Alumni Ventures Group
Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices across North America. It provides access to venture investing for individual accredited investors, particularly alumni networks, by offering diversified portfolios of venture opportunities and allowing members to invest alongside fellow alumni in ventures led by peers. The firm backs early-stage and later-stage opportunities across technology, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and other sectors, with a sector- and geography-agnostic approach. It typically invests between $10,000 and $3 million per deal and emphasizes the involvement of alumni connections and an institutional lead investor in opportunities. Alumni Ventures also offers focused funds to broaden participation, enabling accredited investors to access venture portfolios diversified by type, sector, stage, and geography. The model aims to democratize access to venture capital while maintaining rigorous selection standards through alumni networks.
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Past deals in Illinois
Ocient
Series B in 2024
Founded in 2018, Ocient develops a high-performance data analytics platform designed for rapid analysis of massive datasets. Its platform efficiently handles large datasets measured in terabytes, petabytes, or exabytes with trillions or quadrillions of rows, enabling organizations to harness the power of big data at scale and velocity.
Hallow
Series C in 2024
Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that hopes to help folks grow closer to God. It helps in finding peace, deepen the relationship with God, and sleeping soundly every night.
It was founded in 2018 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Dom's Kitchen & Market
Seed Round in 2023
Dom's Kitchen & Market is a grocery store chain founded in 2021 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company aims to provide a unique shopping experience that combines grocery shopping, restaurant dining, and home delivery services. It focuses on well-crafted, locally sourced, and globally-inspired food, creating a food destination that encourages sharing, exploration, and community engagement. Dom's Kitchen & Market fosters an inviting atmosphere where consumers can enjoy discovery and hospitality, making it a central hub for culinary experiences in the community.
Dentologie
Venture Round in 2023
Founded in 2013 by Dr. Hany Kurdi, Dentologie revolutionizes the dental experience by creating safe, inclusive spaces that combine compassionate care, clinical expertise, and innovative design. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company offers a comprehensive range of services including general dentistry, Invisalign treatment, oral surgery, and cosmetic dentistry.
Bridge Money
Seed Round in 2023
Bridge Money, Inc. is a financial technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing a mobile banking platform designed to enhance users' financial experience. The platform offers a range of services, including account activation, mobile check deposits, and free access to Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), along with zero overdraft fees. Additionally, Bridge Money provides a secure debit card without associated fees, aiming to simplify banking for its users and facilitate daily financial transactions.
Dimension Inx
Series A in 2023
Dimension Inx designs and develops advanced biomaterials for regenerative medicine. Founded in 2017, it specializes in creating microenvironments that guide the body's natural healing processes. Its platform focuses on the interplay between material composition, microstructure, and microarchitecture to produce biofunctional materials.
Kalderos
Venture Round in 2022
Kalderos, Inc. is a healthcare technology company that specializes in drug discount management solutions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional location in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Kalderos offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed to analyze and optimize the coordination of drug discount programs for healthcare providers, manufacturers, and payers. The platform employs advanced models and machine learning processes to identify and resolve non-compliance issues, detect inconsistencies, and provide data management capabilities. By offering features such as claims verification, dispute resolution, and discount monitoring, Kalderos enables its clients to streamline the communication and payment processes associated with drug discounts, ultimately eliminating waste and enhancing efficiency in the healthcare system.
Dom's Kitchen & Market
Convertible Note in 2022
Dom's Kitchen & Market is a grocery store chain founded in 2021 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company aims to provide a unique shopping experience that combines grocery shopping, restaurant dining, and home delivery services. It focuses on well-crafted, locally sourced, and globally-inspired food, creating a food destination that encourages sharing, exploration, and community engagement. Dom's Kitchen & Market fosters an inviting atmosphere where consumers can enjoy discovery and hospitality, making it a central hub for culinary experiences in the community.
Here
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Here Holdings, LLC is a company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in producing cold press juices, dips, and spreads. Its product lineup features a variety of juices made from ingredients such as pineapple, celery, apple, turmeric, and kale, among others. In addition to juices, Here Holdings offers a selection of dips, including black bean tomato, edamame pea sesame, and spinach mushroom. The company emphasizes the use of Midwest produce, reflecting its commitment to quality and local sourcing. Here Holdings aims to foster trust and transparency while serving the community through its food and beverage offerings.
