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.

Rob Adams

Managing Partner

Andrew Baum

Vice President, Treasury and Capital Management

David Beazley

Managing Partner

Ali Byrd

Investor Advisory Council Member

Marco A. Casas

Senior Investment Principal, Basecamp Fund

Matthew Caspari

Managing Partner

Matt Castellini

Senior Associate

Helen Chen

CEO Services Analyst

Cainon Coates

Managing Partner

Michael Collins

Investor

David Cynn

Managing Partner

Thomas Edwards

Associate

Nancy Fechnay

Principal

Yev Gelfand

Investor

Mason Hale

Senior Associate, Chestnut Street and Triphammer Ven

Erik Hammer

Partner

Brian Keil

Managing Partner

Jin Kim

Senior Vice President, Office of Investments

Jess Liu-Brown

Principal

Michael Madden

Co-Founder and Investment Professionals

Todd McIntyre

Managing Partner

Jonathan Meltzer

Partner

Keith Murphy

Director, Video Programs

David S. Muson

CFO

Kayla Phillips

Senior Associate

Aisha Robinson

Comms Team VP of Strategic Communications

Ludwig Schulze

Managing Partner

Matt Scott

Managing Partner

Saad Shaheen

Investor Operations Manager

David Shapiro

Managing Partner

Anton Simunovic

Investor

Chris Sklarin

Managing Partner

Stephen Stolzenberg

Senior Associate

Justin Strausbaugh

Managing Partner

Edward Tsai

Managing Partner

Drew Wandzilak

Senior Associate, Green D and Yard and Strategic Tech Fund

Larry Warnock

Managing Partner

Sarah Worden

Venture Scout

Ray Wu

Managing Partner

Wesley Yiu

Principal

Past deals in HoReCa

LineLeap

Venture Round in 2024
LineLeap operates a nightlife platform designed to streamline the customer journey and revenue opportunities for bars, clubs, and nightlife venues. For users, the platform provides fast passes to skip lines, pre-ordered discounted drink specials, general admission tickets, reservations, event tickets, and drink purchases, accessible from a mobile device, along with exclusive deals at participating venues. For venue partners, LineLeap offers a venue platform that helps manage guest experience, marketing, and operations, while creating new revenue streams through services such as VIP table or bottle service and pre-booked orders. The company aims to simplify nightlife by reducing wait times and enabling convenient, trusted purchases, integrating education and a seamless customer journey.

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.

LineLeap

Seed Round in 2023
LineLeap operates a nightlife platform designed to streamline the customer journey and revenue opportunities for bars, clubs, and nightlife venues. For users, the platform provides fast passes to skip lines, pre-ordered discounted drink specials, general admission tickets, reservations, event tickets, and drink purchases, accessible from a mobile device, along with exclusive deals at participating venues. For venue partners, LineLeap offers a venue platform that helps manage guest experience, marketing, and operations, while creating new revenue streams through services such as VIP table or bottle service and pre-booked orders. The company aims to simplify nightlife by reducing wait times and enabling convenient, trusted purchases, integrating education and a seamless customer journey.

Pawtrip

Seed Round in 2023
Pawtrip streamlines pet travel by offering a platform for airlines and other providers to manage pet policies, inventory, and services. It facilitates seamless bookings for pet-friendly accommodations and transportation, catering to the growing demand for convenient pet travel.

Picnic

Venture Round in 2022
Picnic, founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, specializes in food production technology and robotics solutions for the food service and hospitality industries. Formerly known as Vivid Robotics Inc., the company has assembled a team of experienced professionals from both food and technology sectors. Picnic's flagship product, the Pizza Production System, represents a significant innovation in automated food preparation, enabling commercial kitchens to produce hundreds of custom pizzas per hour using chef-selected ingredients and recipes. The company's application facilitates seamless interactions and ordering processes for food companies, enhancing operational efficiency in the industry.

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.

Picnic

Series A in 2021
Picnic, founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, specializes in food production technology and robotics solutions for the food service and hospitality industries. Formerly known as Vivid Robotics Inc., the company has assembled a team of experienced professionals from both food and technology sectors. Picnic's flagship product, the Pizza Production System, represents a significant innovation in automated food preparation, enabling commercial kitchens to produce hundreds of custom pizzas per hour using chef-selected ingredients and recipes. The company's application facilitates seamless interactions and ordering processes for food companies, enhancing operational efficiency in the industry.

Parrot Software

Seed Round in 2020
Parrot Software specializes in developing comprehensive restaurant management solutions that integrate software and hardware to optimize operations for restaurants and fast-food establishments. Its platform encompasses essential functions such as point of sale, inventory management, customer payments, ordering, seating, and data visualization. By providing back-office tools that streamline these various tasks, Parrot Software enables clients to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their restaurant operations. The company's focus on innovation aims to deliver superior satisfaction in both service and operational management for its customers.

Kea

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2018, Kea specializes in automated ordering software for restaurants. Its flagship product, kea Voice, efficiently handles phone orders, enabling restaurants to focus on food preparation and customer service.

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.

Intelity

Seed Round in 2014
INTELITY is an enterprise technology platform that enhances service delivery within the hotel, casino, and luxury residential sectors. Its integrated platform consists of three main components: INTELITY Guest, INTELITY Staff, and INTELITY Connect, each designed to address specific challenges faced by service industry workforces. The platform features mobile and web applications, mobile key technology, in-room tablets, and a comprehensive ticketing and service management solution that operates seamlessly across devices. Additionally, INTELITY provides extensive integrations with various management systems, including property management, point of sale, and room control systems. By merging with KEYPR in 2018, INTELITY combined years of hospitality experience with advanced technology, offering management teams a robust end-to-end solution that enhances both guest and staff experiences.
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