INVITE-ONLY • LIMITED CAPACITY
AI First Venture Club
The AI First Venture Club is an invite-only group for investors who want a more disciplined way to engage with AI venture investing. Members get access to real deal memos from companies our team is actively underwriting, with a focus on AI-native startups built around large models, agents, proprietary data, and new workflows.
Each month, the group comes together for a deeper discussion on the opportunities, risks, and investment thinking behind these companies.
This is meant to be a serious investing forum — not a webinar, a class, or a casual networking group.
Who It’s For
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Operators
Founders and executives building with AI who want a front-row view of what's emerging. - Home
Investors
Angels, family offices, and allocators building conviction in AI as an asset class. - Home
Tech Leaders
Engineers and researchers who understand the technology and want to invest alongside it. - Home
AI-Adjacent Professionals
Selective participation from senior AI-adjacent professionals with aligned investing focus.
Deal Focus (AI-Native by Design)
We source from AV’s highest-conviction AI pipeline — early-stage through growth and pre-IPO companies built natively on AI, not retrofitted. Highlights include:
- HomeTop 20 U.S. VC Firm (TIME '25), and the only one dedicated to individual investors.
- HomeTop 3 Most Active U.S. VC Firm (PitchBook '18–'24).
- HomeCo-invest alongside leading VCs including a16z, Sequoia, Accel, and more.
- HomeLeverages the capabilities of 40+ full-time AV venture investing professionals.
The Standard
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$50K–$100K+ per year
Members are expected to invest across deals surfaced through the Club.
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Individual investments
Made individually, not through pooled vehicles.
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Allocations not guaranteed
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Passing is acceptable
Thoughtful engagement is expected.
Member Expectations
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Review materials in advance
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Participate actively and consistently
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Maintain strict confidentiality
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Be direct, analytical, and respectful
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Repeated non-attendance or disengagement will result in the seat being recycled
Cadence & Format
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One 60-minute Zoom meeting per month
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One primary deal per session sourced from AV’s highest-conviction AI pipeline
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Structured agenda including deal context, diligence highlights, and member discussion
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Sessions are designed to be efficient, substantive, and investor-focused
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1–2 optional in-person gatherings each year (dinners or drinks), depending on member density
AV PORTFOLIO EXAMPLES
Investing in companies like these
AI-native portfolio examples across infrastructure, work, discovery, and industries
Investments shown for illustrative purposes only and are not available for future investment, except in cases of follow-on investments.
Access Curated Deals Led by Top VC Firms
These firms have co-invested in many deals with Alumni Ventures
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 has invested, and are not necessarily indicative of future co-investors. The identity of a co-investor does not guarantee investment quality or performance.
Powered by Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures is one of the world’s most active venture firms, providing professionally managed, diversified access to early-stage innovation and curated opportunities traditionally difficult to reach. We partner with family offices and individual investors worldwide to build venture portfolios powered by disciplined processes, deep networks, and transparent engagement.
AV has received several awards from national outlets and organizations, recognizing our distinct model and the quality and breadth of our investment activity. See Alumni Ventures Awards & Rankings.
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
Operators (founders and executives building with AI), investors (angels, family offices, allocators building conviction in AI as an asset class), tech leaders (engineers and researchers), and selective participation from senior AI-adjacent professionals with aligned investing focus.
The Club focuses on companies built natively on AI — not retrofitted. That means startups built around large models, agents, proprietary data, and new workflows from day one, across four focus spans: AI Infrastructure, AI Work, AI Discovery, and AI Industries.
One 60-minute Zoom meeting per month, plus time to review materials in advance. Plus 1–2 optional in-person gatherings each year (dinners or drinks), depending on member density.
Members are expected to invest $50K–$100K+ per year across deals surfaced through the Club. Investments are made individually, not through pooled vehicles. Allocations may be limited and are not guaranteed.
No. Passing on a deal is acceptable. Thoughtful engagement is expected of all members regardless of outcome.
The AI First Venture Club is meant to be a serious investing forum — not a webinar, a class, or a casual networking group. The goal is to give committed investors a closer look at how AV evaluates some of the most interesting AI companies in our pipeline.
Membership is by invitation only. Reach out to Ray Wu ([email protected]) or Stacey Tsai ([email protected]) to share your interest.
Membership is by invitation only.
If you’re a serious investor ready to build disciplined exposure to AI-native companies — share your interest below.
Next Steps
Membership by invitation only. Please share your interest with our Club Chairs.
