Alumni Ventures

What is Alumni Ventures?

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm that specializes in providing seed to Series B funding to startups across a diverse range of industries. With assets under management totaling $539,400,000, they are equipped to support early-stage companies through significant growth phases.

Their investment focus spans a wide spectrum including Software, PropTech, Hospitality & Events, Media, Education, BioTech, AgroTech, Business Solutions, FinTech & Financial services, Hardware & Manufacturing, Energy, Retail & E-Commerce, Sales & Marketing, Cosmetics & Fashion, Entertainment & Sports, IoT & Wearables, CleanTech, A.I. & Big Data, HealthTech & Fitness, Blockchain & Cryptos, Web Security & Privacy, Gaming & eSports, Analytics, Autonomous vehicles & Cars, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Developer tools, Future Of Work, Food & Beverage, GovTech, Human Resources, Impact, Insurance & InsurTech, Logistics & Distribution, Medical Devices & Hospital Services, Payments, Robotics, Aerospace & Defense, Real Estate & Construction, DeepTech, Healthcare & Wellness, Nanotechnology, Online Social, Consumer, Woman Focused, and more.

They are ready to invest anywhere between $50,000 and $10,000,000, with a 'sweet spot' investment size of $5,000,000.

Alumni Ventures primarily targets opportunities in the Seed, Series A, Pre-seed, and Series B stages, positioning themselves as a versatile and valuable partner for startups in various sectors. Their approach is to not only invest financially but also to leverage their extensive network to open doors for their portfolio companies, providing them with a substantial platform for success.

What they say:

Founded in 2014, Alumni Ventures offers professional-grade venture capital portfolios to individual investors.• #1 Most Active Venture Firm in the US (PitchBook '22 & '23)• Top 20 Venture Firm (CB Insights '24)• Portfolio of 1,300+ venture-backed companies

What we look for: We invest in companies at all stages, across all regions, and in (almost) all sectors. Our check size ranges from $100K to $10M with a sweet spot of $1M – $3M. We are strictly a co-investor: we don’t sit on boards or set terms.We’re drawn to opportunities where we believe we can help, such as a strong alumni connection to one of our 18 Alumni Funds, where we can catalyze flywheels with our alumni communities. We also have Focused Funds, which invest by specific sectors, stages, or themes.

How we help: Portfolio and CEO services: https://www.av.vc/entrepreneurs• #1 Most Active Venture Firm in the US (PitchBook '22 & '23)• Top 20 Venture Firm (CB Insights '24)• Portfolio of 1,300+ venture-backed companiesWe are network powered, with a community of more than 750k+ members. Beyond capital, we leverage our community to provide our portfolio companies with helpful connections, customers, and other robust CEO Services.