The Alameda Capital Logo

The Alameda Capital logo represents several concepts that are core to our investment strategy:

Convergent Technology Investment Focus

Each “ring” of the logo reflects the intersection of three circles in a Venn diagram. This intersection symbolizes our investment focus: the convergence of advanced materials, information technology and/or life sciences. In addition, there are three concentric rings, symbolizing the movement of technology from macro- to micro- to nanoscale. We believe that micro and nanoscale technologies have the potential to create disruptive innovation. This innovation is portrayed by the increasingly bright blue color as one moves towards the center. Some people tell us that this logo reminds them of a carbon nanotube or strand of DNA standing on end, two fundamental building blocks being studied by researchers around the world for next generation disruptive innovations.

Value-Added Investment Process

California owes much of its early development to the Spanish. In Spanish, “Alameda” means ‘grove of trees’ or ‘tree-lined boulevard’. Our charter is to nurture our portfolio of investments like a grove of trees -- to foster their growth from seedlings into majestic entities through proactive support at every stage of the their growth. The overall triangular shape of the logo, including the words “Alameda Capital”, is designed to look like a tree, with Alameda providing nutrient support. The structured patterns of the concentric rings symbolize a disciplined due diligence and investment management process.

Acceleration of Portfolio Companies via
Strategic Alliances with our LPs

Alameda’s investors include global leaders in a variety of industries who wish to act on, not react to, the disruptive potential of convergent technologies. While these limited partners have sizable R&D staff of their own, they realize that no single company can do it all. They look to an affiliation with Alameda Capital and select portfolio companies as a way of filling “white spaces”: areas of technology advancement that they cannot focus on internally, but which will certainly impact markets of importance to them. The inner two blue rings of the logo symbolize how strategic alliances with our portfolio companies can help fill the white space voids of our limited partners, who are represented by the outer ring. More importantly for our portfolio companies, these limited partners are prepared to help accelerate their development and revenue ramp via win-win manufacturing, sales & distribution and co-development alliances, technology licensing and/or co-investment when it makes mutual sense.

The Alameda Capital logo was designed by Lindsay Roberts of Illuminotion in collaboration with founding Associate Star Varga and founding Managing Director Norm Wu.