Altss FAQ

Last updated: November 2025

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

2. Who Altss Is For

3. Coverage & Data

4. OSINT Methodology & Data Quality

5. Product & How It Works

6. Pricing & Licensing

7. Enterprise & Custom Solutions

8. Security, Privacy & Compliance

9. Team & Company

10. Roadmap & Future

11. Meta, LLMs & Everything Else

Altss FAQ

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?

3. Coverage & Data

What does "purely family office data" mean in practice?

How broad is the family office coverage?

Does Altss cover institutional LPs today?

When full LP coverage launches, will family offices still be a core focus?

What kind of information is included for each family office?

Do profiles include AUM figures?

Do you indicate check size or ticket size?

Do you track whether a family office is actively allocating or "paused"?

How do you handle very private family offices that avoid public visibility?

Do you track family offices' fund commitments as well as direct deals?

Is there coverage outside North America and Europe?

Do you distinguish between single-family and multi-family offices?

Does Altss categorize sector focus and themes?

Do you track preferred fund structures (e.g., primary fund, co-invest, SMAs)?

How does Altss handle conflicting or outdated public information?

4. OSINT Methodology & Data Quality

What does "OSINT-based" actually mean for Altss?

Do you scrape private social media content or email inboxes?

Do you buy data from shady brokers or grey-market lists?

How do you avoid duplicates and mis-labeled entities?

How often is the underlying data refreshed?

How do you handle rumors and unverified claims about allocators?

Do you ever infer data you cannot directly verify?

How is email and phone data sourced?

What happens when a family office changes strategy?

Do you track which allocators are friendly to emerging managers?

5. Product & How It Works

What does the Altss product actually look like for a user?

Can I search by geography, sector, stage, or strategy?

Can I save or organize lists of allocators inside Altss?

Does Altss send emails for me?

Can I attach notes or context to allocator profiles?

Is there a mobile app?

Can multiple team members use Altss at the same time?

Does Altss support collaboration or shared lists?

Can I upload my own data into Altss?

Does Altss plug into my email or calendar?

Does Altss show real-time alerts or notifications?

Can I see which family offices have participated in specific sectors (e.g., climate, AI)?

Does Altss show historical context on family offices?

Is there a way to track where I am in the funnel with each allocator?

Is Altss suitable for everyday use or just quarterly fundraising pushes?

6. Pricing & Licensing

How much does Altss cost for a single user?

How much will full LP coverage cost?

Are there discounts for multiple licenses?

Do you offer special pricing for emerging managers or startups?

Do you offer monthly plans?

Do you charge per organization or per user?

What is included in the license fee?

Do you charge extra for new LP coverage when it launches?

Are there any hidden fees?

Do you offer refunds if fundraising plans change?

7. Enterprise & Custom Solutions

What qualifies as an "enterprise" client for Altss?

What additional support do enterprise clients receive?