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AVTV features Rinse, a delivery service for laundry and dry cleaning. AVTV videos feature Alumni Ventures’ portfolio companies sharing their stories and asks with our community.

An important factor for Alumni Ventures in putting together our AI Fund portfolio is our network of more than 150 venture capital partners. We are strictly a co-investor, following established lead investors into rounds. That means we don’t negotiate terms or take Board seats, giving us more time to source promising opportunities. It also gives us the latitude to focus on building diverse portfolios while we co-invest with firms that have significant domain experience.

AVTV features Willow, the developer of a hands-free, wearable breast pump that has 100% spill-proof, 360-degree mobility. AVTV videos feature Alumni Ventures’ portfolio companies sharing their stories and asks with our community.

Watch a video highlighting our CEO Desks service, an opportunity for our portfolio company CEOs to utilize our offices when traveling as a workspace for meetings, interviews, collaboration, and more.

Precision manufacturing — the production of versatile parts with rigid specifications — is a little-known but giant industry. Most precision parts are still made through manual labor, with 80% of a machinist’s time spent on adjustments, calibration, and monitoring. The delays and lack of precision that result from this manual supply chain can cost companies millions (and sometimes more).

Alumni Ventures is excited to welcome its January 2022 cohort of the Venture Fellow Program (VFP). The program is a one-of-a-kind career accelerator and educational experience that offers a groundbreaking on-ramp to a career in venture capital (VC).

Technological advancements are creating jobs that previously did not exist, including app developers, cloud computing specialists, and social media managers. Unfortunately, while these new positions are aiding the economy by creating more jobs, there’s a significant gap between the labor market supply and the business demand for these skills. By 2030, there will be a global shortage of more than 85 million tech workers, representing $8.5 trillion in lost annual revenue.

Drones are helping improve the development and efficiency of various industries, including emergency response, agriculture, logistics, advertising, and more. Recently, a drone was able to save a life in Sweden through the timely delivery of a defibrillator. However, the proliferation of drones has also caused significant security concerns for the commercial and defense sectors. In 2018, an errant drone caused London-Gatwick to shut down for 33 hours — and lose $65 million — due to the potential risk of the drone flying too close to an aircraft.