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About Brad Gerstner
- In 2008, Brad Gerstner founded Altimeter capital, which has $18 billion in assets under management as of April 2022.
- The firm's highlight investments in the past two years include Airbyte, Discord, Benchling, Cerebras, Chainalysis, Checkout, OpenSea, Hopin and Plaid among others.
- Gerstner led a Series C investment into Snowflake, which went public in 2020 and was dubbed the largest software IPO at the time. Its market cap was about $65 billion in April 2022.
- The founder, who day-traded to pay for law school, has participated in 100 IPOs as an anchor, sponsor and investor.
- Other notable bets by Gerstner include Gusto, Cockroach Labs, Okta and Bytedance.
Forbes Lists
#95
The Midas List: Top Tech Investors (2022)Dropped off in 2023
Personal Stats
- Age
- 53
- Notable Deal
- Snowflake
- Residence
- Woodside, California
- Education
- Master of Business Administration, Harvard University; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Indiana University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Wabash College
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