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 Autonomous Vehicles
Anyware Robotics
Seed Round in 2025
Anyware Robotics specializes in developing and deploying autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for logistics settings. Their flagship product, Pixmo, combines an AMR base, a collaborative robot arm, and AI-powered perception and motion planning to safely and efficiently unload boxes from trucks and containers. This solution aims to enhance operational efficiency, lower costs, and bolster safety for clients in the logistics industry.
Andromeda Surgical
Seed Round in 2024
Andromeda Surgical develops autonomous robotic systems aimed at enhancing surgical precision, consistency, and efficiency.
HavocAI
Seed Round in 2024
HavocAI specializes in developing autonomous maritime solutions for both defense and commercial sectors. The company produces small, uncrewed surface vessels equipped with modular designs and AI-driven services. These services aim to enhance mission efficiency, mitigate communication and navigation challenges, and secure asset management, enabling a single operator to oversee multiple unmanned assets.
Intramotev
Series A in 2024
Intramotev designs and manufactures autonomous electric cargo trains for efficient freight transportation. Their vehicles operate autonomously using battery power, reducing emissions compared to diesel alternatives. They are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing rail systems, serving mines, manufacturing facilities, ports, and other specialized private railroads.
Bluewhite
Series C in 2024
Blue White Robotics is a company focused on revolutionizing agriculture through autonomy and innovative technology. It offers a comprehensive platform that enables the transformation of existing fleets into autonomous systems, effectively managing both aerial and ground robots. By utilizing remote sensing and artificial intelligence, the company collects and distributes data seamlessly, enhancing farm productivity and economics. Blue White Robotics aims to improve operational efficiency and safety while providing actionable insights that drive return on investment from the outset. Its solutions are designed to facilitate the easy and safe adoption of autonomous technology in agriculture, helping farmers build more resilient operations and reduce costs.
Glydways
Series B in 2023
Glydways is a South San Francisco-based company specializing in affordable autonomous transportation systems. It designs, manufactures, installs, and operates efficient, high-capacity mobility solutions that are environmentally friendly with zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Terradepth
Series A in 2023
Terradepth, Inc. is a data-as-a-service company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2018. The company focuses on increasing ocean knowledge by centralizing and monetizing ocean data through its cloud-based platform, Absolute Ocean. Terradepth employs unmanned submersibles for autonomous and high-resolution data collection, creating a scalable repository of processed ocean data. It offers various data products, surveys on request, and maintains a collection of analytical reports for sale. By providing access to this comprehensive ocean data, Terradepth enables organizations and individuals to make informed, ecologically responsible decisions regarding ocean resources.
Bluewhite
Series C in 2023
Blue White Robotics is a company focused on revolutionizing agriculture through autonomy and innovative technology. It offers a comprehensive platform that enables the transformation of existing fleets into autonomous systems, effectively managing both aerial and ground robots. By utilizing remote sensing and artificial intelligence, the company collects and distributes data seamlessly, enhancing farm productivity and economics. Blue White Robotics aims to improve operational efficiency and safety while providing actionable insights that drive return on investment from the outset. Its solutions are designed to facilitate the easy and safe adoption of autonomous technology in agriculture, helping farmers build more resilient operations and reduce costs.
Formlogic
Series A in 2023
Formlogic is an autonomous manufacturing technology company focused on delivering precision components for the space and frontier industries. By addressing the challenges of the domestic supply chain, Formlogic enhances manufacturing capabilities, allowing both novice and expert workers to achieve high levels of precision and productivity. The company's technology enables rapid turnaround times for custom machined components, with production orders completed in weeks rather than months. Additionally, Formlogic provides real-time order status updates, improving the overall customer experience. Through its innovative approach, Formlogic aims to revolutionize the manufacturing process, ensuring close tolerances and efficient production at scale.
Andromeda Surgical
Seed Round in 2023
Andromeda Surgical develops autonomous robotic systems aimed at enhancing surgical precision, consistency, and efficiency.