Bridge Money
Seed Round in 2022
Bridge Money, Inc. is a financial technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing a mobile banking platform designed to enhance users' financial experience. The platform offers a range of services, including account activation, mobile check deposits, and free access to Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), along with zero overdraft fees. Additionally, Bridge Money provides a secure debit card without associated fees, aiming to simplify banking for its users and facilitate daily financial transactions.
Path
Series A in 2021
Path is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor that allows anyone to access automated crypto portfolios. After completing a suitability assessment, Path builds your portfolio and manages it for you. You can also buy, hold, and swap cryptos directly from the app. Regulated, safe, trusted.
The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Civis Analytics
Series B in 2021
Civis Analytics, Inc. is a data science software company that empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions. Founded in 2013 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Civis offers a range of tools and services, including the Civis platform for predictive analytics, which facilitates end-to-end data workflows. The company's offerings include the Community Outreach and Engagement Hub, designed for government and nonprofit teams to effectively reach and engage their target audiences; the Census Intelligence Center, which aids census coordinators and leadership; and various tools for audience targeting and message testing. Additionally, Civis provides data science consulting, consumer insights, market research, and media optimization services. By combining advanced software solutions with expertise in data science and survey methodology, Civis Analytics helps both public and private sector organizations enhance their decision-making processes and achieve a competitive edge.
newtrul
Seed Round in 2021
Newtrul is a Chicago-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in a shipment aggregation platform designed to facilitate connections among shippers, brokers, and freight carriers. The platform simplifies the truckload freight matching process by digitizing and consolidating available shipments into a centralized marketplace. This allows trucking companies to efficiently search for and book loads online, enhancing operational effectiveness and streamlining logistics in the freight industry.
Wrench
Series D in 2021
Wrench, Inc. is a mobile auto repair service provider that specializes in offering car and truck repair services directly at customers' homes and offices. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company operates in multiple states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Wrench offers a comprehensive range of services, including alternator and battery replacement, brake repair, oil and filter changes, diagnostic services, and more. Customers can conveniently book appointments online, making the process accessible and efficient.
Paro
Series B in 2021
Founded in 2015, Paro operates a platform that connects businesses with freelance finance professionals for on-demand remote support. Services span bookkeeping and accounting tasks, financial analysis, and fractional CFO strategy, powered by AI technology.
Ocient
Series B in 2021
Founded in 2018, Ocient develops a high-performance data analytics platform designed for rapid analysis of massive datasets. Its platform efficiently handles large datasets measured in terabytes, petabytes, or exabytes with trillions or quadrillions of rows, enabling organizations to harness the power of big data at scale and velocity.
Loadsmart
Series C in 2020
Loadsmart is a logistics technology company that provides an online platform for shippers and carriers to quote, book, and track freight. The platform aims to move freight quickly and efficiently by offering real-time quotes, automated pricing, and streamlined shipper-carrier interactions. By leveraging technology and logistics data, Loadsmart seeks to optimize pricing, booking, and shipment visibility, delivering transparent, reliable freight services to shippers and carriers. Founded in 2014, the company is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Civis Analytics
Series A in 2020
Civis Analytics, Inc. is a data science software company that empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions. Founded in 2013 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Civis offers a range of tools and services, including the Civis platform for predictive analytics, which facilitates end-to-end data workflows. The company's offerings include the Community Outreach and Engagement Hub, designed for government and nonprofit teams to effectively reach and engage their target audiences; the Census Intelligence Center, which aids census coordinators and leadership; and various tools for audience targeting and message testing. Additionally, Civis provides data science consulting, consumer insights, market research, and media optimization services. By combining advanced software solutions with expertise in data science and survey methodology, Civis Analytics helps both public and private sector organizations enhance their decision-making processes and achieve a competitive edge.
Rise Gardens
Seed Round in 2020
Rise Gardens designs and markets modular hydroponic gardening systems for home use. Their systems facilitate year-round growing of various vegetables, herbs, and flowers, guided by an accompanying app that tracks plant progress and provides care instructions.
