

Foundation Syndicate and Venture Fund
Our Broadest, Most-Diversified Fund. Appealing to New Venture Investors.
What It Is
The Foundation Fund is our broadest, most-diversified fund and invests in cutting-edge startups by co-investing alongside top-tier venture capital firms. Members benefit from low minimum investments, shared diligence insights, and curated access to exceptional venture opportunities. It is built on the premise that we can do better together.
Who It’s For
Accredited investors who want strategic exposure to transformative startup and venture capital. Ideal if you believe in innovation, technology and entrepreneurship—and you value investing alongside a like-minded community in life-changing ventures.
Why Join
Get smart. Get access. Get involved.
Members of our syndicates receive curated access to life-changing ventures, typically about one deal per month. You can choose to invest in any or none. There’s no fund commitment and no pressure. Just opt in when it’s right for you.
It’s free to be in the community and syndicate. Along the way, you’ll receive:
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Deal Flow:
About a deal a month (it ebbs and flows). - Home
Content:
Short, sharp investing insights via blogs, webinars, and analysis from trusted voices. - Home
Connections:
Regular in-person events. - Home
Founder Access:
Opportunities to meet the entrepreneurs building the future.
The Types of Ventures We Access for You
Whether you’re looking to invest, learn, or contribute expertise, our syndicates put you at the center of the action — with a group of aligned peers.
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Pre-seed to Later-Stage:
We invest as early as possible, but we show you deals at a variety of stages. They are all deals AV funds are investing in. - Home
Focus:
Our syndicate will give you access to deals appropriate to the syndicate, but expect variety. - Home
Geography + Leads:
We look for great deals everywhere and co-invest alongside a wide variety of strong lead VC firms. AV believes in large and diversified venture portfolios — we want to help you build yours.
Fund Overview
- Home~20-30 investments diversified by stage, sector, geography, and lead investor. Deployed over 12-18 months.
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- HomePortfolio constructed algorithmically with oversight from the Office of the CIO, with 20% reserved for follow-ons
- HomeIncludes access to deal Syndications and engagement opportunities with other investors
- HomePart of Alumni Ventures, America's Largest Venture Firm for Individuals and a "Top 20 Venture Firm" (CB Insights '24)
See video policy below.
How It Works:
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Join the community and syndicate (it’s free)
It takes < 3 minutes with EasyVest. - Home
Receive ~1 deal per month with access to our due diligence
See our "Why We Are Investing" Video Briefs. Participation is Opt-In. - Home
Participate – as much or as little as you want
Read our blogs and white papers, attend zoom webinars, attend IRL events. - Home
Get early access to our fund
Gain entry to our fund with special terms.

About Our Fund
Five Reasons this might be a good choice
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Simplest Way to a Startup Portfolio
Easily build a high-quality portfolio of 20-30 startup investments — without sourcing deals yourself, negotiating terms, or managing multiple investments. - Home
Co-Invest with Top-Tier VCs
Invest alongside leading venture capitalists, leveraging their rigorous diligence, extensive networks, and proven expertise to identify promising opportunities. - Home
Diversification and Risk Management
Achieve built-in diversification across sectors and companies, mitigating risk while capturing the potential upside of breakthrough innovations. - Home
Early Access to Transformative Tech
Gain curated, early-stage exposure to breakthrough sectors including AI, biotech, cyber, space, and advanced manufacturing. - Home
Participate in the Future of Innovation
Invest in sectors ripe with innovation — positioning your capital to compound long-term returns as these technologies scale.
Access Curated Deals Led by Top VC Firms
These firms have co-invested in many deals with Alumni Ventures


These leading venture firms have backed some of the most successful companies in the world.
Co-investors are shown for illustrative purposes only, do not represent all co-investors with which Alumni Ventures has invested, and are not necessarily indicative of future co-investors. The identity of a co-investor does not guarantee investment quality or performance.
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Top-Tier and Battle Tested
PitchBook names AV the #1 most active VC in the U.S. (’22–’23) and CB Insights slots us in its 2024 Top 20; our 2016-20 funds sit in Cambridge Associates’ top-quartile performance ranks. - Home
Diversification From Day One
$1.4B+ deployed across 1,400+ venture-backed companies, with ~250-300 new investments added annually; diversification spreads risk and upside across stage, sector, and geography. - Home
Co-Investing With the Best
AV routinely co-invests alongside leading venture firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and NEA, giving you the benefits of their negotiated terms and their support to portco companies. - Home
Network You Can Lean On
11,000 accredited investors and an 850,000-strong alumni & entrepreneur community create proprietary deal flow, talent pipelines, and follow-on capital impossible to assemble alone. - Home
Dedicated, Nationwide Team
40 full-time venture professionals spread across five U.S. offices source 50-75 fresh opportunities each quarter, vet them rigorously, and present only the deals we commit to doing for our funds.
Meet the Team
Your fund managers and community members who wake up everyday to assemble a great venture portfolio.
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AV Foundation Fund News
Content at the intersection of entrepreneurship, venture capital, and innovation.
Sample AV Foundation Fund Deals
These investments, from AV's existing portfolio, are examples of the AV Foundation Fund's investing strategy. *
*Investments are shown for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily representative of any other AV fund or AV investor experience, and are not accessible to future investors, except potentially in the case of follow-on investment.
Join Us (For Free)
Opt Into Deals You Like, Investing Alongside Alumni Ventures & Other Elite VCs
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Easy Sign-Up
Enroll in < 3 minutes. - Home
High-Quality Deals
Typically unavailable to individual investors. - Home
Co-Invest with Elite VCs
AV co-investors include VCs like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Khosla, Accel, and more. - Home
Exclusive Deal Information
Diligence materials, investor decks, company financials all provided. NDA required & enforced.