Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures Group, LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with additional offices in major cities across North America. The firm specializes in seed, early-stage, and late-stage pre-IPO investments, focusing on companies with an alumni connection and supported by established institutional lead investors. Alumni Ventures aims to provide accredited investors, particularly alumni from top entrepreneurial schools, with access to diversified venture portfolios that span various sectors and geographic regions. The firm typically invests between $0.01 million and $3 million and does not require board or observer seats in its portfolio companies. Through its managed fund families, Alumni Ventures enables investors to participate in a collaborative investment approach, fostering connections among alumni while facilitating investment opportunities in innovative ventures.

Rob Adams

Managing Partner

Gail Ball

Venture Scout

Andrew Baum

Vice President, Treasury and Capital Management

David Beazley

Executive Partner

Ali Byrd

Investor Advisory Council Member

Matt Caspari

Managing Partner, Strawberry Creek and amp; Deep Tech

Matt Castellini

Senior Associate

Helen Chen

CEO Services Analyst

Cainon Coates

Managing Partner

Michael Collins

CEO

Thomas Edwards

Associate

Yev Gelfand

Investor

Mason Hale

Senior Associate, Chestnut Street and Triphammer Ven

Jin Kim

Senior Vice President, Office of Investments

Lucas Kirshenbaum

VC Investor

Ron Levin

Managing Partner, AV Seed Fund and Doctors Innovate Fund

Jess Liu-Brown

Principal

Michael Madden

Co-Founder and Investment Professionals

Jonathan Meltzer

Managing Partner

Tom Meyer

Managing Partner, Nassau Street

Keith Murphy

Director, Video Programs

David Muson

CFO

Aisha Robinson

Comms Team VP of Strategic Communications

Saad Shaheen

Investor Operations Manager

Stephen Stolzenberg

Senior Associate

Justin Strausbaugh

Managing Partner, Lakeshore

Brittney Wade

Senior Associate, Seed Fund

Sarah Worden

Venture Scout

Wesley Yiu

Partner

Henri Yuan

Investor

Michael Yuann

Director of Investment Operations

Past deals in Image Recognition

Magnetic Insight

Series B in 2022
Magnetic Insight, Inc. specializes in magnetic particle imaging (MPI), a novel imaging modality that detects iron oxide nanoparticle tracers using time-varying magnetic fields. The company has developed several key products, including the MOMENTUM imager, a pre-clinical MPI solution that produces detailed images through advanced reconstruction techniques, and VivoTrax, a nanoparticle designed for cell tracking and as a blood pool agent in pre-clinical studies. Additionally, the company offers Hyper, a module for localized magnetic hyperthermia, and Relax, which focuses on particle relaxometry. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, Magnetic Insight is dedicated to enhancing preclinical diagnostics and research by enabling quantitative cell tracking, imaging vascular functions, and detecting metastatic tumors, thereby addressing significant challenges in clinical and translational research.

Replicant

Series B in 2022
Replicant is an AI voice technology that solves problems over the phone, improves customer experience, and reduces cost. Replicant was founded on the belief that machines are ready to have useful, complex conversations that will transform the way they interact with the world. The company's initial focus was making Replicant listen closely, think quickly, take actions, and reply fast enough to be conversational. The brain needed to understand complex and colloquial speech patterns and interpret slang and humor. Piece by piece we built elegant tools that allowed Replicant to listen, think, speak, act and interact with the world.

Capella Space

Series C in 2022
Capella Space is a San Francisco-based company specializing in commercial radar satellite technology. It operates a constellation of small satellites that utilize synthetic aperture radar to capture high-resolution images of the Earth's surface, achieving clarity even in challenging conditions such as clouds, smoke, and darkness. The imagery provided is sub-meter in resolution and serves various industries, including defense, disaster response, agriculture, and infrastructure monitoring. By offering timely and flexible access to critical geospatial information, Capella Space enhances decision-making related to commerce, conservation, and public safety. Founded in 2014, the company aims to make Earth observation an integral tool for understanding and addressing the dynamic changes occurring globally.

