AV Holiday Gift Guide 2025
Give Innovation This Season
Give innovation.
We’re pleased to present our community with a selection of innovative products and services from some of our portfolio companies. We hope you and your loved ones enjoy a wonderful holiday season.
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NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Rhone
Rhone designs and develops high-performance activewear. The company engineers clothing for men and women in technical fabrics and styles that are also office-appropriate, letting them transition smoothly from work to workout.
AV Investment Community: Blue Ivy Ventures
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Quince
Quince is a direct-to-consumer retailer that partners directly with manufacturers, allowing it to offer high-quality essentials like apparel and home goods at prices significantly lower than traditional luxury brands. The brand keeps prices low by cutting out the supply-chain middlemen, while partnering only with factories that meet or exceed global guidelines for workplace safety and equitable wages.
AV Investment Community: Green D Ventures
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Pair Eyewear
Pair Eyewear is a personalized eyewear brand that lets customers easily and affordably customize their glasses. Its first-of-its-kind, two-part system features a classic “base frame” paired with a wide variety of magnetic, interchangeable “top frames” that users can swap to match their mood, style, or outfit. The company empowers customers to express their personal style with custom, interchangeable frames designed to fit any mood or occasion.
AV Investment Community: Blue Ivy Ventures
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Unspun
Unspun has developed a 3D-weaving technology that is versatile and fast. The company has created the 3D printer of textiles that can weave clothing at more than four times the rate of current methods, and it works with a variety of material inputs.
AV Investment Community: Bascom Ventures
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NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Thousand Fell
Thousand Fell is a sustainably sourced line of sneakers that are designed to be both recyclable and biodegradable. The company offer sneakers for both men and women that are stylish, environmentally friendly, and comfortable to wear, with a breathable liner.
AV Investment Community: Nassau Street Ventures
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Heywell
Heywell makes low-sugar, adaptogen-infused sparkling waters that support energy, focus, hydration, immunity, and stress relief using clean, plant-based ingredients. Designed for health-conscious Gen Z and millennial consumers, each can delivers daily wellness benefits through a blend of adaptogens, antioxidants, herbs, minerals, and organic caffeine.
AV Investment Community: Purple Arch Ventures
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MUD\WTR
MUD\WTR produces and sells an organic coffee-alternative beverage that offers health and performance benefits. Its beverage consists of organic ingredients that help support health and well-being, providing the same focus and energy boosts as coffee but with much less caffeine.
AV Investment Community: Congress Ave Ventures
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Heaven’s Door
Heaven’s Door is a collection of handcrafted American whiskeys co-created with Bob Dylan. The collection includes premium aged double-barreled whiskey, straight bourbon whiskey, and straight rye whiskey.
AV Investment Community: Purple Arch Ventures
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Beam Organics
Beam Organics offers an innovative line of CBD products for wellness, rest, and athletic recovery. Its THC-free cannabidiol products include tincture, salve, and oil droppers.
AV Investment Community: Yard Ventures
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NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Crown Affair
Crown Affair is a beauty brand on a mission to make hair care an everyday ritual. The company offers innovative products online, enabling customers to restore and maintain their hair at home.
AV Investment Community: Seed Fund
Discount code expires 12/31/2025.
Promo Code: ALUMNIHOLIDAY20
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Madison Reed
Madison Reed offers women hair-coloring products and service at home and in salons. The brand offers customers, technology, personalized service, and salon results whether they color their hair at home or in one of its 60+ Hair Color Bars.
AV Investment Community: Green D Ventures
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Exponent Beauty
Unlike anti-aging skin care products with pre-mixed ingredients that degrade rapidly, Exponent Beauty’s skincare line achieves peak results because it lets consumers custom-mix ingredients at the time of application. A patented self-activator system dispenses a precise dose of active powder and a “Quadruple Hyaluronic Acid Hydrator,” creating a freshly whipped serum with a light gel-cream texture.
