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Our Network: AV’s Secret Sauce & Flywheel
Our network is the flywheel that powers everything at AV. Our network is your advantage.
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Sourced by our community
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Alongside leading VCs
We invest alongside leads like Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, and Accel³
Every new investor or founder who joins AV makes the network stronger – creating more deal flow, more connections, and more value for all stakeholders. It’s a flywheel that keeps building momentum, and you get to be part of it.
With 850,000+ engaged members* and 30,000+ investors and syndicate members, we can source deals, raise capital, and support portfolio companies faster and at a greater scale than almost any other venture firm.
Why Investors Choose AV
You have trusted partners to help navigate life. We want to be your venture capital partner.
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Education
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Community
A front row seat to participate in the innovation and technology that is pushing the world and economy forward
AV is a 10 out of 10. I can’t imagine a better way to have been introduced to the VC space as an individual investor. I am proud to be an investor and owner, and would highly recommend AV
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AV Fund & Syndicates Investor
America’s Largest VC Firm for Individual Investors
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What We Offer Founders
The Check with one of venture’s best networks behind it.
We provide more than capital — we provide connections, credibility, and customers. Our team delivers white-glove CEO services to tap into our massive network of 850,000+ community members* to help startups gain traction faster and scale smarter.
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Recognized by the Industry
AV has earned consistent recognition for its distinguished model, investor satisfaction, and performance. We’re proud to be setting the standard for individual-focused venture capital.


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Our Investment Areas of Expertise
Our team of ~40 full-time venture investors have deep experience in many technical focus areas. Here are a few that we are actively investing in.
Investment Areas of Interest
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AI-Native Infrastructure
Building Blocks of the AI Age: Infrastructure for Intelligence
Portfolio companies: Groq, Lambda, Enfabrica
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AI Infrastructure and Services
The AI Stack, Simplified. Tools and infrastructure to build, train, deploy, and monitor AI—reliably and at scale.
Portfolio companies: Turing, Ceramic AI
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AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
Picks, Shovels, and Silicon. Building the platforms, tooling, and orchestration layers that power tomorrow’s intelligent applications.
Portfolio companies: Atero AI, Cake AI, Camber
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AI Compute & Frontier Infrastructure
The Brains Behind the Bots. Powering intelligence with next-gen chips, semiconductors, and quantum compute platforms.
Portfolio companies: Groq, Lambda Labs, Rigetti
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Decentralized AI & Data Infrastructure
AI Without Gatekeepers: Verifiable, Tokenized, Privacy-Preserving
Portfolio companies: Sahara AI, PIN AI
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Enterprise Specific AI Operating Systems
Built for the Job. Domain-specific AI trained on proprietary workflows—offering accuracy, auditability, and real business outcomes.
Portfolio companies: Altera, CompScience
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AI Copilots for Every Profession
From Productivity to Partnership. Fine-tuned AI copilots embedded in professional workflows—drafting, coaching, and decision-support that feels like magic.
Portfolio companies: Haven, Toma
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Always‑On AI Workforce
Bots on the Clock. Always-on agents handling scheduling, invoicing, procurement, and more—delivering enterprise capability without the enterprise overhead.
Portfolio companies: Lily AI
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AI-Wrapped Service Firms
Software in the Backroom. Client-facing experts paired with behind-the-scenes AI agents that research, draft, and scale high-touch services.
Portfolio companies: Patlytics
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Vertical & Enterprise AI
Intelligence at Work. Automating workflows and decisions across industries—from legal to logistics—with domain-specific, AI-first software.
Portfolio companies: Cimphony, Accordance, Billables
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AI × Biology and Healthcare
Bio + AI: Intelligence Meets the Human Body
Portfolio companies: Iambic, Menten AI
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Biosecurity & Human Performance
Biology Is the New Battleground. Protecting and enhancing American health, from biothreats to battlefield readiness.
Portfolio companies: Acorn Genetics, Osmo
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Longitudinal Health & Care Platforms
Tech at the Bedside. Driving better outcomes through connected, continuous, and personalized digital health experiences.
