People-first Private Equity: Alpine Investors’ Haley Van Cleve

In this episode, we speak with Haley Van Cleve, Partner at Alpine Investors, a people-driven, software-focused San Francisco private equity firm with over $18.5 billion in assets under management.  Alpine has completed more than 1,000 investments throughout its history and has nine flagship funds. The firm has been around for 25 years and emphasizes building enduring companies by working with and developing exceptional people. Haley has been with Alpine for a decade, closing more than 30 deals and serving on the boards of six Alpine portfolio companies. She executes investments and supports companies across the software and services sectors. Haley also plays a key role in leading the investment team, helping it scale from six to more than 50 people. Alpine was recently recognized as a Top Private Equity Firm of 2026 and Top Growth Equity Firm of 2025 by GrowthCap. Haley supports GiveWell. To learn more about this organization click here: https://www.givewell.org/. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.