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October 31, 2022
5 min read
Taking a Closer Look at Alumni Ventures’ Seed Fund
Alumni Ventures’ Seed Fund allows accredited investors to own a diversified portfolio of ~20-30 venture-backed pre-seed and seed-stage companies — rigorously vetted and scored by our experienced teams. Each vintage features high-tech game-changers and disruptive business models from a variety of sectors, regions, and lead investors.
by AV Communications Team
October 6, 2022
1 min read
3 Minutes, 3 Questions with Spike Ventures
Managing Partner Todd McIntyre answers three of the most common questions we receive from prospective investors: Why venture? Why now? And why Spike?
by AV Communications Team
August 19, 2022
2 min read
Alumni Ventures Announces More Accessible Investment Minimums
Alumni Ventures is the third most active VC in the world (PitchBook 2021). We’ve raised more than $1 billion from individual accredited investors, which has been deployed into 1,000+ unique portfolio companies since our founding. Now, we are setting more accessible minimums to help further democratize this important asset class.
by AV Communications Team
June 16, 2022
1 min read
Welcome to Alumni Ventures: Investor Onboarding
Thank you for joining Alumni Ventures! In this video, Chief Engagement Executive Mark Edwards and Vice President of Investor Relations Hilary Ncala discuss all things AV, so you have all the tools you need to begin your venture journey.
by AV Communications Team
May 1, 2022
1 min read
Meet Alumni Ventures’ Ray Wu
Alumni Ventures’ Blockchain Fund offers a portfolio of high-potential, venture-backed companies innovating in areas like decentralized finance (DeFi), Web3, and other blockchain-related products. In this video, Managing Partner Ray Wu shares his background and discusses how the team sources and evaluates blockchain opportunities.1
by AV Communications Team
May 1, 2022
1 min read
Meet Alumni Ventures’ Edward Tsai
Alumni Ventures’ spring Blockchain Fund will offer a portfolio of high-potential, venture-backed companies innovating in areas like decentralized finance (DeFi), Web3, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other blockchain-related products. The spring fund is actively managed by three experienced investment professionals, Managing Partner Ed Tsai, Principal Yiwen Li, and Analyst Drew Wandzilak. In this video, Managing Partner Ed Tsai introduces himself and discusses how the team sources and evaluates blockchain opportunities.1
by AV Communications Team
April 21, 2022
1 min read
Online Security Best Practices
Living in 2022 means living in a state of a heightened online security posture — both for financial firms like Alumni Ventures and for our community members. Online threats have increased in recent years, and currently, government agencies have specifically asked financial services institutions to operate in a state of alertness given the war in Ukraine and potential for cyberthreats.
by Colin Van Ostern
March 31, 2022
3 min read
How We’ll Partner with You to Create a Venture Portfolio
Alumni Ventures is a network-powered venture capital firm helping accredited individuals become more successful venture investors. CEO and founder Mike Collins leveraged his own experience and frustrations as a private venture investor as inspiration to start Alumni Ventures.
by Michael Collins
March 29, 2022
6 min read
Q&A with the Alumni Ventures Executive Team
Alumni Ventures recently sat down with three key executives at Alumni Ventures to get their thoughts about the macro environment, venture, and the firm’s development.
by AV Communications Team
March 8, 2022
2 min read
Alumni Ventures Named One of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2022
Alumni Ventures (AV), a financial firm making venture capital more accessible to individual accredited investors, was recently named by Fast Company as among the World’s Most Innovative Companies.
by AV Communications Team
February 2, 2022
2 min read
Meet Our January 2022 Cohort of Venture Fellows
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).
by AV Communications Team
January 27, 2022
1 min read
Michael Phillips: Vanguard Legal & Compliance Leader
Venture capital has historically been a challenging asset class for individuals to access, but it is no longer only available to the ultra-high-net-worth investor. Today, venture capital is an asset class that any accredited investor can own. Such access requires strong compliance, leading the way for Chief Compliance Officer Michael Phillips to join Alumni Ventures in 2020.
by AV Communications Team
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