Forager
Series A in 2020
Forager Logistics LLC, established in 2018 and based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in freight brokerage and logistics services for the automotive and aerospace industries. The company offers a range of truckload services, including standard, expedited, and cross-border transportation, catering to supply chain networks with seamless and modern solutions. Forager's innovative web-based transportation management platform further enhances its service, targeting the complexities of cross-border shipping, particularly to and from Mexico and Canada.
Wrench
Series C in 2019
Wrench, Inc. is a mobile auto repair service provider that specializes in offering car and truck repair services directly at customers' homes and offices. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company operates in multiple states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Wrench offers a comprehensive range of services, including alternator and battery replacement, brake repair, oil and filter changes, diagnostic services, and more. Customers can conveniently book appointments online, making the process accessible and efficient.
NuCurrent
Series C in 2019
NuCurrent is a Chicago-based developer and manufacturer of wireless power technologies, founded in 2009. It designs, fabricates, and integrates wireless power antennas, surface-mount inductors, and inductive coils for low- and high-frequency systems, and provides custom-designed prototypes. The company offers high-efficiency antennas and components suitable for a range of applications, and supports rapid prototyping and integration for OEMs and system integrators. Its wireless power solutions comply with major standards including A4WP, Qi, and PMA, enabling collaboration with automotive, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, and wearable device manufacturers. By focusing on optimized designs and manufacturing techniques, NuCurrent aims to deliver higher efficiency, smaller form factors, greater durability, and lower costs in wireless power deployment.
Fast Radius
Venture Round in 2019
Fast Radius is a cloud manufacturing and digital supply chain company that unifies design, production, and fulfillment through a single digital platform to simplify and modernize manufacturing. Its Cloud Manufacturing Platform connects design, production, and fulfillment workflows to enable easier, more sustainable manufacturing. The company offers additive manufacturing services for thermoplastics, elastomeric materials, and metals, along with CNC machining, injection molding, urethane casting, and reverse engineering, supported by production-grade manufacturing and global fulfillment capabilities. Headquartered in Chicago, Fast Radius maintains additional offices and micro-factories to support rapid production and local fulfillment.
Wrench
Series B in 2018
Wrench, Inc. is a mobile auto repair service provider that specializes in offering car and truck repair services directly at customers' homes and offices. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company operates in multiple states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Wrench offers a comprehensive range of services, including alternator and battery replacement, brake repair, oil and filter changes, diagnostic services, and more. Customers can conveniently book appointments online, making the process accessible and efficient.
Xaptum
Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2013, Xaptum specializes in IoT security and messaging platforms. Its core offering is a multi-tenant network-as-a-service solution that enables enterprises to securely scale and manage IoT deployments. The platform simplifies IoT device authentication, authorization, auto-configuration, and data exchange over a single TCP connection.
Getaround
Series D in 2018
Getaround, Inc. is an online marketplace specializing in peer-to-peer car sharing and local car rentals. Founded in 2009 and based in San Francisco, California, Getaround allows users to rent vehicles on-demand, ranging from economy cars to luxury models, by the hour or day. The platform facilitates a seamless experience through its patented Getaround Connect technology, which enables users to access cars without needing to meet the vehicle owner or handle physical keys. This innovative approach eliminates the traditional hassles of car rental, such as long lines and paperwork. Getaround operates in several major U.S. cities, including San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., providing a convenient and eco-friendly alternative to car ownership while allowing vehicle owners to earn extra income. The service also includes comprehensive insurance and 24/7 roadside assistance, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for users.
Zerocater
Series B in 2018
Zerocater, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that operates a subscription-based and on-demand food ordering platform, specifically designed for businesses and their employees. Founded in 2009, Zerocater delivers personalized and diet-specific meals from independent restaurants, caterers, food trucks, and private chefs. The service caters to various occasions, including meetings, parties, and celebrations, offering a range of menu options such as breakfast, lunch, happy hour, desserts, and even craft beverages. The company serves clients in major cities such as New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Austin, Texas, and focuses on enhancing workplace culture by providing convenient and diverse food solutions that foster employee engagement and collaboration.
