Our Team
Our careers have spanned seed startups to billion dollar publicly traded companies. We have filled roles including Engineering, Development, Product Management, Product Marketing, Corporate Marketing, Customer Acquisition and Retention, Customer Success, COO and CEO. We have had the opportunity of applying this experience in a broad range of industries - CRM, EDI, Medical devices, Streaming Video and ML, Industrial Automation, Commercial Real Estate Technology, IoT and Sensors, Autonomous vehicles, Analytics, Security, Sports Gaming, eLearning, Knowledge Management, Satellite Deployment, Amusement Parks, and even Mental Health.
Malcolm Hobbs
Founding Partner
Malcolm brings extensive technology startup and large public company leadership experience to AH. His roles have included VP positions in Marketing, Business Development, Market Development, Product Management, and Corporate Communications. He has led organizations at large enterprises like Oracle and Apple, as well as smaller public and late stage companies. He has also led a consulting practice that has helped startup teams establish, develop and grow their companies in several emerging markets - Industrial Automation, LIDAR, Supply Chain Visibility, Autonomous Vehicles, Sensor technology, Sustainability/ESG, eLearning/Human Capital Management, Knowledge Management, Emergency Messaging, IT infrastructure as a Service, and Cybersecurity.
His thesis has been to help bring great product ideas to market that are focused on rapidly understanding and acting on complex data, and to understand and share the common challenges and solutions for small, growing companies. Malcolm has raised seed and venture funding and has held leading roles on both sides of M&A transactions.
Malcolm is married with three adult children. His wife is in education, a son who works at a farm and agricultural research center in Maine, a daughter who leads CSR work for Bank of the West in San Francisco, and a daughter who is a physician in Providence, RI. When not at work, you will likely find him outdoors…on a road or mountain bike, hiking, skiing, or sailing. Malcolm holds a BA in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA, and is a dual citizen of the United States and Great Britain.
Marie Alexander
Founding Partner
After 10 years in Operations management of an Amusement Park and a degree in Music Therapy, Marie made a third shift in her career path. After getting a Masters Degree in Business Information Systems, she turned to the entrepreneurial world of tech startups. 35 years later she has a plethora of engaging stories and a wide range of experience. Her roles have included CEO, COO, Engineering, Product Management, Customer Services and Success, Corporate Strategy. She has been involved in the early stages of numerous industries – Customer Relationship Management, Customer Success, EDI, IP Intelligence, Authentication and Security, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Medical Device Analytics.
The theme across each of these ventures has been the need to build a company around a tremendous product idea that has been rooted in the use of large amounts of data and information. Marie has led successful exits but has also advised numerous young entrepreneurs on their development and their companies.
You can view her LinkedIn Profile or download her resume if you want additional detail.
Marie has two adult children – an emergency room physician at LA County hospital and a Neuroscience Phd student at Berkeley. Marie is well known for her “care packages” that often include classic oatmeal cookies, brown butter sea salt rice krispie treats, raspberry bars, and bite size pop tarts with homemade jam. Between these, her vegetable garden, and her home cooked meals, it becomes clear that she finds joy and love in classic homemaking.