Portfolio companies: Salvo Health, ROOK, Lovu Health
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AI Discovered R&D Platforms
R&D on Fast-Forward. Platforms fusing data, models, and labs to accelerate discovery in biotech, materials, and climate science.
Portfolio companies: Yoneda Labs
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Frontier Science
The Future of Healing. AI-powered drug discovery, omics-based diagnostics, and novel therapeutics redefining what it means to age, heal, and thrive. These category-defining biotech companies use data and computation to reshape the clinical curve.
Portfolio companies: Precision Neuroscience, Cytovale
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Full-Stack Care
Reimagining How and Where Care Happens. Tech-enabled platforms delivering high-quality, longitudinal care across physical, virtual, and hybrid models. Designed for value-based care and built to scale across Medicare, Medicaid, and employer-sponsored plans.
Portfolio companies: Pearl Health, Centivo, Sondermind
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Data & Compliance Platforms
Powering the Rails of Modern Healthcare. Tools that ensure interoperability, security, and compliance across the healthcare stack — from FHIR and HIPAA to FDA-aligned data systems. These companies embed deeply into payers, providers, and systems of record.
Portfolio companies: Clarium Health, Canid, Centaur Labs
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Operational Infrastructure
Digitizing the Messy Middle. Software solutions modernizing the behind-the-scenes machinery of healthcare — from revenue cycle to credentialing, claims, and prior authorization. These startups reduce friction in workflows and automate what legacy systems can’t.
Portfolio companies: Anomaly, Capital Rx, Parachute Health
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Bioengineering & Human Augmentation
Biology Is Becoming Software. Engineering the human body with tools for cognition, performance, and longevity.
Portfolio companies: Pendulum, Unlearn, Precision Neuro
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Frontier AI Models and Interfaces
Next-Gen Models, Next-Gen Interfaces
Portfolio companies: Inflection, Runway
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Consumer AI & Everyday Creation
The Next Interface Shift. Turning everyday users into creators through AI-native apps and assistants—personalized, intuitive, and fun.
Portfolio companies: Final Round AI, AfterHour
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Creator Infrastructure & Generative Design
From Hobby to Enterprise. Empowering creators with tools to design, collaborate, and scale like businesses—across AI, media, and interactive content.
Portfolio companies: Flora, Reactiv, Altera AI
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AI-Generated Digital Worlds
Pixels with Purpose. AI engines that create realistic 3D worlds, products, and content—powering simulation, storytelling, and commerce.
Portfolio companies: OpusClip
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Applied AI for Physical Industries
AI That Builds, Moves, and Repairs: Industrial Intelligence
Portfolio companies: Chef Robotics, Ghost Robotics
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Physical Automation & Smart Infrastructure
Code Meets World. Bringing intelligence to labs, factories, and buildings—replacing manual tasks with software-driven precision.
Portfolio companies: TriloBio, Lincode, Spintly
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Physical AI & Robotic Systems
From Code to Concrete. Enabling machines to move, build, and interact with the world — transforming industries from agriculture to surgery.
Portfolio companies: Astrus AI, Lumafield
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Synthetic Data
Better Data, Safer Models: Hidden Pillars of Responsible AI
Portfolio companies: Gretel.ai, Parallel Domain
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Cybersecurity for the AI Era
Securing the Brain: Cyber Resilience in an AI-First World
Portfolio companies: Robust Intelligence, Hidden Layer
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Decentralized Security
Trust Through Code, Not Intermediaries
Portfolio companies: TRM Labs, Babylon
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Advanced Industry & Industrial Autonomy
Built Here, Built to Win. Revitalizing the U.S. industrial base with automation, resilience, and reshoring.
Portfolio companies: Enfabrica, Foundation Alloy
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Aerospace & Strategic Mobility
Own the Skies, Control the Game. Building the next generation of high-speed, high-altitude transport.
Portfolio companies: Astro Mechanica, Impulse Space
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Intelligent Systems & AI Infrastructure
Code Is the New Command. Enabling machines to sense, decide, and act with strategic autonomy.
Portfolio companies: Picogrid, Edgescale AI
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National Resilience & Public Systems
America’s Backbone, Reinforced. Backing the systems that must never fail — from farmland to frontlines.
