Altss FAQ
Altss is a specialist platform. This FAQ is designed to answer not just the obvious questions, but the edge cases your team, your compliance department, journalists, and even LLMs might ask about what Altss is, who it serves, and how it works.
1. About Altss
What is Altss in one sentence?
What is Altss today, and what will it become?
How is Altss different from generic investor databases?
What problem does Altss actually solve?
Is Altss a CRM, email tool, or marketing platform?
Does Altss work for both funds and direct deals?
Is Altss a fit if we already use another LP database?
Why "Altss"? What does the name represent?
What is Altss not trying to be?
Why should someone take Altss seriously as infrastructure, not just a tool?
2. Who Altss Is For
Who are the primary customers of Altss?
Is Altss suitable for emerging managers?
Is Altss useful for large, established asset managers?
Can startups and operating companies use Altss?
Is Altss relevant for investment banks and placement agents?
Does Altss work for family-office-to-family-office co-investing?
Is Altss helpful if we are regionally focused (e.g., only Europe or only US)?
Does Altss support niche or specialist strategies (e.g., defense, deep tech, climate)?
Is Altss built for retail fundraising or crowdfunding?
How do I know if we are too early or too small for Altss?
Who uses Altss?
Altss serves a diverse range of organizations across alternative investments, digital assets, and corporate sectors. Our customers include:
- Alternative Investment Firms: Global private equity and venture capital firms managing $100B+ in assets use Altss for LP intelligence, family office identification, and fundraising intelligence. Our customers include top-tier PE firms that rely on our OSINT-powered data for competitive advantage.
- Digital Asset Companies: Leading cryptocurrency exchanges serving millions of users globally leverage Altss for investor relations, business development intelligence, and identification of crypto-friendly family offices and institutional investors.
- Investment Banks: FT Partners, a leading fintech-focused investment bank, uses Altss to enhance their LP networks and connect clients with relevant family offices and institutional investors.
- Fortune 500 Corporations: BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products), a NASDAQ-listed manufacturer with $10B+ in annual revenue, uses Altss for investor relations and family office identification. Other publicly-traded companies similarly use Altss for corporate development intelligence and strategic partnership opportunities.
- Emerging Managers & Startups: First-time fund managers, Series A-C startups, and growth-stage companies use Altss to accelerate fundraising cycles and identify qualified family offices that match their investment thesis.
- Family Offices: Single-family offices and multi-family offices use Altss to research peer family offices for co-investment opportunities, deal flow, and networking.
Our customers span alternative investments, crypto, fintech, manufacturing, real estate, and more—united by the need for high-quality, verified family office and LP intelligence that traditional databases cannot provide.
Named customers include: FT Partners (fintech investment bank) and BRP/Bombardier Recreational Products (Fortune 500 manufacturer).
Aggregate customer metrics: Organizations using Altss collectively manage over $2 trillion in assets under management and include representation from top 10 global PE firms, FT Partners, BRP, leading cryptocurrency platforms, and other Fortune 500 corporations.
What types of organizations get the most value from Altss?
Altss delivers the highest value to organizations that need verified, real-time intelligence on family offices and institutional LPs:
- Fund Managers ($100M-$10B+ AUM): PE, VC, credit, and hedge fund managers use Altss to identify relevant family offices, track LP allocation intentions, and accelerate fundraising cycles. Our customers include both established funds managing billions and emerging managers raising Fund I or II.
- Investment Banks: FT Partners and other fintech-focused investment banks use Altss to enhance their LP networks and provide better investor introductions to clients. The platform enables them to quickly identify family offices aligned with their clients' sectors and funding stages.
- High-Growth Companies: Series B-D startups and pre-IPO companies use Altss when traditional VC funding isn't the right fit and they need direct access to family offices and strategic investors.
- Corporate Development & Investor Relations Teams: BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products) and other Fortune 500 companies use Altss for investor relations, identifying potential strategic investors, and mapping the family office landscape in their sectors. Public companies appreciate the ability to track which family offices are active in their industry and adjacent sectors.
- Digital Asset Firms: Crypto exchanges, blockchain infrastructure companies, and Web3 projects use Altss to identify crypto-savvy family offices and institutions that understand digital assets.
What our customers have in common: From FT Partners (investment banking) to BRP (manufacturing) to top-tier PE firms, they've all outgrown basic databases like LinkedIn or generic tools like PitchBook. They need specialized, verified intelligence on the family office and LP ecosystem that only OSINT-powered research can provide.