INVITE-ONLY MEMBERSHIP • LIMITED CAPACITY
Huntsman Venture Club
The Huntsman Venture Club is an invite-only investing circle built for Wharton alumni and select friends of the community — curated and led by Brian Keil and Stacy Tsai, both graduates of the Wharton School and senior leaders at Alumni Ventures.
Members meet monthly to study live venture deals, pressure-test theses with peers who take capital seriously, and build genuine investment judgment through direct access to deal sponsors.
THREE PILLARS
Community. Academy. Investing.
A network that compounds — relationships, judgment, and capital, all built together.
- Community
Community
Annual in-person gathering. A network that compounds.
- Academy
Academy
Learn by doing — peer discussion with deal sponsors in the room.
- Investing
Investing
Real AV deals. $100K+ annual deployment. Individual decisions.
Who It’s For
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Wharton Community
Wharton degree holders, executive education participants, and select friends - Home
Established professionals
Executives, investors, operators, consultants, finance leaders. - Home
Qualified investors
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Diversified voices
Those who want diversified voices in the room — and want to be one.
Cadence & Format
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One 60-minute Zoom meeting per month
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One primary deal per session
Real memos, real discussion. - Home
Guest speakers & deal sponsors
Join directly for Q&A. - Home
Organic peer conversation
Led by Brian Keil and Stacy Tsai — not a lecture. - Home
Annual in-person gathering
At AV's offices.
Member Expectations
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The Standard
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$100K+ per year
Members are expected to invest across deals surfaced through the Club - Home
Individual investments
Made individually, not through pooled vehicles. - Home
Allocations not guaranteed
Allocations may be limited. - Home
Passing is acceptable
Thoughtful engagement is expected.
AV Portfolio Examples
Consider Investing in Companies Like These
Illustrative examples across chips, robotics, autonomous labs, and frontier AI.
Example investments shown for illustrative purposes only, are not necessarily indicative of outcomes experienced by any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future investors except potentially in the case of follow-on investments.
Investing Alongside Established VC Lead Investors
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 20 U.S. VC Firm (TIME)
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Top 3 Most Active VC Firms (PitchBook 2018–2025)
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Top 50 Unicorn Investor (Stanford GSB 2025)
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40+ Full-time AV venture investing professionals
About Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures is one of the world’s most active venture firms, providing disciplined, diversified access to early-stage innovation across frontier sectors. Huntsman Venture Club members engage directly with live AV deal flow — building independent judgment with real stakes, not hypotheticals.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Wharton alumni and select friends of the community. Established professionals (executives, investors, operators, consultants, finance leaders) who are qualified investors with the liquidity and conviction to deploy meaningfully into venture.
Community (annual in-person gathering and a network that compounds), Academy (learn by doing through peer discussion with deal sponsors in the room), and Investing (real AV deals, $100K+ annual deployment, individual decisions).
One 60-minute Zoom meeting per month, plus time to review materials in advance. Plus an annual in-person gathering at AV’s offices.
Members are expected to invest $100K+ per year across deals surfaced through the Club. Investments are made individually, not through pooled vehicles. Allocations may be limited and are not guaranteed.
Brian Keil (Managing Partner, AV) and Stacy Tsai (Senior Partner, AV). Sessions feature organic peer conversation led by Brian and Stacy — not a lecture — with guest speakers and deal sponsors joining directly for Q&A.
No. The Huntsman Venture Club is not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Pennsylvania or the Wharton School. All discussions are for informational purposes only.
Membership is by invitation only. We are selecting for conviction, curiosity, and constructive engagement — not just capital. Reach out to Brian Keil ([email protected]) or Stacy Tsai ([email protected]) to share your interest.
Membership is by invitation only.
We are selecting for conviction, curiosity, and constructive engagement — not just capital.
Applicants to The Huntsman Venture Club must demonstrate accredited investor status before seeing live investment opportunities.
Alumni Ventures and its personnel provide advice only to affiliated venture capital funds. The Huntsman Venture Club and related communications are not personalized advice to any participant or other person. Club members must demonstrate accredited investor status before being eligible to review deal materials.