Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures Group, LLC is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, founded in 2013. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, as well as late-stage pre-IPO opportunities, with a flexible approach that is sector and geographic agnostic. Alumni Ventures aims to provide high-quality, diversified venture portfolios to individual investors, particularly accredited alumni from top entrepreneurial schools, who may not have had access to venture capital previously. The firm focuses on backing companies that have an alumni connection and are led by established institutional investors with expertise in their respective fields. Additionally, Alumni Ventures offers focused funds that enable accredited investors to access a diverse portfolio of investments across various types, sectors, stages, and geographies.

Rob Adams

Executive Partner

Andrew Baum

Vice President, Treasury and Capital Management

Ali Byrd

Investor Advisory Council Member

Marco A. Casas

Senior Investment Principal, Basecamp Fund

Helen Chen

CEO Services Analyst

Cainon Coates

Managing Partner

Michael Collins

Co-Founder, CEO and Board Chairman

Mason Hale

Senior Associate, Chestnut Street and Triphammer

Michael Madden

Co-Founder and Investment Professionals

Wayne Moore

Partner

David Muson

CFO

Saad Shaheen

Director

Justin Strausbaugh

Managing Partner, Lakeshore

Edward Tsai

Managing Partner

Brittney Wade

Senior Associate, Seed Fund and Doctors Innovate Fund

Drew Wandzilak

Senior Associate, Green D and Yard and Strategic Tech Fund

Sarah Worden

Venture Scout

Michael Yuann

Director of Investment Operations

Past deals in Child Care

Canid

Series A in 2024
Canid is a company focused on enhancing the vaccination process for pediatricians by streamlining vaccination record management. Its innovative scanning system reduces the need for manual data entry, facilitating the automatic upload of vaccination information into state registries. The company's dashboard and process tools provide administrative consulting, ensure vaccine margins, automate workflow, and manage vaccine inventory. This comprehensive approach allows state officials and pediatric practitioners to concentrate on their core responsibilities, ultimately improving efficiency in vaccination administration.

Grayce

Series A in 2024
Grayce, Inc. is a health care agency based in San Francisco that specializes in providing personalized support for families and employees managing the care of aging adults and children. Established in 2019, Grayce offers a comprehensive range of services, including assistance with insurance, finances, legal plans, medical care, home care, housing, and daily needs. The company emphasizes individualized guidance, ensuring that each member receives dedicated support from a social worker who helps manage their overall care. This includes planning, resource identification, care coordination, and advocacy, empowering family caregivers to effectively navigate the complexities of caring for their loved ones.

Oula Health

Series B in 2024
Oula Health, Inc. specializes in maternity care services, offering both in-clinic and home-based prenatal care. Founded in 2019 and located in Brooklyn, New York, Oula aims to transform the maternity care experience by integrating obstetrics and midwifery. The company focuses on providing a personalized and evidence-based approach to pregnancy, combining modern medical practices with a compassionate understanding of human needs. Through its innovative maternity center, Oula sets a new standard for pregnancy care that emphasizes both medical expertise and personal connection.

Barnyard Games

Seed Round in 2023
Barnyard Games is a gaming production studio focused on developing interactive educational games and simulations. The company aims to foster a love of learning through engaging mobile applications, PC or Mac games, and online experiences. Its platform features colorful games that incorporate animal sounds and catchy music, helping children learn essential skills such as counting, shapes, colors, the alphabet, and animal sounds in an enjoyable and interactive manner.

Forta

Series A in 2023
Forta is a healthcare service provider that specializes in telehealthcare solutions aimed at children with autism. The company offers a personalized care approach through its platform, which incorporates artificial intelligence to create tailored programs that cater to the individual needs of each child. In addition to its telehealth services, Forta also provides applied behavior analysis therapy through online training programs, enhancing the accessibility and effectiveness of care for families.

Canid

Seed Round in 2023
Canid is a company focused on enhancing the vaccination process for pediatricians by streamlining vaccination record management. Its innovative scanning system reduces the need for manual data entry, facilitating the automatic upload of vaccination information into state registries. The company's dashboard and process tools provide administrative consulting, ensure vaccine margins, automate workflow, and manage vaccine inventory. This comprehensive approach allows state officials and pediatric practitioners to concentrate on their core responsibilities, ultimately improving efficiency in vaccination administration.

Forta

Series A in 2023
Forta is a healthcare service provider that specializes in telehealthcare solutions aimed at children with autism. The company offers a personalized care approach through its platform, which incorporates artificial intelligence to create tailored programs that cater to the individual needs of each child. In addition to its telehealth services, Forta also provides applied behavior analysis therapy through online training programs, enhancing the accessibility and effectiveness of care for families.

Kidas

Seed Round in 2023
Kidas Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company founded in 2019 that focuses on child safety in the digital world. It develops a monitoring application designed to track children's online activities across various platforms, including gaming consoles and PCs. The software analyzes communications and sends alerts to parents regarding potentially dangerous interactions or activities. Kidas aims to empower parents to protect their children from online threats such as bullying and predatory behavior, while also promoting safe navigation of digital environments for kids. Through its services, Kidas strives to enhance online safety and educate both parents and children about the risks associated with digital interactions.

Pathfinder Health

Seed Round in 2023
Pathfinder Health is focused on enhancing child development for children aged 0-5 through its evidence-based clinical tool. This pediatric application aids parents and caregivers in monitoring developmental milestones, encouraging cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and communication growth through play. It facilitates communication with healthcare providers, allowing for earlier diagnoses of potential developmental issues. The app offers step-by-step guidance tailored to a child's current stage of development and connects users to additional resources, including developmental activities, articles, parenting tips, and local early intervention services. By providing these tools, Pathfinder Health empowers families to track their child's progress and seek timely intervention when necessary.

