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Alumni Ventures’ Deep Tech Fund features diverse, innovative companies tackling the toughest and potentially most lucrative tech challenges. Cainon Coates and Krithika Kumar, Co-Presidents of the Deep Tech Venture Club, highlight four fascinating Alumni Ventures investments in burgeoning deep tech sectors.

Overview of the Offshore Vehicle Alumni Ventures Group has established a British Virgin Islands-domiciled vehicle for non-US-based investors wishing to invest with us. The vehicle effectively stands between the US Taxing Authority (IRS) and its underlying investors, handling all US tax filing obligations and eliminating the need for non-US investors to register with the IRS.*

Invisible aligners are the new leading orthodontic treatment, as they are less expensive, work faster, and are more esthetically pleasing than metal braces. Since Invisalign’s patents expired in 2017, the invisible aligner space has seen several newcomers, with the U.S. market projected to reach $4.55 billion by 2028. However, in other regions — like Latin America — the availability of invisible aligners is virtually non-existent.

One of the toughest challenges facing the preclinical pharmaceutical and biotech industries is identifying novel therapeutics. Current methods are unsustainable for the future development of new disease treatments, with significant time and capital requirements  (~ $2.5 billion towards R&D) and a high failure rate.

This series curates great content that folks interested in entrepreneurism and venture capital should explore. Some are from my own must list; others have been suggested by our community. Have a recommendation? Tell us about it.

At Alumni Ventures Group, we have an informal tagline of “better together.” This isn’t simply a feel-good statement – it’s a formula for smart venture investing. Our investors know that it’s our “connected capital” that gets us into deals that few individuals could access.

I believe the world needs more builders, makers, and creators. That’s not to run down the lawyers or investment bankers who make their contributions. But it’s the work of the builders, makers, and creators that will help the world take its next great leap forward.

Between their initial seed round and preparing for an exit or IPO, successful companies regularly raise capital which assesses the value of their business.

Compound has developed a technology platform and proprietary financial product that lowers the barriers to residential real estate ownership in major cities by reducing the initial capital requirement. Compound uses a unique, SEC-qualified structure to securitize residential condominiums, specifically in fast-growing cities around the world. Users can leverage Compound’s mobile app to build a personal real estate collection and to buy and sell shares in individual properties.

The world is experiencing a “Perfect Storm” crisis: a pandemic, likely worldwide recession, and an extreme level of both personal and societal fear — all reinforced in a vicious spiral. Add to this the 2020 speed of information (and disinformation) sharing that amplifies and accelerates the sense of panic.