Founder-led
The same founders have led AlphaSights since day one, and still do. No one outside the business sets our priorities.
About AlphaSights
We exist to get you to the truth.
AlphaSights connects decision-makers to the people who genuinely know. Since 2008 we have done one thing relentlessly: put the right voice in front of the decision, individually sourced, rigorously verified and never second-hand.
Since 2008
Founded, and founder-led ever since
3M+
Client–expert interactions delivered
2,000+
Professionals across eight cities
60+
Languages spoken
The story
From a standing start to the front of the industry.
We began in 2008 with no clients and no network, in a category others had already built. We lead it today, having got here the slow way: one satisfied client at a time, with no acquisitions and no shortcuts, just better service and more relevant experts compounded over eighteen years.
How we are built
Independent by design. Built to last.
AlphaSights has been founder-led since day one and, today, is owned free of outside investors. That independence shapes everything about how we work. When no one outside is pressing for a faster return, you are free to optimise for one thing: the quality of the work. That is the guarantee behind everything we do.
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No outside investors
With no outside investors, we answer to our clients and our people, and to no one else’s timeline.
Organic growth only
We have grown organically, one client at a time, the market’s clearest verdict on the quality of the work.
Invested for the long term
Free from pressure for a quick return, we reinvest heavily in proprietary technology and in our people.
Promotion on merit, from within
Our leaders came up through the business, so careers here are built and earned.
Measured by who stays
We judge ourselves less on the clients we win than on the ones who never leave.
Our mission
Better decisions start with the truth.
We connect investors and business leaders to primary insight from the source, vetted, first-hand, and we develop our own people with the skills that power exceptional careers.
Founder-led
Founder-led, eighteen years on.
Max Cartellieri and Andrew Heath founded AlphaSights in 2008 and still lead the business as Co-CEOs. A few beliefs have guided us the whole way: obsess over clients’ success, hire great people, keep learning and think in decades.
Beyond business
Knowledge for good.
We put our expertise to work beyond business too, connecting nonprofits, social enterprises and impact investors with the knowledge they need. In 2025 we donated $1.1m of services through Knowledge for Good, alongside partners including iMentor, Project Access and Robin Hood.
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“AlphaSights has been an incredible support to our investing work. We leverage their experts as part of our pre-investment due diligence, and our portfolio companies leverage experts to develop new strategies and products. Access to such a wide and deep bench of world-class professionals has been invaluable.”
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“AlphaSights has been an incredible partner to iMentor over the past decade. Beyond their significant financial impact, their team has mentored more than 100 students in our program - building trusted relationships, and inspiring their mentees, most of whom will be the first in their families to attend college. We’re thrilled to work with a company that embraces their community partners so actively and supports students to reach their potential.”
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“AlphaSights is invaluable to the quality of our due diligence, and ultimately the investment decisions we make. They provide exceptional quality of service, are incredibly responsive, and work relentlessly to find the right experts.”