INVITE-ONLY MEMBERSHIP • LIMITED CAPACITY
Maritime Venture Club
The ocean is the backbone of global commerce.
The MaritimeTech Venture Club is an investing circle for professionals and investors who understand that the technology transforming the maritime industry represents one of the most underexplored opportunities in venture.
Members engage with real deals from the Alumni Ventures pipeline spanning autonomous vessels, port logistics, defense systems, maritime software, and next-generation supply chain infrastructure.
Sessions are built for those who want to develop genuine investment conviction — not just a front-row seat.
This is a serious investing group — not a pitch room, not a networking club, and not passive deal flow.
Who It’s For
Built for operators, investors, and domain experts.
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Maritime & Shipping Professionals
Operators, executives, and engineers with deep domain knowledge ready to put it to work as investors. - Home
Defense & Logistics Investors
Those tracking dual-use hardtech and the intersection of military and commercial maritime systems. - Home
Supply Chain & Trade Operators
Leaders in freight, ports, and global logistics who see the technology shift coming firsthand. - Home
Generalist Investors
Serious capital allocators who recognize that maritime and supply chain tech is radically undervalued relative to its scale.
The club is intentionally small and curated to maintain a high-quality investing dialogue.
How It Works
One session. Real deals. Sharper judgment.
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One 60-minute live session per month
Real deal review using the same investment memos used by Alumni Ventures. - Home
Study the thesis
Prepare your view before discussion. - Home
Pressure-test as a group
Stress-test assumptions, challenge the market, refine your angle. - Home
Written invest/pass rationale
This is where judgment compounds. - Home
Annual in-person gathering
Designed to deepen relationships and sharpen thinking.
You don’t build conviction from the dock. You build it by getting in the water.
Investing Expectations
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Real opportunities
Members review real Alumni Ventures opportunities — not simulations. - Home
Participation is optional
Participation with personal capital is optional. - Home
Independent decisions
Independent decision-making is encouraged. - Home
Sector-relevant flow
Maritime, defense, and supply chain opportunities highlighted when available across the AV pipeline.
House Rules
What We Expect
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What Stays Private
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DEAL FOCUS
Broad by design. Sector-sharp by intent.
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The club is sector-agnostic, providing exposure across stages and industries.
AV Portfolio Examples
Institutional-quality deal flow — inside a private room
Illustrative portfolio examples.
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.
The Standard
The MaritimeTech Venture Club works because members approach it with professionalism and curiosity
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Preparation
Members review materials in advance - Home
Thoughtful Discussion
The goal is rigorous analysis and respectful debate - Home
Confidentiality
Deals and discussions within the club remain strictly private - Home
Peer Respect
Members engage constructively with differing views - Home
Long-Term Perspective
The club is designed for sustained venture exposure
About Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures is one of the world’s most active venture firms, providing professionally managed, diversified access to early-stage innovation and curated opportunities traditionally difficult to reach. We partner with family offices and individual investors worldwide to build venture portfolios powered by disciplined processes, deep networks, and transparent engagement.
CB Insights Top 20 VCs in North America (2024) | TIME Top 20 VC (2025)
1 / month
60-minute live session
Real memos
The same ones used by AV
40+
Full-time AV venture investing professionals
Co-invest
Alongside a16z, Sequoia, Accel, NEA & more
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
One 60-minute live session per month, plus time to study the thesis and write your invest/pass rationale beforehand. Plus one annual in-person gathering.
No. Members review real Alumni Ventures opportunities, but participation with personal capital is optional. Independent decision-making is encouraged.
No. The Club is for maritime & shipping professionals, defense & logistics investors, supply chain & trade operators, and generalist investors who recognize the sector is undervalued relative to its scale.
Autonomous vessels, port logistics, defense systems, maritime software, and next-generation supply chain infrastructure — surfaced from the full AV pipeline.
Review the memo in advance. Gather for 60 minutes: deal context, group pressure-test, your written invest/pass rationale. Judgment compounds.
Reach out to the Club Managers at [email protected] to explore fit.
Seats are limited.
If you work in maritime, defense, logistics, or supply chain — or you’re a serious capital allocator who sees the opportunity — we’d like to meet.
Applicants to Maritime Tech 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 Maritime Tech 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.