Alani Capital

www.alanicapital.com

Alani Capital invests in early-stage startups (angel, pre-seed, and seed rounds) across three primary thesis areas: AI and Machine Learning, Energy and the Environment, and Health and Education. They maintain sector agnosticism within these themes to "adapt quickly to emerging trends and get maximum exposure to promising startups."

Check Size

Up to $1M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Climate Cleantech, Energy

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Investment Thesis

Alani Capital is thesis-driven investor backing visionary entrepreneurs with “decades of experience building startups and working in the venture capital ecosystem.” They position themselves as “partners in growth” combining “the energy of a start-up combined with decades of experience.” Their approach is to work closely with founders from company creation through early scaling stages, helping sharpen ideas and providing hands-on support from experienced founders.

What Sets Them Apart

Strong commitment to backing diverse founders with target of 85% or more of portfolio companies having diverse founders
Sector agnostic within their thesis areas, allowing them to adapt to emerging trends
Operational support from founders with startup building experience
US-focused investment strategy with strong network across the country
Hands-on engagement at multiple stages: help sharpen ideas at angel stage, identify product-market fit signals at pre-seed, and support scaling operations at seed/Series A