About Alpha Impact 8
Alpha Impact 8 is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Oct 2023, Alpha Impact 8 has invested in 11 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Life Sciences and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Axify Overall, Alpha Impact 8 portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Arcus. A lot of funds co-invest with Alpha Impact 8, with names like IDC Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Alpha Impact 8 has team of 6 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Alpha Impact 8's List of Top Investments
Alpha Impact 8 has a portfolio of 11 companies. Their most notable investments are in MPOWER Financing and Axify.Their portfolio spans across United States, Mexico and Singapore. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, FinTech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Alpha Impact 8:
Provider of international student loans. It provides bridge loans to financially underserved students enrolled full time at accredited institutions. It disburses payments directly to the universities on behalf of students to pay for tuition or university sponsored services like housing,meal plans and health insurance. It also allows institutional and accredited retail investors to invest on the platform.
Key facts about MPOWER Financing
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Washington, DC (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $156M
- Employee Count: 272 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Varde Partners and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Nov 07, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Airtm
Wallet for cross-border money transfers. It offers users to create an account and deposit money using their local currency. They can save, send and withdraw money via the platform. Allows users to withdraw money from e-money networks and gift cards.
Key facts about Airtm
3. UnDosTres
Bill payment solutions for consumers. It facilitates payments for various services including mobile and DTH recharge, electricity bills, water bills, movie tickets, and other utility bills. The payments can be made via credit or debit cards, bank transfers, and wallets. Its app is available for both iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about UnDosTres
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Mexico City (Mexico)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $36.5M
- Employee Count: 59 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: IDC Ventures, IGNIA and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 29, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. X0PA AI
SaaS-based recruitment software solutions provider. The software allows the candidate to find the matching job and allows recruiters to find the matching candidate based on their skills, experience, job category, salary locations, etc. The solutions include video interviewing, workflow automation, diversity analysis, skill gap analysis, employee skill identification, and more.
Key facts about X0PA AI
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: SGD 1M - 10M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $5.7M
- Employee Count: 67 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: ICCP SBI Venture Partners, SEEDS Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 04, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Arcus
Payment-as-a-service-solutions for merchants. It enables to create products such as payment processing solutions, financial data services, digital wallet services, and more. It provides solutions to banks, financial institutions, retailers, and more.
Key facts about Arcus
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $9.73M
- Employee Count: 49 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Maverick Ventures, Pegasus Tech Ventures and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Alpha Impact 8's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Alpha Impact 8 has invested in 11 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Axify.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Alpha Impact 8's Investments by Stage
Alpha Impact 8 has made 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $19.5M, 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.3M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Alpha Impact 8's Investments by Sector
Alpha Impact 8 has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Enterprise Applications, EdTech, Financial Services and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 8 Software companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
EdTech | 1 |
Financial Services | 1 |
Vertical SaaS | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Alpha Impact 8's Investments by Geography
Alpha Impact 8 has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Mexico where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Mexico | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Alpha Impact 8's recent investments
Alpha Impact 8 has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Alpha Impact 8:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 31, 2023 | United States | Seed | 5292 | ||
Jun 29, 2022 | Mexico | Series B | 8535 | [+3] | |
Jan 04, 2022 | Singapore | Series A | 7154 | ||
Jun 09, 2020 | United States | Series B | 3564 | [+5] |
Acquired companies in Alpha Impact 8's Portfolio
1 company from Alpha Impact 8's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Arcus in Nov 2021 by Mastercard for $*****.Here are Alpha Impact 8's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 24, 2021 | - | - | 1959 |
Team profile of Alpha Impact 8
Alpha Impact 8 has a team of 6 members including 4 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States and Mexico. Alpha Impact 8's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Alpha Impact 8:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Ciudad de Mexico | - | - | |
Partner | Atlanta | - | ||
Principal | Mexico City | - | - | |
Principal | Mexico City | - |
Co-investors of Alpha Impact 8
Over the past 6 years, 34 investors have co-invested in Alpha Impact 8's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Alpha Impact 8: VARIV Capital, Chilango Ventures and 19 others have invested in rounds before Alpha Impact 8. There is 1 company where VARIV Capital has invested before Alpha Impact 8 and 1 company where Chilango Ventures has invested before Alpha Impact 8.
- Top Co-investors of Alpha Impact 8: 7 investors entered a company along with Alpha Impact 8. These include investors like IDC Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Alpha Impact 8: A total of 6 investors have invested in Alpha Impact 8's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tilden Park Capital Management (1 company), ETS Capital (1 company) and King Street (1 company).
Recent News related to Alpha Impact 8
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Alpha Impact 8 Ventures (AI8 Ventures) announces appointment of Nikolas SchrobenhauserPR Newswire•May 10, 2023•Alpha Impact 8
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UnDosTres Closes US$30M Series B Funding RoundFinSMEs•Jul 07, 2022•Bpifrance, IDC Ventures, THCAP, Alpha Impact 8 and 6 others
