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Recently, Alumni Ventures was highlighted in Investopedia article: The Benefits of Thematic Investments—and How to Access Them Through Venture Funds.

Traditionally, companies have relied on conventional strategies such as offsite meetings, workshops, surveys, and manager rollouts to improve employee engagement and development. However, organizational changes can be vague, making employees feel like strategic discussions are simply “empty talks” with no tangible effects. As a result, nearly 53% of workers are unengaged, resulting in considerable turnover — with a record 4.5 million workers quitting in November 2021.

Sales representatives are an essential part of a company’s success, helping close deals and bring in new customers and clients. However, many sales teams are struggling to do their jobs efficiently due to fragmented tools, inefficient prospecting, compliance concerns, and other issues that clog the sales process. Lead generation, in particular, is one of the biggest concerns, with 51% of sales professionals struggling with efficient, effective prospecting.

Persefoni has developed a SaaS platform to help organizations measure, analyze, plan, forecast, and report on their carbon footprint. The company leverages AI to provide businesses, financial institutions, and governmental agencies with a fully transparent and auditable picture of their carbon footprint, simplifying sustainability reports and regulatory disclosures.

In this video, Ron Levin of The Yard Ventures (AV’s fund for the Harvard community) is joined by sustainable aviation expert Robin Riedel to discuss the road to improving the environmental impacts of air transportation. Robin is a Partner at McKinsey & Company and an MIT alum.

Digital identity is a catch-all term for anything in a digital format, such as creating a PDF of an existing paper-based license or credential. While digital identity is becoming commonplace in many business environments, the conversion process still relies on human intervention to collect, convert, and store the records — resulting in the potential for manual mistakes. As a result, the need to rapidly and efficiently verify identification and certification is a global challenge in almost every industry.

MANCHESTER, NH, MARCH 16, 2022 — Capital market analyst and intelligence company PitchBook has named Alumni Ventures as the third most active venture capital firm globally.

MANCHESTER, NH, FEBRUARY 23, 2022 — The deadline for applications to Alumni Ventures’ 10,000 Entrepreneurs Program (10KE) is fast approaching. U.S. and Canadian undergraduates have until March 15 to submit their proposals to be considered for a $2,000 grant to support the pursuit of entrepreneurial internships. AV’s program directors report high interest in the grant and anticipate one of the largest applicant pools to date.

In this article, How to Create a Balanced Portfolio With Venture Funds, learn how a balanced portfolio can mitigate market risk, how venture funds offer exposure to private markets, and more.