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Venture investing with your alumni community.
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    Full-time investment team
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    Each annual fund has ~20-30 investments diversified by sector, stage, geography, and lead investor
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    Co-investing alongside other established venture firms
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    Includes access to deal Syndications and engagement opportunities with other alums

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Castor Ventures is a super-responsive, well-connected co-investor which is a go-to shop anytime we’re looking at a start-up with an MIT connection. It’s a smart, easy to work with team and I’m happy to make introductions to Castor knowing the companies will be treated well.
Jerry Bird
President, MassVentures
Castor Ventures is a unique opportunity to support and connect with interesting MIT-connected entrepreneurs. As a [former] member of the Investment Committee, I’m amazed by the companies we see and enjoy reviewing the businesses for potential investments by the fund.
Kerry James
Castor Ventures Investor
Thanks to Alumni Ventures for creating Bascom Ventures! I have enjoyed being a part of successful early-stage initiatives from fellow alumni of the University of Wisconsin. Because of the scale and leverage of the AV group as a whole, the quality of the deals is superior.
Karen Monfre
Bascom Ventures Investor
The team at Chestnut Street Ventures are the perfect vc partner – super smart, incredibly well-connected and lightning fast responsive...the connection to the broader universe of other Alumni Ventures funds makes the network even more powerful.
Dean Miller
Chestnut Street Ventures Investor
Castor Ventures is a super-responsive, well-connected co-investor which is a go-to shop anytime we’re looking at a start-up with an MIT connection. It’s a smart, easy to work with team and I’m happy to make introductions to Castor knowing the companies will be treated well.
Jerry Bird
President, MassVentures
Castor Ventures is a unique opportunity to support and connect with interesting MIT-connected entrepreneurs. As a [former] member of the Investment Committee, I’m amazed by the companies we see and enjoy reviewing the businesses for potential investments by the fund.
Kerry James
Castor Ventures Investor

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Network-Powered Venture Capital

Our network and communities are our secret sauce. We draw on the power of 10,000+ investors, 20+ investment teams, handpicked independent scouts, and 750k+ community members to source, vet, and fund deals. Our 40+ full-time investment professionals work out of five offices around the country constructing diversified venture portfolios for our investors.

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    Access to venture deals that most investors aren’t aware of
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    Network-powered deal sourcing and evaluation
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    Process-based decision making that balances team conviction and the wisdom of small crowds

Syndications

Syndications are opportunities to invest in a single venture deal. Over 40% of our investors have participated in one or more Syndications. They’ve told us that they’re drawn to Syndications as a way to personalize their portfolio, back a deal that particularly resonates with them, and educate themselves or their children about venture investing.

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    All deals sourced by our investment professionals and invested in by one or more of our funds
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    Deal diligence materials shared via a secure data room
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    Lower minimums
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    100% opt in. You decide how often you want to see Syndications and whether or not to invest

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