AV Investment Community: Seed Ventures
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Droplette
Droplette is using its platform technology to operate a successful direct-to-consumer facial skincare business model. It sells its micro-infuser device up front, plus tiered subscription options for infusion capsules which contain the active skincare ingredients. Droplette’s patented, hand-held facial skincare device generates a powerful, yet gentle nano-mist to infuse scientifically proven active ingredients deep into the skin — delivering 10x the outcomes of topical creams and serums.
AV Investment Community: Yard Ventures
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Womaness
Womaness offers innovative menopause products with accessible, safe, and chic solutions in skin and body care, feminine care, sexual health, and supplements. Its products are formulated alongside a panel of menopausal experts who specialize in menopause, women’s health, nutrition, and skincare.
AV Investment Community: Bascom Ventures
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You could be an investor in high-potential startups like these.
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NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Rally Reader LLC
Rally Reader offers an AI-enhanced e-reading platform for elementary and middle schoolers to improve their reading and literacy skills, while engaging educators and parents with detailed progress dashboards. Rally Reader’s technology acts as a personal reading coach for each student, pinpointing reading mistakes in real time and ensuring word-for-word accuracy for on-the-spot corrections, thereby greatly enhancing literacy skill development.
AV Investment Community: Green D Ventures
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Synthesis School
Synthesis School is an online program created at SpaceX that is now available to kids all over to encourage creative problem solving and team work. Its one-hour online learning experience brings together students (aged 6-14) from around the world and allows them to make sense of the complexity of its original simulations.
AV Investment Community: Waterman Ventures
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Numerade
Numerade, a video-based learning platform focused on expanding access to high quality STEM education for students worldwide. Numerade’s subscription service boasts a database of over 1.2 million videos covering content for middle school, high school and college-level STEM courses, all made by its certified tutors.
AV Investment Community: Ring Ventures
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You could be an investor in high-potential startups like these.
By joining the AV Syndicate, you can see our deal flow for free and get started in under three minutes. You’ll receive curated deal emails with memos and terms, review opportunities alongside top VC firms, and choose only the deals that interest you. Invest deal by deal to build your own portfolio, and receive ongoing updates from the companies you choose to back. Joining the Syndicate is free and entirely optional.
NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Gametime
Gametime is a ticketing platform for mobile users, selling last-minute tickets to the most popular events in sports, music, and theater in cities across the U.S. and Canada. With a mobile-first platform, industry-leading NPS, and strong appeal and stickiness with the younger demographic, Gametime examines as many as 10,000 potential seats to present the 50 best values. After purchase, it delivers tickets directly to users’ phones. If plans change, users can sell their tickets with the push of a bottom.
AV Investment Community: Blue Ivy Ventures
Gametime is a marketplace that helps fans find great values on verified tickets for live events including sports, concerts and more
Use code HOLIDAY20 for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply.
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Mythical Games
Mythical is a game-technology platform for the buying, trading, and selling of in-game digital assets. Major games like Fortnite, League of Legends, and Counterstrike can leverage this platform to control in-game customization, earn value from player-made digital assets, and empower player-owned economies that enhance the gaming experience.
AV Investment Community: Castor Ventures
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Snappr
Snappr is a platform that connects pre-vetted pro photographers with consumers and businesses. Its Safety Suite enables users to observe, monitor, and predict jobsite risks in areas of project safety, productivity, and quality.
AV Investment Community: Green D Ventures
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Opus Clip
Opus Clip leverages GenAI technology to streamline video editing, transforming lengthy videos into engaging short clips with ease, reducing editing time by tenfold. Catering to a broad audience — from individual consumers to large entities like the NFL and top YouTube channels — the platform offers cost-effective subscriptions for rapid content creation.
AV Investment Community: Strawberry Creek Ventures
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The Realest
The Realest is an authentication platform and marketplace that sources items directly from artists and athletes, enabling collectors and fans to own the most trusted entertainment memorabilia. Its authentication platform uses witness-based verification, hologram stickers, and hidden markings to essentially give an item a fingerprint to protect its value.
AV Investment Community: Humans First Venture Syndicate
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NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Thistle
Thistle offers healthy, plant-based prepared meals, juices, and sides to consumers as a subscription service. Customers can select from a rotating weekly menu of gluten- and dairy-free options, and adjust their plan at any time.
