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Firms / High Alpha Innovation, Inc.
High Alpha Innovation, Inc.
We are a venture builder that partners with leading organizations and entrepreneurs to co-create advantaged startups and venture studios with corporations.
name or self-description says studio or venture builder
Importance
20
moderate
Active deployment
51
elevated
Emerging
72
high
Completeness
69
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
34
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Indianapolis, INadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 450 ELANCO CIRCLE, Indianapolis, IN, 46222adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 317-670-7450adviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Feb 23, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 3 (3 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $34.8Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- High Alpha Studio II LLC (Member), C; High Alpha Capital Fund II, LP (Owner), B; High Alpha Co-Investment II, LLC (Owner), D
- business phone
- 317-670-7450adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
10 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture studio
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 70%Other Technology 20%Business Services 10%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 7
Funds and vehicles
2 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold & Black Agri-Food Fund, LP | Fund | 2023 form d first sale | Active deployment | $9.0M Jun 18, 2024 | 9 | $9.0M of $27.0M | May 9, 2024 |
| 1842 Fund I, LP | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $17.5M Jun 18, 2024 | 27 | $0 of $17.5M | Nov 1, 2023 |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
20 current, 0 departed
Founder or executive
Elliott Richard Parker
Founder or executiveChief Executive Officer · since Jan 1, 2020
Mike Joslin
Managing partnerManaging Director & Partner, 1842 Fund and Studio
Nammy Vedire
OtherHead of Portfolio Success
Ben Lewis
PartnerManaging Director, One Health Studio
Courtney Ulrich Smith
PartnerBuild Manager, Fieldbook
Ryan Larcom
PartnerManaging Director, Studios
Drew Beechler
Platform and operationsVP, Marketing
Lauren Kellum
Platform and operationsChief of Staff, VP of Operations
Nathan Newburn
Platform and operationsController
Sandy Bacon
Platform and operationsMarketing & Sales Associate
Sophie Fix
Platform and operationsGeneral Counsel and SVP Business Affairs
Sophie Fix
Platform and operationsGeneral Counsel · since Jun 1, 2021
Venture Build
Platform and operationsOperations
Eric Tobias
PrincipalDirector · since Jan 1, 2020
Julia Tofan
PrincipalDirector
Kristian Andersen
PrincipalDirector · since Jan 1, 2020
Mike Fitzgerald
PrincipalDirector · since Jan 1, 2020
Nolan Bernard
PrincipalPortfolio & Network Director
Scott D. Dorsey
PrincipalDirector · since Jan 1, 2020
Investments on record
10 edges, 10 companies, 3 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
1 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
4 dated events
- Sep 15, 2026High Alpha Innovation, Inc.: MICRO_VC -> VENTURE_STUDIO (name or self-description says studio or venture builder)Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Jun 18, 2024High Alpha Innovation, Inc. first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 18, 20241842 Fund I, LP first reported on Form ADV by High Alpha Innovation, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $17,500,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFact1842 Fund I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 18, 2024Gold & Black Agri-Food Fund, LP first reported on Form ADV by High Alpha Innovation, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $9,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactGold & Black Agri-Food Fund, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 15, 2026Venture studio (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)name or self-description says studio or venture builder
- Sep 12, 2026Micro VC (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $26.5M across 2 vehicles
Evidence
42 observations from 3 sources