Vayu Robotics
Seed Round in 2023
Vayu Robotics develops and commercializes advanced robotics technology for automotive sensing, autonomous vehicles, and other applications. The company specializes in creating scalable mobile robotics platforms that incorporate bio-inspired sensing, machine learning, and purposeful robotic design.
Scythe
Series B in 2023
Scythe Robotics, Inc. is a company based in Longmont, Colorado, that specializes in the development of autonomous robots. Established in 2017, Scythe focuses on creating highly intelligent machines designed to operate in unstructured outdoor environments. Their robots are emission-free and utilize electric motors, which allows them to effectively handle tasks such as mowing without damaging sensitive turf. This technology enables clients to work efficiently while minimizing their environmental impact.
GridMatrix
Seed Round in 2022
GridMatrix develops software that helps cities optimize their intersection infrastructure. By harnessing real-time insights from existing cameras and sensors, GridMatrix enables efficient traffic management, reducing congestion, emissions, and accidents.
Refraction AI
Seed Round in 2022
Refraction AI, Inc. is an autonomous delivery robot company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing and deploying robotic platforms that facilitate last-mile goods delivery in urban environments. Its flagship product, the REV-1, is designed to autonomously navigate through city streets using an array of cameras, radar, and ultrasonic sensors, allowing it to pick up goods from restaurants, pharmacies, and grocery stores and deliver them directly to customers' homes. Refraction AI's technology is engineered to operate in various climates and can be monitored and operated remotely, ensuring efficient and reliable service. By enhancing the delivery process, Refraction AI aims to meet the increasing demand for faster, safer, and more cost-effective delivery solutions.
Phantom Auto
Series B in 2022
Phantom Auto Inc. is a software company that specializes in remote operation solutions for autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel, Phantom Auto develops a platform that enables remote drivers to operate a variety of vehicles, including passenger cars, yard trucks, forklifts, and delivery robots. This technology allows for the remote monitoring and operation of these vehicles from significant distances, enhancing safety and productivity in diverse environments such as construction zones and adverse weather conditions. By facilitating the remote operation of unmanned vehicles, Phantom Auto aims to improve labor accessibility and operational efficiency across logistics and other industries.
Point One Navigation
Series A in 2021
Point One Navigation, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing precise location services for autonomous systems, including self-driving vehicles, commercial drones, and various robotic applications. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the company aims to provide localization solutions that achieve accuracy within a few centimeters at a significantly reduced cost compared to existing offerings. Point One Navigation combines Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), inertial measurement, and computer vision technologies through proprietary algorithms to create high-performance navigation systems. These systems are designed to support a range of applications, enabling users to enhance the safety and efficiency of vehicles, drones, and other automated devices.
Zordi
Series A in 2021
Zordi is a developer of autonomous greenhouse technology that combines robotics and artificial intelligence to automate agricultural operations. The platform uses modular greenhouse units that can be deployed near urban centers, allowing for the cultivation of fresh, organically grown fruits and vegetables. Its AI system manages tasks such as pest control, irrigation, and harvesting, while robots handle precise planting, picking, and packing. By reducing manual labor and increasing efficiency, the solution offers a reliable and cost‑effective way to produce high‑quality produce for local markets. The company’s focus on automation and sustainability positions it as a key player in modern urban agriculture.
Ghost Robotics
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2015, Ghost Robotics specializes in developing autonomous legged robots designed for military, industrial, mining, energy, public safety, and last-mile delivery applications. Their quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles (Q-UGVs) excel in unstructured terrain and rough environments, offering superior agility and speed compared to wheeled or tracked devices.
ANRA Technologies
Venture Round in 2021
ANRA Technologies is a provider of cloud-based drone operations software that supports commercial drone programs. Its platform combines flight planning, airspace management, data analytics, compliance, drone management, resource management, and maintenance information in a single system, giving operators and service providers centralized command and control for one or multiple unmanned aerial vehicle operations. The company offers real-time flight planning, automated authorization workflows for airspace access, autonomous execution, live sensor data and video streaming, and seamless data integration with enterprise systems. It serves applications such as unmanned air traffic management, controlled airspace approvals, and consulting to integrate drone operations with existing workflows. Founded in 2014 and based in Tysons, Virginia, ANRA focuses on enabling scalable, compliant, and efficient drone operations for commercial customers through its UTM and operations platforms.