AV Investment Community: Yard Ventures
The promo code is valid through December 31, 2025. The discount auto-applies when clicking the link.
The promo code: ALUMNIVENTURES50. Offers 50% off the first week.
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Gooder Foods
Gooder Foods offers veggie-boosted, protein-packed, mac & cheese under the brand name Goodles. Goodles includes protein, fiber, and prebiotics; is low glycemic; has 21 nutrients from plants; and contains fewer calories.
AV Investment Community: Purple Arch Ventures
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Oshi
Oshi (formerly Plantish) crafts whole-cut salmon products made of plants and created through 3D bioprinting. The product has the same nutritional value, taste, texture, and structure of traditional salmon without harmful mercury, microplastics, or other pollutants.
AV Investment Community: Purple Arch Ventures
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50cut
50CUT by Joyn Foods is a food-tech platform that blends mushroom mycelium with ground meat to boost flavor, nutrition, and sustainability — without sacrificing taste or function. Using a proprietary upcycling fermentation process, it delivers a scalable, cost-saving solution for chefs and foodservice operators in the $298B U.S. meat market.
AV Investment Community: Seed Ventures
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Smitten Ice Cream
Available for in-shop pickup, online delivery & national shipping! Limited-Edition Seasonal Styles — cozy & gift-ready!
AV Investment Community: Spike Ventures
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You could be an investor in high-potential startups like these.
By joining the AV Syndicate, you can see our deal flow for free and get started in under three minutes. You’ll receive curated deal emails with memos and terms, review opportunities alongside top VC firms, and choose only the deals that interest you. Invest deal by deal to build your own portfolio, and receive ongoing updates from the companies you choose to back. Joining the Syndicate is free and entirely optional.
NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Hydrow
Hydrow is a fitness platform focused around a tech-enabled rowing machine. It provides an immersive screen experience and maximum muscle engagement for the user, as well as computer-controlled resistance.
AV Investment Community: Yard Ventures
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OnWater
OnWater is a personalized app for anglers and paddlers that turns fragmented data into trusted, real-time U.S. water maps to plan and navigate trips. It covers 430,000+ waters with access points, land boundaries, live flows and weather, personalized alerts, offline maps, AI fish-measuring, and an American Rivers conservation layer.
AV Investment Community: Humans First Venture Syndicate
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SIQ Basketball
SIQ Basketball integrates advanced sensor technology into basketballs to provide detailed shooting analytics, revolutionizing training with immediate feedback for improvement. The SIQ Smart Basketball uses patented ML technology, paired with a smartphone, with the potential to be applied to other popular sports such as soccer, volleyball, and football.
AV Investment Community: Humans First Venture Syndicate
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Dance Church
Dance Church has developed a dance fitness platform that offers subscribers access to live dance fitness classes and its library of on-demand dance classes and workouts. Dance Church Go’s streaming service provides at-home workouts, with improvisational dance classes led by professional dancers
AV Investment Community: Spike Ventures
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You could be an investor in high-potential startups like these.
By joining the AV Syndicate, you can see our deal flow for free and get started in under three minutes. You’ll receive curated deal emails with memos and terms, review opportunities alongside top VC firms, and choose only the deals that interest you. Invest deal by deal to build your own portfolio, and receive ongoing updates from the companies you choose to back. Joining the Syndicate is free and entirely optional.
NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Rosy
Rosy Soil makes biochar-based potting soils that replace peat and are carbon-negative, offering high performance with a much smaller footprint. Proven in 1,000+ plant trials, its mixes grow stronger roots and richer microbes while using less water — giving consumers and growers a better, sustainable alternative.
AV Investment Community: Seed Fund
Promo Code: alumniventures
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Quilt
Quilt reimagines home heating and cooling with a vertically integrated heat-pump system that combines advanced hardware, proprietary sensors, simple controls, and on-device AI. Its “Physical AI” uses mmWave radar and predictive modeling to optimize comfort in real time while cutting energy use by up to 73% vs. traditional systems.
