Ventures · Private Equity
Xander Capital Group is a founder-led investment firm. We incubate technology companies and pursue leveraged buyouts across North America and Europe, concentrating on three industries where we have operated and know the customer.
Two strategies
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Technology incubation
We originate and incubate technology companies from the earliest stage — shaping the thesis, recruiting founding teams and funding the first build — with hands-on operating support until each business stands on its own.
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Private equity · Leveraged buyouts
We acquire established, cash-generative businesses and corporate carve-outs in North America and Europe, partnering with management to sharpen operations, invest in growth and build long-term value.
Focus industries
Pet nutrition, products and services, and the medical care of companion animals — from clinics and diagnostics to the software that connects them.
Carriers, distribution and specialty lines, alongside the technology modernizing how risk is priced, sold and serviced.
Branded consumer businesses with loyal customers, where direct relationships, product quality and operational discipline compound over time.
Headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, with an office in New York City, and with deep roots in France. We source opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic and help portfolio companies cross it.
Based in
West Palm Beach · New York City
Languages
English · French
Founder & Managing Partner
An operator first. Alex founded Xander Capital Group to back the kind of companies he has built — and to build more of them.
Alexandre Douzet is the Founder and Managing Partner of Xander Capital Group, a family-backed investment firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, with an office in New York City. The firm incubates technology companies and pursues leveraged buyouts in North America and Europe.
Alex has spent more than two decades building consumer and marketplace businesses. He was a co-founder of TheLadders, the career platform for professionals, where he led marketing and grew the membership past two million before serving as Executive Vice President and then President.
In 2016 he co-founded Ollie, the fresh pet food company, and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Ollie was acquired by Barcelona-based Agrolimen in 2026. He went on to co-found Pumpkin, the pet insurance company launched with Zoetis in 2020, and served as its CEO.
That track record — building consumer brands, earning the trust of pet parents and veterinarians, and modernizing how pets are insured — defines the firm's focus on pet care and veterinary medicine, insurance and insurtech, and consumer products.
French by origin, Alex holds an MBA from INSEAD, a master's degree in direct marketing from New York University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Université Jean Moulin Lyon III. He brings a transatlantic network and perspective to every investment, sourcing opportunities in both markets and helping portfolio companies expand across them.
Outside the office, Alex is a long-course triathlete: he is an IRONMAN World Championship finisher in Kona and a two-time finisher of the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. He has also completed eight marathons, with a personal best of 3:32.
If you are building or running a business in our sectors, we would like to hear from you.