Zendar
Venture Round in 2021
Zendar Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced radar systems specifically designed for autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company focuses on developing high-definition radar technology that integrates the advantages of traditional radar—such as long-range detection and all-weather functionality—with the high resolution typically associated with lidar systems. Zendar's radar solutions enable self-driving cars to operate safely in adverse weather conditions, providing high-resolution imaging that enhances situational awareness and overall safety for autonomous driving.
Formlogic
Series A in 2021
Formlogic is an autonomous manufacturing technology company focused on delivering precision components for the space and frontier industries. By addressing the challenges of the domestic supply chain, Formlogic enhances manufacturing capabilities, allowing both novice and expert workers to achieve high levels of precision and productivity. The company's technology enables rapid turnaround times for custom machined components, with production orders completed in weeks rather than months. Additionally, Formlogic provides real-time order status updates, improving the overall customer experience. Through its innovative approach, Formlogic aims to revolutionize the manufacturing process, ensuring close tolerances and efficient production at scale.
Mythic
Series C in 2021
Founded in 2012, Mythic specializes in designing and manufacturing AI-driven silicon chips and inference processors. Its innovative technology brings desktop GPU compute capabilities and neural networks to compact, energy-efficient devices, enabling AI deployment across various industries such as consumer electronics, wearables, and autonomous systems.
Refraction AI
Seed Round in 2021
Refraction AI, Inc. is an autonomous delivery robot company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing and deploying robotic platforms that facilitate last-mile goods delivery in urban environments. Its flagship product, the REV-1, is designed to autonomously navigate through city streets using an array of cameras, radar, and ultrasonic sensors, allowing it to pick up goods from restaurants, pharmacies, and grocery stores and deliver them directly to customers' homes. Refraction AI's technology is engineered to operate in various climates and can be monitored and operated remotely, ensuring efficient and reliable service. By enhancing the delivery process, Refraction AI aims to meet the increasing demand for faster, safer, and more cost-effective delivery solutions.
Gatik
Series A in 2020
Gatik is a Mountain View, California-based startup that develops autonomous vehicle technology for B2B short-haul and middle-mile logistics. The company specializes in AI-powered software and autonomous hardware for light and medium-duty trucks and vans, enabling scheduled deliveries and streamlined supply-chain operations for commercial customers.
Chooch
Series A in 2020
Chooch specializes in generative AI technology that integrates computer vision and language understanding to create intelligent camera systems. Their AI Vision platform analyzes video streams in real-time, detecting visuals and actions, comprehending their significance, and triggering pre-programmed responses swiftly. This technology is designed to process a wide range of visual data, from infrared radiation sensors and x-rays to various applications, tagging objects of interest. Chooch's solutions aim to enhance efficiencies and ensure quality results for clients across different industries.
Teraki
Series A in 2019
Founded in Berlin in 2014, Teraki develops software solutions that enable high-volume, real-time data processing for connected car applications. Its platform facilitates predictive maintenance, usage-based insurance (UBI), fleet management, and autonomous driving services by optimizing data compression and latency.
BlueSpace.ai
Seed Round in 2019
BlueSpace.ai, Inc. is an urban mobility company based in Palo Alto, California, focused on developing software systems for autonomous mass transit fleets. Founded in 2019, the company specializes in autonomous vehicle technology, utilizing an innovative approach to perception and prediction that allows it to accurately capture the full motion of various objects. Through its advanced software solutions, BlueSpace.ai aims to enhance the efficiency and safety of urban transportation systems.
ANRA Technologies
Seed Round in 2019
ANRA Technologies is a provider of cloud-based drone operations software that supports commercial drone programs. Its platform combines flight planning, airspace management, data analytics, compliance, drone management, resource management, and maintenance information in a single system, giving operators and service providers centralized command and control for one or multiple unmanned aerial vehicle operations. The company offers real-time flight planning, automated authorization workflows for airspace access, autonomous execution, live sensor data and video streaming, and seamless data integration with enterprise systems. It serves applications such as unmanned air traffic management, controlled airspace approvals, and consulting to integrate drone operations with existing workflows. Founded in 2014 and based in Tysons, Virginia, ANRA focuses on enabling scalable, compliant, and efficient drone operations for commercial customers through its UTM and operations platforms.