AV Investment Community: Strawberry Creek Ventures
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Rinse
Rinse is building the first national brand in clothing care with its door-to-door service of pick-up, cleaning, and delivery of dry cleaning and laundry. Partnering with the best local cleaners, Rinse provides them with tools and training to help them grow their business and deliver a consistent, high-quality experience.
AV Investment Community: Green D Ventures
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Deako
Deako is an IoT company that develops hardware and software products for smart homes. Through the Deako app and voice control, users can easily manage their home from anywhere.
AV Investment Community: Green D Ventures
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Opal
Opal (fka Opal Camera) is transforming AI interaction with next generation, voice-driven consumer hardware, starting with a sophisticated desktop device that enables seamless communication with Large Language Models at the press of a button. By harnessing advanced voice technology and a fast-paced, iterative development process, Opal is leading the shift toward voice as the primary interface for ambient AI, offering users a more intuitive, natural way to interact with AI in everyday life.
AV Investment Community: Blue Ivy Ventures
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You could be an investor in high-potential startups like these.
By joining the AV Syndicate, you can see our deal flow for free and get started in under three minutes. You’ll receive curated deal emails with memos and terms, review opportunities alongside top VC firms, and choose only the deals that interest you. Invest deal by deal to build your own portfolio, and receive ongoing updates from the companies you choose to back. Joining the Syndicate is free and entirely optional.
NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Oura
Oura’s smart ring delivers personalized health data, insights, and daily guidance. The ring tracks all stages of sleep and recovery and accounts for daily activity to provide practical steps for long-term improvement.
AV Investment Community: Blue Ivy Ventures
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Function
Become a member and get access to 100+ whole-body lab tests as well as advanced imaging—covering heart, hormones, metabolism, thyroid, toxins, stress, and more. That’s 5x more biomarkers than the average physical, and includes twice-a-year lab testing. You’ll get a written clinician summary and an action plan to support your health goals, so that you can catch issues early and track your health over time. Sign up today.
AV Investment Community: Blue Ivy Ventures
Exclusive for AV Community Members: Function Membership for $315
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Pendulum Therapeutics
Pendulum Therapeutics develops microbiome-focused therapies, including probiotics and proprietary bacterial strains, focused on metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other relevant applications. With a science-first approach and proprietary probiotics, Pendulum aims to develop innovative treatments that restore microbial balance in the gut to improve metabolic health.
AV Investment Community: Blue Ivy Ventures
20% off the first membership purchase
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Aescape
Aescape is a robotics-enabled massage platform offering a customizable experience that mimics human touch. The company automates soft tissue treatment and brings actionable measurement to massage therapy using a system of sensing, AI, and robotics.
AV Investment Community: Green D Ventures
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August
August is a period-care brand offering 100% organic cotton tampons and pads — more absorbent than the leading natural brand regular pads and designed for comfort and sustainability. With products available online and in 400+ Target stores, August empowers Gen Z consumers by destigmatizing menstruation and messaging commitments to climate and plastic neutrality.
AV Investment Community: Yard Ventures
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You could be an investor in high-potential startups like these.
By joining the AV Syndicate, you can see our deal flow for free and get started in under three minutes. You’ll receive curated deal emails with memos and terms, review opportunities alongside top VC firms, and choose only the deals that interest you. Invest deal by deal to build your own portfolio, and receive ongoing updates from the companies you choose to back. Joining the Syndicate is free and entirely optional.
NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
TenLittle
Ten Little is the go-to personalized marketplace for curated kids’ essentials at every stage of growth. It offers vetted, sustainable, and safe items children need for healthy mind and body development, as well as expert guidance and recommendations to support parents.
AV Investment Community: Seed Fund
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Kudos
Kudos is a direct-to-consumer retail company specializing in providing clean, non-toxic, and eco-friendly baby products. The company’s disposable diapers, lined with 100% doctor-recommended sustainable cotton and featuring two absorption layers, provide superior protection and care for a baby’s sensitive skin.
