Brian Smiga

🚀 AlphaMarket 2025 is right around the corner! Join us for the fifth annual Growth Investor Summit, AlphaMarket on October 22 in Midtown Manhattan, bringing together leading early-stage and growth-stage GPs, crossover investors, and allocators. This year’s event is our biggest yet and an essential gathering for anyone looking to: ▪️Build meaningful connections that fuel deal flow between early and growth capital ▪️Gain fresh market insights and tech-sector perspectives from industry leaders ▪️Schedule 1:1 meetings before, during, and after the summit through our networking portal We’re excited to feature company presenters @useapolloio, Crescendo, and @ExodigoAI, headline speaker Rick Heitzmann of @FirstMarkCap, and two incredible panels on Growth Equity and Crossover Investing. View the full lineup and RSVP -> alphamarket.com

This episode of Driving Alpha is a very special one for us. Ben Freeberg (@OncoVentures) was one of our very first hires at @alphaptrs, so sitting down with him now as the Founder of Oncology Ventures felt like a true full-circle moment. Ben’s real-world experiences in healthcare shaped the thesis behind Oncology Ventures: backing commercially validated companies that improve oncology care, without taking on drug development risk. In this conversation, we break down: • Why specialist venture funds can build deeper sourcing and sharper underwriting • How focus drives stronger LP alignment • And how specialization becomes a durable edge in complex markets like healthcare If you’re building or backing a specialist fund, this episode is well worth your time. 🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode here: alphapartners.com/podcast/how-su…

AlphaMarket returns. As we relive highlights from AlphaMarket 2025, we’re excited to kick off planning for AlphaMarket 2026. Our annual growth investor summit convenes 300+ leading technology investors and industry leaders across venture capital, private equity, family offices, and investment banking. Attendees can expect: • Thoughtful dialogue with distinguished founders and investors • Timely perspectives on growth, capital formation, and market dynamics • Live interviews and narration by respected financial media • Purposeful networking with decision-makers shaping the industry Interested in joining AlphaMarket 2026 as an attendee, speaker, or sponsor? Register for the conference and our team will be in touch. 🎟️Registration is now open 👉alphamarket.com ▶️Check out highlights from last year below: youtu.be/T-c2V5pgXI0

Founders, stop ignoring the biggest untapped growth channel in tech: the U.S. government. We recently sat down with @YanevVC of @SineWaveVC, who’s built a venture firm around helping commercial startups win huge public sector contracts, without pivoting to defense or bureaucracy. His approach? Strategic, focused, and alpha-generating. In this episode we covered: • Turning government into a startup growth engine • Competing with megafunds through concentrated conviction • Cutting through the AI hype with real use cases • What real founder grit looks like 🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode here:  alphapartners.com/podcast/govern… A special shoutout to our sponsor, @affinity__crm and our host, Oliver Henry!