Alan (Azi) Cutter

Accelerating Global B2B SaaS Growth | Seed to series A Investor + Strategic Connector + Executive Recruiting | Bridging US, MENA & Africa Markets

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 30 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2019𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Angel investor🌍 United States
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Feb 2019
Apploi is helping healthcare facilities stabilize their workforce with an all-in-one platform built to hire, onboard, and schedule top healthcare talent. Working with over 9,000 healthcare organizations across the United States, the NYC-based tech company helps leaders solve the industry’s most pressing problem: how to provide superb care in the midst of a candidate shortage. Apploi offers a solution in the form of a speedy, seamless hiring and onboarding process. From a single platform, Apploi users can get more qualified candidates by posting jobs once and promoting to top job boards like Indeed, LinkedIn, and MyCNA. From there, they can decrease time-to-hire by screening candidates & keeping them engaged with unlimited & automated texts or emails. Once a new hire is selected, users can effortlessly onboard hires and get them on the schedule through the platform with digital onboarding packets, license verification, and shift management. In 2024, Apploi ranked within the top 1,000 on the annual Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America for the 5th consecutive year - ranking no. 822 overall and no. 90 among software companies. The platform was also recognized by GetApp as a 2024 category leader in onboarding, recruiting, and applicant tracking. On a wide scale and an individual basis, Apploi is dedicated to helping healthcare workers and employers thrive in the industry they love.
CEO, Entrepreneur, Investor
1996
AC Lion Powers Innovation By Bridging the Digital Talent Gap For over 25 years, AC Lion has been a trusted top provider of talent in the digital landscape, focusing on revenue recruiting. Our reach spans from innovative, venture backed startups to enterprise level organizations and big brands. A mainstay of AC Lion’s success has been in cultivating strong, long-standing relationships. We work on a relationship level, and our candidates see that quality and appreciate the difference. Just read a few of our LinkedIn recommendations to get a sense of our style. People trust us because we do things right. We help them climb that career ladder—and they come back to us again and again. High Tech + High Touch = A Great Reputation (and success!) QUICK FACTS: Six-peat Forbes Best Executive Recruitment Firms 2017 - 2022 20+ years of deep domain experience in digital and startup recruiting. Over $350 million in compensation negotiated. Over 200,000 relationships with digital professionals. 77% of our candidates come through referrals, networking and our database. Over 1,000 clients ranging from Fortune 100s to emerging tech start-ups. Over 95% of our clients are repeat customers. Nationwide staffing with a focus in key larger markets.
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2019
Board Member
Feb 2019
Apploi is helping healthcare facilities stabilize their workforce with an all-in-one platform built to hire, onboard, and schedule top healthcare talent. Working with over 9,000 healthcare organizations across the United States, the NYC-based tech company helps leaders solve the industry’s most pressing problem: how to provide superb care in the midst of a candidate shortage. Apploi offers a solution in the form of a speedy, seamless hiring and onboarding process. From a single platform, Apploi users can get more qualified candidates by posting jobs once and promoting to top job boards like Indeed, LinkedIn, and MyCNA. From there, they can decrease time-to-hire by screening candidates & keeping them engaged with unlimited & automated texts or emails. Once a new hire is selected, users can effortlessly onboard hires and get them on the schedule through the platform with digital onboarding packets, license verification, and shift management. In 2024, Apploi ranked within the top 1,000 on the annual Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America for the 5th consecutive year - ranking no. 822 overall and no. 90 among software companies. The platform was also recognized by GetApp as a 2024 category leader in onboarding, recruiting, and applicant tracking. On a wide scale and an individual basis, Apploi is dedicated to helping healthcare workers and employers thrive in the industry they love.
2013
Managing Partner
Jan 2013
AC Lion Venture Partners (ACLVP) serves as the Strategic Venture Capital Division of AC Lion International. Founded by partners Alan Cutter and Michael Adler, ACLVP was established with the purpose of offering investment capital, extensive expertise, and a wide-reaching network to startups globally, particularly those aiming to scale their operations in the United States, with a focus on New York City as their headquarters. Our portfolio companies are trailblazers that challenge conventional norms, pioneer new avenues, and reimagine outdated traditional models. They leverage the evolving paradigm by specializing in areas such as Media and Technology, e-commerce, Blockchain, Autonomous technologies, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Mobile-First technology, among other cutting-edge domains.
2004
Sawyouatsinai.com
Founding Partner
2004
1996
CEO, Entrepreneur, Investor
1996
AC Lion Powers Innovation By Bridging the Digital Talent Gap For over 25 years, AC Lion has been a trusted top provider of talent in the digital landscape, focusing on revenue recruiting. Our reach spans from innovative, venture backed startups to enterprise level organizations and big brands. A mainstay of AC Lion’s success has been in cultivating strong, long-standing relationships. We work on a relationship level, and our candidates see that quality and appreciate the difference. Just read a few of our LinkedIn recommendations to get a sense of our style. People trust us because we do things right. We help them climb that career ladder—and they come back to us again and again. High Tech + High Touch = A Great Reputation (and success!) QUICK FACTS: Six-peat Forbes Best Executive Recruitment Firms 2017 - 2022 20+ years of deep domain experience in digital and startup recruiting. Over $350 million in compensation negotiated. Over 200,000 relationships with digital professionals. 77% of our candidates come through referrals, networking and our database. Over 1,000 clients ranging from Fortune 100s to emerging tech start-ups. Over 95% of our clients are repeat customers. Nationwide staffing with a focus in key larger markets.