Portfolio companies: Multitude Insights, Vultron, RapidSOS
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Space Infrastructure & Orbital Systems
The Final (Physical) Frontier. Building in-space platforms for manufacturing, defense, and commercial expansion.
Portfolio companies: Axiom Space, Varda Space
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Orbital Infrastructure & Space Ops
The Final (Commercial) Frontier. Scaling space through reusable systems, in-orbit logistics, and mission-enabling tech.
Portfolio companies: Spaceium, Lux Aeterna
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AI for Climate and Energy
Green Intelligence: Decarbonizing Through Data
Portfolio companies: Twelve, Verdigris
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Energy Independence & Infrastructure
Power That Can’t Be Outsourced. Modernizing how America powers itself — reliably, cleanly, and securely.
Portfolio companies: Radiant Nuclear, Pacific Fusion
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Energy Innovation & New Power Systems
It’s Energy, Stupid. Rewiring the grid with advanced batteries, novel architectures, and carbon-smart generation.
Portfolio companies: Ascend Elements, Radiant Nuclear
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Reinvention of Physical Infrastructure
Laying New Pipes. Reinventing mobility, connectivity, and systems security for a smarter built environment.
Portfolio companies: Ayar Labs, Glydways, Eclypsium
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Financial Systems & Embedded Fintech
Money Without Borders. Rethinking finance for the digital era through smart infrastructure, global payments, and equitable access.
Portfolio companies: Higlobe, Cache, Debbie
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Next-Gen Financial Platforms
Fintech Unbundled, Rebundled, and Reinvented
Portfolio companies: Upstart, Alto IRA
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Digital Asset Ecosystems
Beyond Coins: The Next Financial Superlayer
Portfolio companies: SoSoValue, Circle, Kraken
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Blockchain Protocols & Scaling Solutions
The Infrastructure Phase: Scaling for Billions
Portfolio companies: Algorand, Mysten Labs
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Decentralized Social & Identity Networks
The Next Social Stack: Open, Portable, Owned
Portfolio companies: Bluesky, Transcrypts
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Micro AI on the Edge
Ultra-lightweight AI models embedded in wearables, sensors, and everyday devices — enabling real-time insights without sending data to the cloud.
Portfolio companies: Oura
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AI Enhanced Human Brain
Think to Type. Merging human cognition and computation with next-gen neural interfaces and precision multimodal wearables.
Portfolio companies: Precision Neuroscience
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Our Founding Story
Founded in 2014, AV’s mission has always been to provide individual investors with professional-grade access to elite venture capital investing opportunities.
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Company Leadership
- Board of Managers
- Leadership
- Investment Professionals
- Global Team
- Investor Advisory Council

Michael Collins
Chief Executive Officer, Board Chairman
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James Gill
Co-Founder & Lead Director
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Errik Anderson
Board Director
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Matt Blumberg
Board Director
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Laura Bordewieck Rippy
Board Director
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Ludwig Pierre Schulze
Board Director
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Michael Phillips
Board Secretary
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Mark Edwards
Executive Team
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Lauren Kolodny
Board Observer
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Peter Graham
Board Member Emeritus
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David Lang
Board Director Emeritus
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Beth Obermiller
Co-Founder & Board Member Emeritus
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Co-Invest Alongside Leading VCs
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Deal Transparency
Due Diligence and Investment Memos provided. Live Deal discussions with our investment teams.
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Looking to join the team?
A top 20 venture firm that acts like a startup.⁴
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¹ Alumni Ventures is one of the most active VC firms in the U.S. as reported by Pitchbook and other publicly available information reviewed by AV.
² Consult your professional advisor to determine if venture capital is a good fit for your investment portfolio. AV does not provide individual investment advice, please consult your advisor to determine if an investment is appropriate for you.
³ Co-investors are shown for illustrative purposes only, do not reflect the universe of all organizations with which AV has co-invested, and do not necessarily represent future co-investors. The identity of a co-investor does not necessarily indicate investment quality or performance.
⁴ AV was ranked among the top 20 venture investors in North America by CB Insights in 2024, and TIME Magazine, in partnership with Statista, ranked AV as one of America’s Top 20 Venture Capital Firms for 2025.