Ocient
Series A in 2018
Founded in 2018, Ocient develops a high-performance data analytics platform designed for rapid analysis of massive datasets. Its platform efficiently handles large datasets measured in terabytes, petabytes, or exabytes with trillions or quadrillions of rows, enabling organizations to harness the power of big data at scale and velocity.
Relayr
Series C in 2018
Relayr is an IoT company providing enterprise middleware and industrial IoT solutions to enable digital transformation across industries. Its platform connects industrial equipment, collects and analyzes operational readings, detects anomalies, and supports customization across diverse hardware and connectivity within complex IT ecosystems. The company offers implementation, production line optimization, equipment service, and starter programs, helping manufacturers and service providers derive actionable insights and create new data-driven offerings. Relayr serves manufacturing, automotive, food processing, and power generation sectors, focusing on turning device data into meaningful business outcomes.
Innoblative Designs
Venture Round in 2018
Innoblative Designs, Inc. is a medical device company based in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Established in 2013, the company specializes in the development of innovative electrosurgical devices aimed at enhancing surgical procedures. One of its key products is Sira™, a Saline-assisted Intraoperative Radiofrequency Ablation device. This device utilizes bipolar current to create a controlled zone of ablation during surgery, facilitating the coagulation and ablation of soft tissue beds. Sira's unique design features a saline microinfusion system that ensures optimal contact with target tissue, allowing it to be seamlessly integrated with existing electrosurgical generators in operating rooms. This makes Sira an accessible and effective option for surgeons seeking to improve intraoperative ablation techniques.
NuCurrent
Venture Round in 2017
NuCurrent is a Chicago-based developer and manufacturer of wireless power technologies, founded in 2009. It designs, fabricates, and integrates wireless power antennas, surface-mount inductors, and inductive coils for low- and high-frequency systems, and provides custom-designed prototypes. The company offers high-efficiency antennas and components suitable for a range of applications, and supports rapid prototyping and integration for OEMs and system integrators. Its wireless power solutions comply with major standards including A4WP, Qi, and PMA, enabling collaboration with automotive, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, and wearable device manufacturers. By focusing on optimized designs and manufacturing techniques, NuCurrent aims to deliver higher efficiency, smaller form factors, greater durability, and lower costs in wireless power deployment.
Innoblative Designs
Venture Round in 2017
Innoblative Designs, Inc. is a medical device company based in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Established in 2013, the company specializes in the development of innovative electrosurgical devices aimed at enhancing surgical procedures. One of its key products is Sira™, a Saline-assisted Intraoperative Radiofrequency Ablation device. This device utilizes bipolar current to create a controlled zone of ablation during surgery, facilitating the coagulation and ablation of soft tissue beds. Sira's unique design features a saline microinfusion system that ensures optimal contact with target tissue, allowing it to be seamlessly integrated with existing electrosurgical generators in operating rooms. This makes Sira an accessible and effective option for surgeons seeking to improve intraoperative ablation techniques.
Relayr
Series B in 2016
Relayr is an IoT company providing enterprise middleware and industrial IoT solutions to enable digital transformation across industries. Its platform connects industrial equipment, collects and analyzes operational readings, detects anomalies, and supports customization across diverse hardware and connectivity within complex IT ecosystems. The company offers implementation, production line optimization, equipment service, and starter programs, helping manufacturers and service providers derive actionable insights and create new data-driven offerings. Relayr serves manufacturing, automotive, food processing, and power generation sectors, focusing on turning device data into meaningful business outcomes.
Smart Lunches
Venture Round in 2014
Smart Lunches, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in providing catering and food delivery services for children's lunches at schools, childcare centers, and summer camps across several regions, including Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Jersey, Georgia, and Washington D.C. Founded in 2011, the company operates an online platform that allows parents to easily order meals for their children. Smart Lunches offers a diverse selection of hot and cold main dishes, sides, snacks, soups, and drinks, all prepared by local catering partners. The service is designed to ensure convenience and nutritional security for parents while delivering quality meals directly to schools, simplifying the lunch process for families.
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