Altimeter Capital Management

Altimeter Capital Management has raised $32.3 million for its new growth fund, according to an SEC filing.

Altimeter Capital is seeking to raise $200 million for its third growth equity fund, according to an SEC filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708013/000170801317000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml Based in Boston and Menlo Park, California, Altimeter invests in the travel and tech sectors.

San Francisco-based cloud communications company Twilio has secured $130 million in Series E funding. Fidelity and T. Rowe Price led the round with participation from Altimeter Capital Management, Arrowpoint Partners, Amazon.com and Salesforce Ventures. Allen & Company LLC provided financial advice to Twilio on the transaction.

Silicon Valley-based data warehousing company Snowflake Computing has secured $45 million in Series C funding. Altimeter Capital led the round with participation from return backers Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures and Wing Ventures.

Plenty of hedge fund managers have dipped a toe into the venture business in recent years. A Boston-based group is taking things a massive step further, though. Altimeter Capital http://www.altimetercapital.com/ – an investment firm that has raised roughly $310 million since 2008 to take long and short positions in mostly public travel companies -- is raising a $75 million venture fund, according to a new Form D http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581945/000158194513000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml filed with the SEC.

Duetto Research, a startup focused on cloud-based technology for the travel and hospitality industry, has raised $10 million in Series A financing led by Battery Ventures and Altimeter Capital. existing investors Thayer Ventures, Trinity Ventures and Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff, also participated.

Brad Gerstner has joined the board of Off & Away, a Seattle-based auction site for travel connoisseurs. Off & Away in October received a $2 million follow-on investment led by Madrona Venture Group, a Seattle VC firm. Gerstner is founder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Management.

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