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June 11, 2024
2 min read
Episode #12: Breaking Congressional Gridlock
In this episode of the Tech Optimist podcast, Alumni Ventures Partner Pete Mathias interviews Nikhil Ajjarapu, CEO and Co-founder of Rescript. They explore how Rescript utilizes AI to streamline government operations and make congressional hearings more accessible.
by Alumni Ventures
October 4, 2023
2 min read
5 Visionary Space Tech Companies in AV’s Portfolio
Advances in aerospace technology are enabling transformative human achievements, from circumnavigating the globe in an hour to building a replacement for the International Space Station. According to McKinsey, the global space market is projected to reach $1 trillion by 2030, with the number of active satellites in orbit expected to triple within the next decade.* See below to read about some of our portfolio companies that are contributing to this astronomical growth potential.
by Alumni Ventures
September 18, 2023
1 min read
One Startup to Know: Rwazi
Welcome to One Startup to Know. This series examines some of AV’s most impactful and innovative portfolio companies that exemplify our investment ethos. Today we’re showcasing Rwazi, which provides Global 1000 companies with rich, reliable market data to help expand their businesses in Africa’s fast-growing consumer market.
by Alumni Ventures
July 13, 2023
1 min read
One Startup to Know: Unspun
Welcome to One Startup to Know. This series examines some of AV’s most impactful and innovative portfolio companies that exemplify our investment ethos. This week, we’re showcasing Unspun — a company that creates size-free custom clothing based on your own 3D avatar. Their 3D weaving technology can weave clothing at over 4x the rate of current methods.
by Alumni Ventures
May 17, 2023
1 min read
One Startup To Know: Upland
Welcome to One Startup to Know. This series examines some of AV’s most impactful and innovative portfolio companies that exemplify our investment ethos. This week, we’re showcasing Upland — an online property-trading game built for Web3.
by Jin Kim
May 8, 2023
1 min read
One Startup To Know: Journey
Welcome to One Startup to Know. This series examines some of AV’s most impactful and innovative portfolio companies that exemplify our investment ethos. This week, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re showcasing digital mental health platform Journey.
by Jin Kim
March 1, 2023
1 min read
One Startup To Know: Hayden AI
Welcome to One Startup to Know. This series examines some of AV’s most impactful and innovative portfolio companies that exemplify our investment ethos. This week, we’re showcasing Hayden AI.
by Jin Kim
February 1, 2023
1 min read
One Startup To Know: Persefoni
Welcome to One Startup to Know. This series examines some of AV’s most impactful and innovative portfolio companies that exemplify our investment ethos.
by Jin Kim
January 5, 2023
3 min read
Classiq: A Quantum Computing Development Platform
Alumni Ventures portfolio company Classiq provides quantum software developers across industries with a platform for designing useful quantum applications and deploying it seamlessly on quantum clouds and hardware devices of their choice.
by Todd McIntyre
April 24, 2022
1 min read
One Startup to Know: Synthesis
Welcome to One Startup to Know. This series examines some of Alumni Venture’s most impactful and innovative portfolio companies that exemplify the AV investment ethos. Today we feature Synthesis, an online learning experience that encourages creative problem solving and teamwork.
by Jin Kim
October 8, 2021
1 min read
One Startup You Need to Know: Future
Future is a digital fitness and training services platform helping people make personal fitness work with their schedules.
by Jin Kim