AltaIR Capital


AltaIR Capital, is an American venture capital company that was founded by Igor Ryabenkiy, a seasoned serial angel investor.
, the company had assets totaling $600M under management and had invested in 300+ tech startups, working in Productivity Tools, Fintech, InsureTech, Future of Work, Digital health.

History

Igor Ryabenkiy founded AltaIR Capital in 2005.
In 2015, Ryabenkiy created AltaClub, a business angel club. AltaClub's portfolio was $120 million in 2020 and has grown to $650 million in 2021.

Funds

AltaIR Capital Fund I began in 2012 with $20M in capital backing. The fund invested in the pre-seed and seed stages of SaaS, FinTech, HealthTech, InsureTech, and D2C products and marketplaces.
In 2014 AltaIR Capital Fund II was founded with $100 million to support startups in their pre-seed and Series A rounds.
Launched in 2019 with $200M in capital, AltaIR Capital Fund III, continues focusing on Productivity Tools, FinTech, InsureTech, Future of Work, Digital Health.
In March 2021 AltaIR Capital launched the AltaIR ABO for 300 million. The entity works as an opportunity investor for late stage projects.
In 2022 AltaIR Capital sponsored the Support Ukrainian Startups NOW program launched by the FREE Ukraine Foundation and the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

Investments and exits

AltaIR Capital has invested in over 350 startups in early and growing stages.
Among them are unicorns in the early stages:
Other invested startups:
  • Verbit AI
  • Sunbit
  • Jeeves
  • Babylist
  • Lilibank
  • EquityBee
  • Squire
  • Respond.io
AltaIR Capital has completed multiple successful returns. These include:
In 2016, CB Insight recognized AltaIR Capital as the most active venture capital investor in Delaware.
In 2019, and 2022 PitchBook Data ranked AltaIR Capital No. 2 among the most active VCs in the Israeli market.
In 2025, AltaIR Capital was ranked among the Top 2.5% venture capital firms in EMEA by Dealroom as part of its Power Law Investor Ranking, which evaluates over 22,000 investors based on portfolio outcomes.