# Alumni Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Alumni Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 1,595 investments on record, 333 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Alumni Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 1595 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $8.1M, Jul 2025 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Communities Community

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**85%** of best year **333** **cheques in 12 months**, 1,595 on record

Since the last cheque **9** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $10M** Rounds led **1 of 1,595** Sole investor **69 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 87%**

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## Alumni Ventures highlights

- 01 333 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 58% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 69 rounds, median $3.2M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Alumni Ventures, Top 20 U.S. VC Firm (TIME, 2025) From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $10M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Communities Community
- **Based in:** Chicago, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **1,595 appearances**

- **2026** 277 rounds
- **Oct** **[Maxinsights](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxinsights)** Seed · US · Google News search **$30M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Daytona](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)** Series B · HR · Google News search **$60M** With 17 others
- **Oct** **[Chariot Claims](https://millionrounds.com/company/chariot-claims)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$10M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[Loops](https://millionrounds.com/company/loops)** Seed · US · Silicon Angle **$3.5M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Hilt](https://millionrounds.com/company/hilt)** Seed · US · Crunchbase News **$4.2M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[MintNeuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintneuro)** Series A · GB · TechStartups **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Avarra](https://millionrounds.com/company/avarra)** Series A · US · GTMfund **$17M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Atomic](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomic)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$13M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Jeeves](https://millionrounds.com/company/jeeves)** Series C · LatamList **$110M** With 13 others
- **Sept** **[Precision Neuroscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/precision-neuroscience)** Growth · US · AlleyWatch **$250M** With 12 others
- **Sept** **[Astrus](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrus)** Series A · CA · BetaKit **$12M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Impulse Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/impulse-space)** Series D · US · Google News search **$308M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Evvy](https://millionrounds.com/company/evvy)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$40M** With 12 others
- **Sept** **[Cornelis](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornelis)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$205M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Kapital](https://millionrounds.com/company/kapital)** Series C · MX · LatamList **$125M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Savvy Wealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/savvy-wealth)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$100M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Chariot Claims](https://millionrounds.com/company/chariot-claims)** US · AlleyWatch **$9.5M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[American Supercritical](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-supercritical)** Pre-seed · US **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Kira](https://millionrounds.com/company/kira)** Venture · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[BQP](https://millionrounds.com/company/bqp)** Venture · US **$4.9M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Tiny Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiny-health)** Series B · US **$33M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Apollo Atomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/apollo-atomics)** Venture · US **$620K** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Celularity](https://millionrounds.com/company/celularity)** Debt · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Heidi Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/heidi-health)** Debt · AU **$240M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Cartwheel](https://millionrounds.com/company/cartwheel)** Grant · US **$250K** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Birdstop](https://millionrounds.com/company/birdstop)** Grant · US **$4.6M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Empirik](https://millionrounds.com/company/empirik)** Seed · US **$21M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[AQUA](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqua)** Series A · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[heXem bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/hexem-bio)** Seed · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[ItsElectric](https://millionrounds.com/company/itselectric)** Venture · US **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Ayar Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayar-labs)** Secondary · US **$225M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Duckbill](https://millionrounds.com/company/duckbill)** Venture · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[CesiumAstro](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro)** Debt · US **$300M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[F2 AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/f2-ai)** Growth · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Volantis](https://millionrounds.com/company/volantis)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Windup Minds](https://millionrounds.com/company/windup-minds)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[One Footprint](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-footprint)** Series B · US **$25M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[RegCell](https://millionrounds.com/company/regcell)** Series A · US **$44M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Light](https://millionrounds.com/company/light)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$46M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Mona](https://millionrounds.com/company/mona)** Seed · US **$3.5M** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **13 named**

BK **Brian Keil** Managing Director i Filing they signed

DS **David Samuel Muson** Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

DS **David Shapiro** Managing Director i Filing they signed

DS **David Stewart Lang** Manager i Form ADV

EO **Elizabeth Obermiller** Chief of Staff, Evp i Form ADV

EA **Errik Anderson** Manager i Form ADV

JG **James Gill** Manager i Form ADV

LR **Laura Rippy** Managing Director i Filing they signed

LS **Ludwig Schulze** Managing Director i Filing they signed

MD **Mark David Edwards** Chief Engagement Officer i Form ADV

MC **Michael Collins** CEO of Alumni Ventures Group LLC, the Issuer's sole manager i Filing they signed

