Your Venture Investing Partner
for individual investors.
Invest In Our Funds
Let our expert team handle it. Our award-winning investment professionals will build a diversified portfolio of venture-backed companies for you.
Invest Deal-By-Deal
You make your own investment decisions. You’ll see 1-2 deals per month, including all AV diligence materials, and select which companies you want to invest in.
Awards & Rankings
About Alumni Ventures
We are a venture capital firm that provides accredited investors & institutions with access to professionally-managed, diversified venture portfolios. Our network is among the largest and most well-connected in the industry.
- Home$1.3B+ capital raised since founding in 2014
- HomeDiversified historical portfolio of 1,400+ venture-backed companies, adding ~250 / year
- Home10,500 individual accredited investors already trust us with their venture investing
- HomeTop quartile and decile performance track record*
- HomeNetwork of 850k+ investors, entrepreneurs, & community members
- Home5 national offices & ~40 full-time venture investors
2022 Pitchbook Global League Tables, 2023 Pitchbook Global League Tables
The Top 20 venture investors in North America
*Top-Quartile for AV Fund vintages 2016-2020 as of September 30, 2024. Top Quartile ranking against Cambridge Associates’ peer group for venture capital, according to the Distributions to Paid-in Capital (DPI) metric. Top-Quartile for 2016 vintage was .77 for Cambridge Associates peer group and .72 for Alumni Ventures funds. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
50 ventures from the Alumni Ventures portfolio that we’re excited about for 2025
Invest in Startups Like the Apex 50
Accredited investors can invest in startups like the Apex 50 with Alumni Ventures. Talk with a Senior Partner about our portfolio of over 1,400 companies from Bluesky to Groq to Goodles to learn more about becoming an investor.
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The Power of a Network
Venture capital has always been about connections and deal access. Our network, united by alumni connections and an interest in entrepreneurship, generates value via powerful flywheels.
Pitchbook states that well-connected VCs see better returns. Read more.
Why VC May Belong in Your Portfolio
- HomeVC has outperformed the public market equivalents over the past 5, 15, and 25 years.
- HomeVC has been the top-performing alternative asset class over the last decade.
- HomeVC is largely uncorrelated to the public markets, making it attractive from a portfolio risk-mitigation perspective.
- HomeMore value is being created in the private markets than ever before, and the largest endowments and institutions are increasing allocations here.
Sources for the above claims
Returns shown are for the U.S. venture capital asset class, not Alumni Ventures. Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results. SOURCE: Cambridge Associates Index and Select Benchmark Statistics, Sept 30, 2024
Why Investors Choose Alumni Ventures
- HomeTop quartile and decile performance track record (1)
- HomeProfessional Fund Administration
- HomeEducation & Engagement Opportunities
(1) Performance data is from Cambridge Associates Venture Benchmarks and is as of 09/30/24. Industry Top Quartile as determined by Cambridge Associates. Distributions to Paid-In Capital (DPI) for AV Funds and Industry Top Quartile is net of management fees and net of incentive allocations applied to amounts distributed to investors. For additional information on Cambridge Associates and the data and calculations, see av-funds.com/disclosures.
AV Co-Invests with Experienced Venture Firms
250+ investments with leading VCs and many with other top-quartile firms.
These leading venture firms have backed some of the most successful companies in the world.
Co-investors are shown for illustrative purposes only, do not represent all co-investors with which Alumni Ventures as invested, and are not necessarily indicative of future co-investors. The identity of a co-investor does not guarantee investment quality or performance.
Your Venture Investing Partner
Whether you want to choose your own deals, or let our team of 40 venture investing professionals construct a diversified portfolio for you, AV is your one-stop shop for all your venture investing interests.
Invest In Our Funds
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~20-30 investments diversified by sector, stage, geography, and lead investor.
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Investments sourced by our entire team of ~40 full-time venture investing professionals.
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Co-investing alongside other established venture firms like a16z, Sequoia, and more.
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Funds typically reserve 20% for follow-on opportunities.
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Access exclusive engagement and education opportunities with our investing teams and founders.
Invest Deal-By-Deal
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No sign-up fee. Investors must complete an identity and accreditation verification process to access.
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You decide how often you want to see deals and whether or not to invest.
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AV diligence and Investment Committee materials are shared via a secure data room.
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All deals are sourced by our ~40 full-time venture investing professionals and invested alongside elite venture firms like a16z and Sequoia.
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Attend live deal discussions with our investment teams to help make your decision.
Co-investors listed for illustrative purposes only, do not represent all organizations with which Alumni Ventures co-invests and are not necessarily indicative of future co-investors.