Adrianna Alterman
Principal
Salesforce Ventures
Principal investing in energy, climate tech, and workforce resilience.
Bio
Professional summary
Alex Quie is a Principal at Salesforce Ventures based in London. Salesforce Ventures says she joined the London office in 2021 and works across all stages and sectors to find cloud software companies in EMEA. Her listed investments include Algolia, Contentful, Gong, Monday.com, and Zencity. Before Salesforce Ventures, she worked as a software investor at K1 Investment Management, in business development at Canyon Partners, and began her career in fixed income at Bluebay Investment Management. She holds a BA with Honors in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese) from the University of Cambridge and is active in Global Women in VC.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
All stagesSeed to IPO
Sector
Cloud softwareEnterprise softwareFuture of workAI for enterprise workflows
Thesis
Cloud software companies in EMEACompanies across all stages and sectorsEnterprise software companies from seed to IPO
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
AlgoliaContentfulGongMonday.comZencityAutogenAI
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Pitch her with an EMEA cloud-software company, showing enterprise buyer pain, clear product differentiation, and how Salesforce Ventures can help scale from current stage toward global enterprise distribution.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference her London base and EMEA cloud software mandate.
- 2For AI workflow companies, mention her involvement in Salesforce Ventures’ AutogenAI investment content.
- 3Reference her work on investments including Algolia, Contentful, Gong, Monday.com, and Zencity.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Salesforce Ventures lists Alexandra Quie as an author of its AutogenAI investment post, focused on helping organizations win business with AI.
Salesforce Ventures’ current site emphasizes investing in enterprise software companies from seed to IPO, including companies such as monday.com, Snowflake, Snyk, Stripe, and Zoom.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Salesforce VenturesPrincipal2021 - Present
- K1 Investment ManagementSoftware investor
- Canyon PartnersBusiness development
- Bluebay Investment ManagementFixed income
Education
- University of CambridgeBA with Honors, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese)
Skills
Cloud software investingEMEA venture investingEnterprise softwareGrowth investingBusiness developmentFixed incomeChinese studies
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