpha is comprised of two entities, High Alpha Studio and High Alpha Capital. High Alpha Studio is a startup studio that creates, operates, and scales new enterprise cloud companies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/53542-dorsey-gravity-partners-launch-tech-studio-high-alpha|title=Dorsey, Gravity investors raise $35M to launch High Alpha|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ibj.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2015-12-03}}</ref>

High Alpha Studio’s portfolio includes Lessonly, Visible, Sigstr, Zylo, Pattern89, Structural, Anvl, and MetaCX.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/08/prweb12889300.htm|title=Sigstr Partners with High Alpha Studio to Launch New Marketing Platform for Employee Email Communications|last=|first=|date=|website=PRWeb|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2015-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/54414-email-signature-startup-joins-dorseys-venture-studio|title=Email-signature startup joins Dorsey's venture studio|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ibj.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2015-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zylo-secures-22-5-million-series-b-led-by-menlo-ventures-matt-murphy-joining-board-300925569.html|title=Zylo Secures $22.5 Million Series B led by Menlo Ventures, Matt Murphy Joining Board|last=Zylo|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/70988-high-alpha-portfolio-company-raises-35-million|title=High Alpha portfolio company raises $3.5 million|last=Schoettle|first=Anthony|website=Indianapolis Business Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twincities.com/2017/05/13/govdelivery-founder-scott-burns-turns-to-his-next-venture/|title=He sold his St. Paul start-up for millions. Now he’s starting another|date=2017-05-13|website=Twin Cities|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/39293332/latest-tech-provider-sprouts-from-high-alpha|title=High Alpha Spawns Tenth Tech Startup|last=McGowan|first=Dan|website=www.insideindianabusiness.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2018/12/05/metacx-raises-14-million-customer-success/|title=Former Salesforce Marketing Cloud Boss Scott McCorkle's New Startup Raises $14 Million While Stealth|last=Konrad|first=Alex|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2018/12/05/metacx-raises-14-million-customer-success/|title=Former Salesforce Marketing Cloud Boss Scott McCorkle's New Startup Raises $14 Million While Stealth|last=Konrad|first=Alex|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref> Former portfolio companies that have been acquired include Octiv, ClearScholar, and Doxly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/37670060/indy-tech-company-octiv-acquired|title=Indy Tech Company Octiv Acquired|last=Ober|first=Andy|website=www.insideindianabusiness.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/69194-texas-tech-firm-acquiring-high-alphas-clearscholar|title=Texas tech firm acquires High Alpha's ClearScholar|website=Indianapolis Business Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/40923081/doxly-acquired-by-chicago-tech-company|title=Doxly Acquired by Chicago Tech Company|last=Brown|first=Alex|website=www.insideindianabusiness.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>

== High Alpha Capital ==
High Alpha Capital is the direct investment arm of High Alpha with over $105 million in assets under management<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.crunchbase.com/news/indianapolis-based-high-alpha-raises-100-million-for-second-fund-re-vamped-venture-studio/|title=Indianapolis-Based High Alpha Raises $100 Million For Second Fund, Revamped Venture Studio|last=Rowley|first=Jason D.|date=2018-07-16|website=Crunchbase News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>. The fund makes direct investments in both High Alpha Studio companies and independent startups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techpoint.org/2015/06/everybodys-talking-about-high-alpha/|title=Everybody's talking about High Alpha - TechPoint|last=|first=|date=|website=TechPoint|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2015-12-03}}</ref>

The High Alpha Capital portfolio includes investments made in High Alpha Studio companies as well as investments in G2, Narvar, project44, SalesLoft, Terminus, Attentive, CrowdRiff, Dwolla, and many more .<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title = High Alpha {{!}} CrunchBase|url = https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/high-alpha#/entity|website = www.crunchbase.com|accessdate = 2015-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-g2-crowd-series-a-funding-bsi-20150729-story.html|title=G2 Crowd picks up $7 million in Series A funding|last=|first=|date=|website=chicagotribune.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2015-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/55369-tinderbox-lands-7-million-in-venture-funding|title=TinderBox lands $7 million in venture funding|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ibj.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2015-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://angel.co/company/highalpha/funding|title=High Alpha Funding {{!}} AngelList|last=|first=|date=|website=AngelList|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://highalpha.com/ Official Website]
*[https://twitter.com/highalpha High Alpha on Twitter]
* [https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/high-alpha#/entity High Alpha on Crunchbase]

[[:Category:Software companies based in Indiana]]
[[:Category:Companies based in Indianapolis]]
[[:Category:Venture capital firms]]