Number of Portfolio Companies 4
Number of Exits 
Unlock for free
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

Alex Ott founded CrossContinentalVentures in 2002. He is a veteran in the enterprise software industry with operational and board level experience on four continents.

He has been partnering with many entrepreneurs in the US, Europe and Israel in building thought leading technology enterprises that seek to make a difference such as QlikTech whom

he was an investor and is a current board member.

Before founding CrossContinentalVentures, Alex was a member of the Executive Committee of Siebel Systems, where he was responsible for building a major presence in EMEA as VP and General Manager, growing revenues, customer and employee base tenfold in just two years. He then ran the Americas geography, Siebel’s largest market with revenue responsibilities of over $1B.

Prior to Siebel Systems, Alex played key executive roles within SAP AG (member of the extended global board) and SAP America (Executive Committee member) for almost a decade. Latterly, he held the position of CEO SAP International and Senior VP of Latin America, dramatically growing revenue and profitability through a sustained increase in SAP's Latin American infrastructure and the establishment of new subsidiaries.

Alex holds a degree in Economics and Business Management from University BA of Mannheim, Germany.

Number of Investments 5
Alex Ott has made 5 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Squirro on Jan 18, 2013, when
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 18, 2013
Squirro
Seed Round - Squirro
Mar 13, 2012
NextPrinciples
Yes
Seed Round - NextPrinciples
$1.2M
Feb 15, 2012
Squirro
Yes
Seed Round - Squirro
$1.5M
Feb 15, 2012
Memonic
Yes
Seed Round - Memonic
$1.5M
Jun 8, 2011
GrabCAD
Seed Round - GrabCAD
$1.1M
Number of Partner Investments 3
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Dec 15, 2012
flowthings.io
CrossContinentalVentures
Venture Round - flowthings.io
$6M
Feb 15, 2012
Squirro
Alex Ott
Yes
Seed Round - Squirro
$1.5M
Feb 15, 2012
Memonic
Alex Ott
Yes
Seed Round - Memonic
$1.5M
Number of Exits 
Unlock for free
Alex Ott has exits. Their most notable exits are NextPrinciples and GrabCAD.
  • NextPrinciples NextPrinciples is an enterprise solution for social marketing automation that enables faster time to revenue from new and existing leads.
  • GrabCAD GrabCAD is an online community network for mechanical engineers to share talent, expand knowledge and collaborate with others.
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 2
Alex Ott is the Owner/Founder at CrossContinentalVentures. Additionally, Alex Ott has had 2 past jobs including VP/GM EMEA, VP/GM Americas at Siebel Systems.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Siebel Systems
VP/GM EMEA, VP/GM Americas19992003
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
Venture Partner
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Alex Ott holds 6 board and advisor roles including Independent Board Member at CARTO, Investor/Board Member at Celonis, and Board Member at Trufa.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
SAP
Executive Committee memberDec 1990Dec 1998
Alex Ott studied at Mannheim University of Applied Sciences.
Number of News Articles 1
Funding RoundJan 18, 2013
Funding RoundMar 13, 2012
NextPrinciples raised $1,200,000 / Seed from Alex Ott and 10 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 15, 2012
Memonic raised $1,500,000 / Seed from Alex Ott and 4 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 15, 2012
Squirro raised $1,500,000 / Seed from Alex Ott and 4 other investors
Funding RoundJun 8, 2011
GrabCAD raised $1,100,000 / Seed from Alex Ott and 7 other investors