Oula Health

Series A in 2023
Oula Health, Inc. specializes in maternity care services, offering both in-clinic and home-based prenatal care. Founded in 2019 and located in Brooklyn, New York, Oula aims to transform the maternity care experience by integrating obstetrics and midwifery. The company focuses on providing a personalized and evidence-based approach to pregnancy, combining modern medical practices with a compassionate understanding of human needs. Through its innovative maternity center, Oula sets a new standard for pregnancy care that emphasizes both medical expertise and personal connection.

HopSkipDrive

Series D in 2022
HopSkipDrive, Inc. is a transportation service focused on providing ridesharing solutions for children aged five and older. Founded in 2014 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company offers safe and reliable transportation for schools, families, and government agencies. HopSkipDrive has established partnerships with over 400 school districts and operates in 21 major markets across 12 states. The platform allows parents to pre-schedule rides with vetted drivers, ensuring children are transported securely between school and extracurricular activities. With a focus on convenience, HopSkipDrive has successfully transported 2 million riders to more than 16,000 schools, covering over 20 million miles in total.

Kidas

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Kidas Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company founded in 2019 that focuses on child safety in the digital world. It develops a monitoring application designed to track children's online activities across various platforms, including gaming consoles and PCs. The software analyzes communications and sends alerts to parents regarding potentially dangerous interactions or activities. Kidas aims to empower parents to protect their children from online threats such as bullying and predatory behavior, while also promoting safe navigation of digital environments for kids. Through its services, Kidas strives to enhance online safety and educate both parents and children about the risks associated with digital interactions.

Brella

Seed Round in 2020
Brella Ltd., established in 2016 and based in Jyvaskyla, Finland, specializes in developing a mobile and web networking application. This platform facilitates connections among attendees at events, conferences, and live streams, utilizing a matchmaking algorithm to help professionals grow their business network and meet relevant individuals. Brella's primary goal is to streamline and enhance networking experiences, enabling users to find and engage with high-value contacts efficiently.

Grayce

Seed Round in 2020
Grayce, Inc. is a health care agency based in San Francisco that specializes in providing personalized support for families and employees managing the care of aging adults and children. Established in 2019, Grayce offers a comprehensive range of services, including assistance with insurance, finances, legal plans, medical care, home care, housing, and daily needs. The company emphasizes individualized guidance, ensuring that each member receives dedicated support from a social worker who helps manage their overall care. This includes planning, resource identification, care coordination, and advocacy, empowering family caregivers to effectively navigate the complexities of caring for their loved ones.

Kinside

Venture Round in 2020
Kinside Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Pasadena, California, operates a dual-sided childcare platform that connects working parents with a network of daycares and preschools across the United States. The application enables parents to find and secure childcare options while offering the ability to pay for care online. Kinside's platform provides a comprehensive range of childcare services, allowing parents to access current openings and explore various options. Additionally, it facilitates employer contributions and tax savings, thereby creating a transparent and affordable solution for working families seeking reliable childcare.

NeighborSchools

Seed Round in 2019
NeighborSchools, Inc. is a Boston-based company that offers a platform connecting childcare providers with families seeking care solutions. Founded in 2018, the platform allows childcare providers to manage their businesses effectively while enabling families to research, enroll, and pay for childcare services. It focuses on helping experienced childcare professionals become independent micro-entrepreneurs by opening licensed family childcare programs in Massachusetts. The services promote in-home settings, smaller child-to-caregiver ratios, and individualized attention, allowing caregivers to earn more and parents to save on childcare costs. NeighborSchools aims to create a nurturing environment for children while providing accessible and affordable childcare options for families.

HopSkipDrive

Venture Round in 2019
HopSkipDrive, Inc. is a transportation service focused on providing ridesharing solutions for children aged five and older. Founded in 2014 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company offers safe and reliable transportation for schools, families, and government agencies. HopSkipDrive has established partnerships with over 400 school districts and operates in 21 major markets across 12 states. The platform allows parents to pre-schedule rides with vetted drivers, ensuring children are transported securely between school and extracurricular activities. With a focus on convenience, HopSkipDrive has successfully transported 2 million riders to more than 16,000 schools, covering over 20 million miles in total.

Brave Care

Seed Round in 2019
Brave Care, Inc. specializes in urgent pediatric health care services, treating a wide range of conditions, including allergies, asthma, cough, ear pain, eye issues, fever, minor fractures, and rashes. The company also offers pediatric-specific laboratory services, on-site x-ray, and light sedation for certain procedures. Founded in 2019 and based in Portland, Oregon, Brave Care operates clinics exclusively designed for children in Oregon and Texas. In addition to in-person care, the BraveCare.com website and mobile app provide nationwide pediatric advice to assist parents in supporting their children's health and development.

Alba

Seed Round in 2018
Alba is a technology company based in Lo Barnechea, Chile, that operates an application connecting users with vetted babysitters across Chile, Argentina, and Mexico. The platform allows parents to specify their childcare needs and efficiently matches them with trained caregivers, often within 15 minutes. Users can review profiles, communicate with candidates, and make reservations, all while ensuring a secure payment process. Alba emphasizes the quality of care by providing 24/7 support, commercial liability insurance, and real-time updates during care sessions, including text notifications and GPS tracking. This approach aims to deliver a reliable and exceptional experience for families seeking in-home childcare services.
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