AV Investment Community: Seed Fund
Promo Code: SUB25
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Yumi
Yumi is a direct-to-consumer provider of meals, snacks and vitamins for babies and children developed by nutritionists, pediatricians, metabolic health experts and chefs. It offers over 50 flavors of freshly made organic baby food that can be delivered right to consumers’ doorsteps on a weekly basis.
AV Investment Community: Nassau Street Ventures
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Willow
Willow is the developer of a hands-free, wearable breast pump for multitasking parents that is 100% spill-proof, with 360-degree mobility. The Willow Pump features an all-in-one, in-bra design with no external cords, tubes, or bottles — to give moms unprecedented freedom.
AV Investment Community: Purple Arch Ventures
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Zigazoo
Zigazoo is the world’s largest social network for kids. Zigazoo’s content is safe, developmentally sound, values-oriented, moderated, and often brand-sponsored. The company supports two separate platforms, one for children ages 3-12 and the other for ages 13 and up.
AV Investment Community: Yard Ventures
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You could be an investor in high-potential startups like these.
By joining the AV Syndicate, you can see our deal flow for free and get started in under three minutes. You’ll receive curated deal emails with memos and terms, review opportunities alongside top VC firms, and choose only the deals that interest you. Invest deal by deal to build your own portfolio, and receive ongoing updates from the companies you choose to back. Joining the Syndicate is free and entirely optional.
NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Summer
Summer enables second-home ownership. It removes the friction from buying and owning a vacation or investment home, creating “a home that pays for itself” through rental income. Summer helps its customers identify, design/furnish, finance, and yield on these second homes.
AV Investment Community: Yard Ventures
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Remento
Remento (formerly Heirloom) makes it easier for families to record, preserve, and share their stories. The platform provides a training module and question bank to help users prepare for conversations, an online video interviewing platform, professional editing help from Remento, and a shareable gallery.
AV Investment Community: Waterman Ventures
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Promo Code: AV20
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Moby
Moby aims to surpass leading stock research sites like Motley Fool and Seeking Alpha by offering a trusted go-to source for retail investors that provides relevant, up-to-date insights in easily digestible formats. Moby’s platform includes a concise, readable, actionable newsletter; expert investment advice; and a user-friendly app interface.
AV Investment Community: Lakeshore Ventures
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Hallow
Hallow is a faithtech business creating software and media for Christian consumers, communities, and churches, offering a growing library of audiovisual content for emotional and spiritual growth. It’s now the #1 Catholic app globally, downloaded 14 million times and used for over 400 million prayers in 150-plus countries.
AV Investment Community: Yard Ventures
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Pap!
Pap! is an automated service that scans users’ email receipts to claim refunds, compensations, and settlements they might miss, recovering a portion of the $70 billion in unclaimed funds each year. With proven success in retail refunds, Pap! is expanding into airline refunds and class-action settlements, offering a hands-off solution that maximizes returns across multiple industries.
AV Investment Community: Strawberry Creek Ventures
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Optery
Optery is a privacy-focused SaaS platform that enables individuals and businesses to remove and control personal data across hundreds of data broker sites. Its automated tools protect users from identity theft and doxing, with standout features like advanced search, visual reporting, broad broker coverage, and API integrations.
AV Investment Community: Seed Ventures
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You could be an investor in high-potential startups like these.
By joining the AV Syndicate, you can see our deal flow for free and get started in under three minutes. You’ll receive curated deal emails with memos and terms, review opportunities alongside top VC firms, and choose only the deals that interest you. Invest deal by deal to build your own portfolio, and receive ongoing updates from the companies you choose to back. Joining the Syndicate is free and entirely optional.
NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Ollie
Ollie develops fresh dog food made from human-grade ingredients and sold to consumers via direct to consumer subscription models. Meal plans are tailored to each dog and sourced from family-run farms, without any artificial flavors or preservatives.
AV Investment Community: Blue Ivy Ventures
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BistroCat
BistroCat has developed the world’s first automated wet cat food feeder that doesn’t require ice packs or refrigeration, providing healthier meals without the mess. The patented technology ensures cats receive healthy, wet meals on their schedule, reducing health risks and enhancing care with comprehensive tracking and analysis tools.
