Jud Valeski

General Manager at Honey (joinhoney.com)

πŸ“ Boulder, Colorado, United StatesπŸ”„ Updated September 2026πŸ’Ό 1 investmentsπŸ“… 9 years investingπŸ—“ Last invested Jul 2017𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Jul 2017
Alpin (https://alpin.io) cuts subscription costs and saves time on SaaS monitoring and management. In just 2 clicks, it discovers all users and the sprawling landscape of SaaS subscriptions -- especially the ones you dont know. It helps cut costs by up to 30% by showing wasted spend, comparing license costs to actual usage -- no more spreadsheets -- and helps you negotiate better deals with its budget forecasts. It monitors, reports on and archives activity, alerting your IT and Security teams to risky actions and dangerous permissions. Plus, it logs history for audit, compliance & reporting. Know the True Landscape * Instantly discover all users and their hundreds of SaaS applications and services β€” free or paid, web or mobile β€” and the devices they are using. It’s much, much bigger than you think. * Look overall, by department or by user to drill in on the most important exposures. * Get the total picture of your SaaS sprawl, so you can take control and start to proactively manage the organization. Cut Costs, Manage Renewals & Forecast Future Spend * See your costs, your actual usage, and the gap that means wasted spend. * Know the cost per employee in any given department, or for any individual, so you can see true costs and budget for new hires. * Centralize billing history and see upcoming renewals, so you can negotiate better deals and use Alpins forecasts to more accurately set budgets. * Easily de-provision unused seats, saving cost and time, and improving governance and security. Be Secure By Monitoring Activity For Security, Compliance & Governance * Monitor and archive activity for governance, compliance and audit. * Look back in time across users and applications, even at inactive and deleted accounts. * Instantly create reports for audits, compliance or ad hoc updates. * Get alerts to risky activity (someone publicly shares a finance document or adds a new app) or dangerous permissions (app X can read email contents).
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2017
Board Member
Jul 2017
Alpin (https://alpin.io) cuts subscription costs and saves time on SaaS monitoring and management. In just 2 clicks, it discovers all users and the sprawling landscape of SaaS subscriptions -- especially the ones you dont know. It helps cut costs by up to 30% by showing wasted spend, comparing license costs to actual usage -- no more spreadsheets -- and helps you negotiate better deals with its budget forecasts. It monitors, reports on and archives activity, alerting your IT and Security teams to risky actions and dangerous permissions. Plus, it logs history for audit, compliance & reporting. Know the True Landscape * Instantly discover all users and their hundreds of SaaS applications and services β€” free or paid, web or mobile β€” and the devices they are using. It’s much, much bigger than you think. * Look overall, by department or by user to drill in on the most important exposures. * Get the total picture of your SaaS sprawl, so you can take control and start to proactively manage the organization. Cut Costs, Manage Renewals & Forecast Future Spend * See your costs, your actual usage, and the gap that means wasted spend. * Know the cost per employee in any given department, or for any individual, so you can see true costs and budget for new hires. * Centralize billing history and see upcoming renewals, so you can negotiate better deals and use Alpins forecasts to more accurately set budgets. * Easily de-provision unused seats, saving cost and time, and improving governance and security. Be Secure By Monitoring Activity For Security, Compliance & Governance * Monitor and archive activity for governance, compliance and audit. * Look back in time across users and applications, even at inactive and deleted accounts. * Instantly create reports for audits, compliance or ad hoc updates. * Get alerts to risky activity (someone publicly shares a finance document or adds a new app) or dangerous permissions (app X can read email contents).
2016
CTO
Feb 2016
Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)
1997
Netscape
Principal Software Engineer
Jan 1997