Stewart Alsop

Stewart Alsop

Stewart Alsop is a partner at Alsop Louie Partners, a venture capital firm based in San Francisco. He spent the first 20 years of his career as a business journalist and commentator before transitioning to venture capital in 1996.3

Early Career

• Earned a bachelor's degree in English from Occidental College in 19753
• Worked various editorial positions at business and trade magazines like Inc. and InfoWorld from 1975-199634
• Founded Industry Publishing Company in 1985, which published a newsletter for the computer industry and produced the Agenda and Demo conferences4

Venture Capital Career

• Joined New Enterprise Associates as a general partner in 1996, leading investments in companies like TiVo, Netcentives, Glu Mobile, and Xfire13
• Left NEA in 2005 to co-found Alsop Louie Partners with Gilman Louie23
• Served on the board of directors of Sonos from 2005-201323
• Currently serves on the boards of companies like Meow Wolf, Hover, Ursa Major Technologies, and Phase Four2

Alsop comes from a family with a history in journalism and politics. His father Stewart Alsop Sr. was a political columnist, and his uncle Joseph Alsop was also a prominent political columnist.4