AV Investment Community: Towerview Ventures
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Small Door Veterinary
Small Door provides customer-centric veterinary services. Its membership model delivers priority access to the best board-certified veterinarians and specialists.
AV Investment Community: Blue Ivy Ventures
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KetoNatural Pet Foods
KetoNatural is a healthy pet food delivery service, with an emphasis on low-carb and higher animal protein. It offers specialty dog food and treats through their website via a subscription service and personalized feeding plans.
AV Investment Community: Purple Arch Ventures
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You could be an investor in high-potential startups like these.
By joining the AV Syndicate, you can see our deal flow for free and get started in under three minutes. You’ll receive curated deal emails with memos and terms, review opportunities alongside top VC firms, and choose only the deals that interest you. Invest deal by deal to build your own portfolio, and receive ongoing updates from the companies you choose to back. Joining the Syndicate is free and entirely optional.
NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Wander
Wander is verticalizing the 100B+ short-term rental industry. It owns 100% of its homes to consistently deliver high-quality smart technology and inspiring locations for guests. Wander’s fully verticalized STR platform is oriented to the top of the market. It owns the homes, property management, and technology. Wander’s guest data enables it to iterate the guest experience toward perfection and to fully realize adjacent branding and other market opportunities.
AV Investment Community: Triphammer Ventures
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AvantStay
AvantStay’s booking service specializes in six-guest-plus group bookings at 1,000+ vacation rental homes the company manages in some 100 U.S. cities. AvantStay delivers a highly-curated experience using a proprietary tech suite to power bookings, operationalize in-field and remote management, and activate elevated consumer touchpoints.
AV Investment Community: Blue Ivy Ventures
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Cruisebound
Cruisebound is aiming to transform the booking process for the cruise line industry, which remains heavily reliant on the use of travel agents. Cruisebound offers a digital-first, simplified online platform that empowers customers to book their cruises via a self-service process.
AV Investment Community: 116 Street Ventures
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The Villa Life
The Villa Life offers exclusive, curated experiences at luxury villas in sought-after Caribbean destinations. It also offers investors the opportunity to hold fractional ownership in income-generating luxury villas that are rented out to high-end guests.
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You could be an investor in high-potential startups like these.
By joining the AV Syndicate, you can see our deal flow for free and get started in under three minutes. You’ll receive curated deal emails with memos and terms, review opportunities alongside top VC firms, and choose only the deals that interest you. Invest deal by deal to build your own portfolio, and receive ongoing updates from the companies you choose to back. Joining the Syndicate is free and entirely optional.
NOTE: This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Example companies are provided for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future syndicate members, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Pebble Life
Pebble Life is a next-generation mobility and smart home startup reimagining dwellings at the intersection of electric vehicles (EVs), smart homes, AI, and renewable energy. Its flagship product is the Pebble Flow, an all-electric trailer for the EV age that can stay off-grid for up to seven days and is 300% more aerodynamic than a conventional travel trailer
AV Investment Community: Strawberry Creek Ventures
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Lightship
Launched by Tesla alumni, Lightship is bringing the $26B RV industry into the electric age. The team is designing and producing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of a gas RV. Lightship’s commercialization plan entails an initial rollout of a limited-run fleet for rental. The goal is to eventually transition to a for-sale model with service offerings such as storage and consignment for owners, seamless campsite booking, curated itineraries, and mobile on-demand service.
AV Investment Community: Green D Ventures
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Alto Experience
Alto is a premium brand in the rideshare space that provides on-demand ride-hailing and delivery services via company-owned fleets driven by full-time employees. Unlike other rideshare options, Alto’s drivers are W2 employees who undergo background checks and extensive training — giving customers a safe, consistent, and trusted experience at competitive prices.
AV Investment Community: Nassau Street Ventures
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Ever Cars
Ever Cars has created a specialized marketplace for used electric vehicles (EVs) to address a growing market expected to exceed $100 billion by 2030. Its platform, featuring “Ever Certified” vehicles and private listings, integrates EV financing, insurance, and charging solutions to provide a comprehensive service for buyers and upselling opportunities for the company.
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