VC Masterclass: Seed Strategies of Super Angels
Alumni Ventures’ Seed Fund team reviews our approach to early-stage investing and introduces our Super Angel Partner Program
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Early-stage investing is a critical part of Alumni Ventures’ overall portfolio strategy. In this edition of VC Masterclass, AV’s Seed Fund team explains our approach to sourcing high-potential investment opportunities in fledgling startups, and how our Super Angel Partner Program plays a key role in that process.
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Seed Fund Managing Partner Ron Levin and Senior Associate Brittney Wade review Alumni Ventures’ approach to early-stage investing and introduce our Super Angel Partner Program.
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In this video, Ron and Brittney discuss:
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AV’s Seed Investing Strategy
“I think of it as the top of a very large funnel. If we are in at the very first stages, once they get to series A, B, and C, we've been there the whole time.” - Home
Super Angel Partner Program
“We partner with angel investors to help share deal flow, and that's a really great way for us to get introduced to companies and expand our network.” - Home
Our Seed Fund Investing Team
“The Seed Fund team is focused entirely on pre-seed and seed deals. We're all sourcing not just through Super Angels, but through our networks and our community.” - Home
Building a Diversified Seed Portfolio
“We are investing in anything from healthcare to deep tech to FinTech and SaaS, and we've invested in companies out of China, Europe, North America, and beyond.”
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Ron Levin
Managing Partner, AV’s Seed FundRon has held various entrepreneurial, leadership, and business development roles. He has been an angel investor and advisor to over a dozen startups. Ron was Co-Founder and CEO of TravelPerk, a VC-backed travel management platform that is now a “unicorn” company with thousands of employees and customers across the globe. Prior to TravelPerk, he started the B2B division of Booking.com, and before that was a consultant with McKinsey & Co. Ron began his career at Lycos, one of the web’s pioneer search engine and web portals. Ron graduated from Babson College and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.
![Brittney Wade](https://alumniventures.imgix.net/2023/08/AV_IP_Brittney_Wade.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=3840&q=40)
Brittney Wade
Senior Associate, AV’s Seed FundBrittney brings to her role product and operational experience from her time with enterprise and startup companies. Most recently, she worked with Trove, a Series D startup, where she led product development for the launch of Canada Goose’s first circular economy program. Brittney is a graduate of Columbia University and holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
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