About Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jun 2025, Alumni Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 1172 companies, with 63 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it led the $11M Series A round of Cafler along with Plug and Play Tech Center. This round also saw participation from Seaya and other investors.
Overall, Alumni Ventures portfolio has seen 31 unicorns, 15 IPOs and 158 acquisitions including key companies like Getaround, Wheels Up and Domo. A lot of funds co-invest with Alumni Ventures, with names like Gaingels sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Alumni Ventures has team of 84 people including 40 partners.
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Alumni Ventures' List of Top Investments
Alumni Ventures has a portfolio of 1,172 companies, including 31 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Solsten and Blue Note Therapeutics.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, IsraelÌý²¹²Ô»å 35 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, ConsumerÌý²¹²Ô»å 37 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A Ìý²¹²Ô»å 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Alumni Ventures:1. Getaround
App-based peer-to-peer carsharing platform. The platform enables car owners to rent their cars to a community of drivers using their smartphones. Drivers can find the car using an app and reserve it through the app for using the car. Their app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Getaround
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $1.7B as on Sep 06, 2019
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $736M
- Employee Count: 128 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Triangle Peak Partners, K2 Global and 71 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 24, 2024
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Wheels Up
Online membership-platform for booking private jets. The platform offers private jet booking to guests based on membership. They claim to guarantee occupied pricing on a pay-as-you-fly basis and exclusive access to a private fleet of brand new aircraft. They offer individual and corporate membership plans.
Key facts about Wheels Up
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1.25B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $402M
- Employee Count: 71 as on Dec 31, 2014
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, New Enterprise Associates and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 09, 2023
- Highlight: Public
3. Domo
Cloud based suite of business intelligence solutions. It provides connectors for integrating data from different data sources such as callrail, github, instagram, bing ads, and more. It provides API for connecting data from proprietary systems. Its self-service ETL tool enables users to cleanse, combine, and transform data for analysis. It provides a collaboration platform enabling users to discuss insights generated from the data through private chats and channels. It offers visual analytics and customizable dashboards for multiple functions including marketing, finance, sales, and operations, and more.
Key facts about Domo
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: American Fork (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $319M as on Jan 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $730M
- Employee Count: 771 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Credit Suisse, TPG and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 05, 2017, $3.6M
- Highlight: Public
4. HopSkipDrive
Digital healthcare transportation management tool for kids. The company has a ride-sharing service for kids that makes life easier for busy parents by providing cab sharing with their team of vetted drivers. Parents can track the ride in real-time through the app and have multiple methods of contacting the driver at any time. All of the drivers on the platform go through a rigorous, 15-point certification process.
Key facts about HopSkipDrive
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: South Pasadena (United States)
- Valuation: $119M - $178M
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $106M
- Employee Count: 123 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: FirstMark, Maveron and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Sep 13, 2022, $37M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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Provides wireless home security system with cellular-alarm-transmitter notifier. The Simplisafe uses the ReFLEX wireless network, the same Narrowband PCS network used by hospitals and emergency services. SimpliSafe offers sensing devices and other components associated with protecting against burglaries and other threats to the home, with a typical hardware package costing about $260.
Key facts about SimpliSafe
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $387M
- Employee Count: 1,155 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Sequoia Capital, HPS Investment Partners and
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, May 08, 2022, $200M
- Highlight: Acquired
Alumni Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Alumni Ventures has invested in 1172 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 50 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 82 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 34 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Aethero and most recent follow-on round was in Wander.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 27 | 7 | 34 |
2024 | 69 | 13 | 82 |
2023 | 67 | 9 | 76 |
2022 | 129 | 13 | 142 |
2021 | 109 | 18 | 127 |
2020 | 39 | 1 | 40 |
2019 | 29 | 2 | 31 |
2018 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
2017 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Alumni Ventures' Investments by Stage
Alumni Ventures has made 230 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.8M, 160 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $16.3M and 78 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $34.6M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 230 |
Series A | 160 |
Series B | 78 |
Series C | 29 |
Series D | 7 |
Others | 3 |
Alumni Ventures' Investments by Sector
Alumni Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, FinTech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 1039 Tech companies, 808 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 603 Software companies and at least 377 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 246 |
High Tech | 175 |
Consumer | 104 |
FinTech | 82 |
Vertical SaaS | 59 |
Others | 652 |
Alumni Ventures' Investments by Geography
Alumni Ventures has made most investments in United States (416), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 18 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 416 |
United Kingdom | 18 |
Canada | 13 |
India | 10 |
Israel | 9 |
Others | 39 |
Alumni Ventures' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Alumni Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 18, 2025 | United States | Seed | $8.4M | Kindred Ventures [+3] | |
Jun 18, 2025 | United States | Seed | $3.2M | Sapphire Ventures [+5] | |
Jun 11, 2025 | - | Seed | $2M | [+1] | |
Jun 10, 2025 | United States | Series B | $30M | [+6] | |
Jun 09, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series B | $30M | [+6] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Alumni Ventures' portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 | Provider of space mission launch services | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | b{qriek | ||
64 | Platform solving bandwidth and power bottlenecks by using light to move data | 2015 | San Francisco | Series D | ewnguaz | ||
57 | Provider of conversational AI solutions for managing business operations | 2020 | Palo Alto | Series A | rylrvfk | ||
60 | SaaS Platform for B2B Rebate Management | 2016 | Stratford upon avon | Series D | shmvuzf | ||
59 | Manufacturer of lithiumion battery materials | 2015 | Westborough | Series D | tzgqfbf |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Alumni Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Alumni Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 05, 2025 | - | - | - | |
Mar 02, 2022 | Feb 28, 2020 | Series C | $79M | |
Feb 07, 2022 | - | - | - | |
Apr 05, 2021 | - | - | - | |
Apr 01, 2021 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Alumni Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Alumni Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 04, 2025 | Oct 13, 2020 | Seed | $3.2M | |
May 27, 2025 | Mar 17, 2022 | Seed | $5.7M | |
May 16, 2025 | Nov 01, 2023 | Seed | $4.5M | |
May 08, 2025 | Sep 15, 2020 | Series C | $26M | |
May 08, 2025 | - | - | - |
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Team profile of Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures has a team of 84 membersÌýincluding 40 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 20 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States and Canada. Alumni Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Alumni Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Santa Clara | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - |
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Over the past 11 years, 4717 investors have co-invested in Alumni Ventures's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Alumni Ventures:Ìý, Techstars and 1428 others have invested in rounds before Alumni Ventures. There are 33 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Alumni Ventures and 18 companies where Techstars has invested before Alumni Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Alumni Ventures:Ìý2133 investors entered a company along with Alumni Ventures. These include investors like Gaingels (31 companies).
- Invested after Alumni Ventures:ÌýA total of 1154 investors have invested in Alumni Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Gaingels (13 companies), Tiger Global Management (5 companies) and PayPal Ventures (4 companies).
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