Partner
Jamie Melzer
Founder & Managing Partner, Altra Venture Partners
- Firm
- Altra Venture Partners
- Title
- Founder & Managing Partner
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 28 September 2026
About
Jamie Melzer is the Founder and Managing Partner at Altra Venture Partners. She brings nearly 20 years of institutional research and investing experience in high-yield and distressed debt, public equities, and venture capital. Jamie has a deep understanding of valuation and risk analysis and applies a public market lens to investing in the best pre-IPO companies. Prior to founding Altra, Jamie was a sector analyst at Brigade Capital Management, where she deployed ~$2B across their hedge fund and opportunistic strategies. Before Brigade, Jamie was an Institutional Investor-ranked high-yield research analyst at Bank of America and founder of the award-winning consumer brand Watermelon Road.
Background
- Education
- She has a BS in Finance from the University of Kansas and was a founding member of the Finance Scholars program.Source (opens in a new tab)
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