Duality
Venture Round in 2019
Duality Robotics Inc. specializes in human-robot interaction and robotics simulation tools, focusing on industrial applications. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Hayward, California, with an additional office in Pittsburgh, the company offers an autonomy simulator for digital twins and an enterprise metaverse that facilitates the generation of synthetic data at scale. By leveraging artificial intelligence-powered human testers and simulation environments, Duality enables robotics teams to efficiently test and train autonomous vehicles, including sidewalks, cars, and trucks, in a virtual setting. This approach accelerates the time-to-market for various robotics applications, making advanced simulation accessible to machine learning, robotics, and engineering teams.
BlueSpace.ai
Pre Seed Round in 2019
BlueSpace.ai, Inc. is an urban mobility company based in Palo Alto, California, focused on developing software systems for autonomous mass transit fleets. Founded in 2019, the company specializes in autonomous vehicle technology, utilizing an innovative approach to perception and prediction that allows it to accurately capture the full motion of various objects. Through its advanced software solutions, BlueSpace.ai aims to enhance the efficiency and safety of urban transportation systems.
Car IQ
Series A in 2019
Car IQ Inc. is a technology company that develops and operates a cloud-based vehicle management platform and payment gateway, primarily serving auto dealer groups, car sharing clients, and autonomous drivers. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, Car IQ's innovative payment solution allows vehicles to initiate payments directly without the need for credit cards. By leveraging telematics and vehicle data, the platform connects vehicles to service and repair providers, streamlining transactions and enhancing security. It provides detailed vehicle insights for fleet management, enabling clients to monitor transactions and reduce the risk of fraud. Additionally, Car IQ consolidates all transactions into a single ledger, simplifying reconciliation and allowing fleets to manage their expenses more effectively.
Sense Photonics
Series A in 2019
Sense Photonics, Inc. is a technology company specializing in the development of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions for various applications, including autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial automation. Founded in 2016 and based in Durham, North Carolina, Sense Photonics focuses on producing advanced solid-state LiDAR sensors that utilize proprietary laser arrays and 3D depth-sensing technologies. These sensors are designed to create detailed 3D maps of a vehicle's surroundings in diverse environmental conditions, ensuring high performance and reliability without moving parts. The company's innovative approach is supported by a robust portfolio of over 200 patents, positioning it to meet the demands of the automotive sector and drive advancements in autonomous driving and robotics.
Optimus Ride
Venture Round in 2019
Optimus Ride is a self-driving vehicle company located in Boston, Massachusetts, focused on developing technologies that promote efficient, sustainable, and equitable mobility systems. As a spinoff from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the company leverages over 30 years of interdisciplinary research in self-driving technologies, electric vehicles, and Mobility-on-Demand Systems. Optimus Ride specializes in creating self-driving technology systems tailored for geofenced environments, utilizing innovations in complex sensor fusion, mapping, computer vision, and machine learning. The company's expertise is further enhanced by a team with extensive industrial and entrepreneurial experience in manufacturing robots, urban design, and shared vehicle fleet management, allowing it to offer versatile transportation solutions that range from commercial vessel operations to transit options.
PreNav
Series A in 2017
PreNav develops autonomous drone-based inspection systems for infrastructure. Its solution combines a commercial drone, a ground-based guidance robot, and mission planning and data analysis software to assess complex assets such as cell towers, wind turbines, bridges, and buildings with centimeter-level precision. The platform enables automated capture of photos and measurements from targeted locations to create accurate 3D models and identify structural damage, wear, and key components like nuts, bolts, and cables. Founded in 2013 and based in San Carlos, California, PreNav has expanded its offerings to perform inspections on large industrial sites, including wind turbines, and uses computer vision and machine learning to automate localization, planning, and analysis, reducing the need for manual rope-access inspections and enabling data-driven asset management.
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