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Venture Investing For the Trophy Hunter

Where Elite Access Meets Exceptional Potential

Join a network of investors seeking high-impact opportunities with the potential for outsized returns. Through Alumni Ventures’ disciplined co-investment approach, gain access to standout ventures alongside industry leaders like Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital—targeting the kinds of deals that define portfolios.

Getting Started with Venture Hunting for High-Potential Investments

Curious about discovering high-potential investments? At Alumni Ventures, we make it simple for ambitious investors to explore this exciting pursuit. Our expertly managed funds provide accredited investors access to startups alongside top-tier firms like Kleiner Perkins and Khosla Ventures.

Explore our guide, “Unicorn Hunting: The Art and Science of Spotting the Next Game-Changing Startup,” to learn how to identify high-potential startups, understand their growth trajectory, and position yourself for success in venture capital investing.

The Art and Science of Spotting the Next Game-Changing Startup

Are You Ready to Hunt for Game-Changing Investments?

TAKE THE FIRST STEP IN DISCOVERING HOW VENTURE CAPITAL CAN ELEVATE YOUR PORTFOLIO STRATEGY.

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Content for Trophy Hunters

Investing in Tomorrow: The Seed Fund Overview

Learn about our Seed Fund, offering exposure to early-stage companies with high growth potential. Explore the benefits of time diversification, the tax advantages of Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS), and the favorable current market environment for early stage venture capital investments.

Unicorn Hunting

Imagine being in that Los Altos garage where Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first Apple computer. Or witnessing Mark Zuckerberg code Facebook from his Harvard dorm room. Or seeing the potential in Elon Musk the early days of PayPal. View the slides of our “Unicorn Hunting” deck to delve into the minds of top VCs as they hunt for the next Apple, Facebook, or Airbnb.

AV is a Top 20 Venture Investor in North America

CB Insights scoring model factors in deal volume since 2023; unicorns in investors’ portfolios that were backed prior to a $1B valuation; and the share of portfolio companies invested in since 2018 that have gone on to exit.

Next Step: Find the Fund That Fits Your Interests

Core Funds

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    ~20-30 investments diversified by stage, sector, geography, and lead investor

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    Investments sourced by our entire team of ~40 full-time venture investment professionals

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    Co-investing alongside other established venture firms

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    Portfolio constructed by our Office of the CIO, with 20% reserved for follow-ons

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    Includes access to deal Syndications and engagement opportunities with other investors

Typical Investments are $50k-$100k
Minimum is $10k

Focused Funds

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    Diversified portfolios, deploying against specific strategy, with reserves for follow-ons

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    Investments sourced by our entire team of ~40 full-time venture investment professionals

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    Co-investing alongside other established venture firms

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    Each Focused Fund is led by dedicated full-time team with specific thematic expertise

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    Includes access to deal Syndications and engagement opportunities with other investors

Typical Investments are $50k-$100k
Minimums start at $10k

Syndications

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    Opportunities to invest in single venture deals.

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    Only for existing AV fund investors

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    All deals sourced by our investment professionals and invested in by one or more of our funds

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    Deal diligence materials shared via a secure data room

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    You decide how often you want to see Syndications and whether or not to invest

Typical Investments are $15-25k
Minimum is $10k

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Access the secure data room and fund materials for all our Core and Focused Funds

Ambitious Investors Are Pursuing VC Investing

Our focused, diversified approach empowers investors to hunt for high-potential startups, inspired by strategies used by top-performing venture capitalists:

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    VC has outperformed the public market equivalents in the 5-, 15-, and 25-year periods ending December 31, 2020.*
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    VC is largely uncorrelated to the public markets, making it attractive from a portfolio risk-mitigation perspective.*
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    Significantly more value is being created in the private markets today than in recent years.*
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    VC portfolios — if properly sized and diversified — have favorable risk/reward profiles that continue to attract more capital from the most sophisticated institutional investors.*

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