MG **Michael George Phillips** General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

PM **Peter Marc Graham** Manager i Form ADV

We also hold **52** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$1.4B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Alumni Ventures, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 170562

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**12** of 18 we have independently watched raise

[Axiom Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/axiom-space)[Gatik.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/gatik)[Ghostrobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ghost-robotics)[Groq](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq)[Info](https://millionrounds.com/company/info)[Lambda](https://millionrounds.com/company/lambda)[Mysten Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/mysten-labs)[Oura](https://millionrounds.com/company/oura)[Sleeper](https://millionrounds.com/company/sleeper)[SonderMind](https://millionrounds.com/company/sondermind)[Wasabi](https://millionrounds.com/company/wasabi)[cohere](https://millionrounds.com/company/cohere) 3925488 AV Swag Store Clubs Goodles To see additional YASSIR

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[AI.Reverie](https://millionrounds.com/company/ai-reverie)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Oct 2021

**[Sqrrl](https://millionrounds.com/company/sqrrl)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$40M** Jan 2018

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$8.1M**

raised in Jul 2025

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.2M**

Led 1 of 1,595 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $10M
- **Sole investor:** 69 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *454*
- Seed said *371*
- Series A said *304*
- Series B said *172*
- Series C *77*
- Debt *50*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 199
- [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) 177
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 77
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 65
- [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 64
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 55

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Alumni Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **199** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Gaingels** Private equity **177** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**Techstars** VC firm **77** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **65** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **64** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **55** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Liquid 2 Ventures** VC firm **51** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures)[**FJ Labs** VC firm **49** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **49** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **47** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**8VC** VC firm **43** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **39** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Alumni Ventures put money into.

[**Daytona** $60M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)[**Chariot Claims** $10M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/chariot-claims)[**Hilt** $4.2M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hilt)[**MintNeuro** $5.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintneuro)[**Avarra** $17M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/avarra)[**Atomic** $13M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomic)

## On podcasts

5 episodes naming Alumni Ventures in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

- [Angel Insights](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/angel-insights) 24 Feb 2026 · 34 min Colin Van Ostern: Why Alumni Ventures is Betting on UK Venture Capital Mentions [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 5 Aug 2025 · 55 min VC10X - Building a $1.5B VC Empire on Individual Investors: The Alumni Ventures Story Mentions [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 20 Dec 2024 · 26 min Sean Ang: NUS Alumni Ventures, University Unicorn Founders, USA vs. Singapore Angels - E512 Mentions [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[Jeffrey Tiong](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeffrey-tiong) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) 12 Mar 2022 · 44 min EP 7: Bain Capital Crypto, Bolt's Breslow back w/ Crypto Pharma, Alumni Ventures and Standard VC Fees, Tiger Partners Fund Seed Managers Mentions [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[Bain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital)[Bain Capital Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-crypto) *+1* Apple Podcasts
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 8 Mar 2022 · 1h 31m Alumni Ventures charged by SEC + What Germany got wrong about nuclear power with Mark Nelson | E1402 Mentions [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 15 Jul 2026 · 1h 11m Senra Systems' $65M Series B: Fixing Aerospace & Defense's Biggest Bottleneck Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Superclusters](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/superclusters) 3 Nov 2025 · 38 min Where Does Intuition Come From? | Yiwen Li | Superclusters | S6E6 Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Alumni Ventures

### What does Alumni Ventures invest in?

Alumni Ventures invests most often at Venture and Seed (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Communities and Community.

### How active is Alumni Ventures?

1,595 investments on record, 333 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Alumni Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Maxinsights (Seed, Oct 2026), Daytona (Series B, Oct 2026) and Chariot Claims (Series A, Oct 2026).

### How big are Alumni Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

### Does Alumni Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 1,595 investments on record (0%).

### Where does Alumni Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%).

### Is Alumni Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 333 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Alumni Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (199 rounds together), Gaingels (177 rounds together) and Techstars (77 rounds together).

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