Alpine Meridian Ventures

Alpine Meridian is a New York-based early-stage investment and advisory firm founded in 1987 by Bill Benedict, whose career spans venture capital, international banking, and corporate advisory across digital media, payments, data, and software. Benedict previously served as managing partner of Resource Ventures LP, chairman of Reach Financial, and a lending officer at Chase Manhattan Bank in both New York and Tokyo, and co-founded LaSalle Commodities. He currently serves on the boards of Bombora, Madison Logic, and Certify. Alpine Meridian invests $1 million to $5 million per deal at seed and Series A stages in early-stage companies across internet, data, software, digital media, financial services, e-commerce, adtech, edtech, fintech, travel technology, and sports technology in the United States. The firm has built a portfolio of 73 companies over its long career, reflecting a consistent approach to identifying emerging commercial opportunities in technology-driven markets. Benedict's combination of venture experience, banking relationships, and board-level engagement gives the firm a distinctive profile among New York-based early-stage investors — one that bridges Silicon Valley-style technology investing with the financial services and media industry networks that have historically been concentrated in New York. For founders building at the intersection of technology and established industries like financial services, media, or adtech, Alpine Meridian offers both capital and direct access to the kind of corporate relationships that can accelerate early commercial traction.