Luminous Computing

Series A in 2022
Developer of photonics computing chips designed to handle workloads necessary for the artificial intelligence industry. The company's product is an AI training and inference chip that can fit in itself the computing power of supercomputers, enabling organizations to solve the major bottlenecks in communication.

Overview

Series A in 2022
Overview Corporation specializes in developing advanced computer vision systems and smart cameras aimed at enhancing operational efficiency in wire and cable manufacturing. The company's technology focuses on real-time error detection and equipment monitoring, utilizing artificial intelligence to learn normal machine routines and identify deviations, crashes, and anomalies. Its inspection and monitoring systems are designed to prevent significant damage to products or machinery by catching issues such as misalignments and breakages early in the manufacturing process. Additionally, Overview Corporation's platform offers built-in analytics for remote factory tracking and provides users with live video feeds, event detection, and custom alerts, ensuring comprehensive operational visibility. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company serves the manufacturing sector across the United States.

ApertureData

Seed Round in 2022
We manage visual data so companies can make machines learn better

Pixm

Seed Round in 2022
Pixm, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in New York that specializes in developing artificial intelligence technologies aimed at preventing phishing breaches. Founded in 2013, Pixm employs visual recognition to identify zero-day phishing attacks, effectively scrutinizing every webpage for brand and login impersonations without relying on traditional whitelisting methods. The company's services encompass anti-phishing, email security, computer vision, and deep learning, providing comprehensive security solutions for businesses and organizations to enhance their website, network, and computer security.

Iterative Scopes

Series B in 2022
Iterative Scopes, Inc. is a Boston-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing machine learning-powered diagnostic tools for gastroenterologists aimed at preventing colon cancer. The company utilizes computer vision and machine learning technologies to provide real-time computer-aided detection and diagnostic tools, which enhance the ability of doctors to detect and categorize lesions during procedures. These tools are designed to improve patient outcomes by identifying lesions that may be missed by the human eye. Additionally, Iterative Scopes offers access to deep neural networks trained by experienced gastrointestinal specialists, thereby expanding the availability of advanced diagnostic capabilities for healthcare providers globally.

Lincode

Venture Round in 2022
Lincode Labs Inc. is a technology company focused on providing software solutions for manufacturing enterprises to enhance product quality by identifying and eliminating defects. Its primary offering, LIVIS, is an AI-driven computer vision system designed to detect surface imperfections across a range of materials, including plastic, fabric, semiconductors, and metals. In addition to defect detection, LIVIS supports visual inspections, product efficiency improvements, warehouse automation, employee automation, as well as reporting and analysis functions. The company serves various sectors such as automotive, pharmaceutical, electronics, garments, steel, and print and packaging. Founded in 2018, Lincode is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with an additional office located in Bengaluru, India.

Algolux

Series B in 2021
Algolux is a Canadian AI software company specializing in advanced perception technology for vision systems across various sensor types and challenging conditions. Founded by a team of recognized researchers led by Dr. Felix Heide, Algolux develops machine learning tools that enhance the performance and safety of vision systems while reducing costs and time-to-market. Their flagship product, Eos, offers superior accuracy in complex scenarios, enabling advanced multi-sensor fusion and serving as a cost-effective alternative to Lidar when paired with depth-sensing cameras. Additionally, their Atlas solution automates camera tuning, streamlining the process of achieving optimal image quality for computer vision tasks. By leveraging deep perception technology and computational imaging, Algolux provides clients with improved capabilities in camera design and image processing, addressing challenges in various environments, including extreme lighting and adverse weather.

Analog Inference

Series A in 2021
Analog Inference is a company focused on advancing neural computing through innovative technology. Founded by experienced professionals from the computing industry and supported by Khosla Ventures, the company is developing its first generation of products. It specializes in deep sub-threshold analog in-memory computation, which allows for the execution of complex neural networks at full resolution while maintaining low latency and eliminating the need for active cooling. This technology enables the performance of data-center-grade artificial intelligence workloads with significantly reduced power consumption, facilitating the deployment of server-class networks in more cost-effective devices.

WaveOne

Series A in 2020
WaveOne, Inc. specializes in developing advanced video and image compression software tailored to the digital media industry. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance its compression solutions. WaveOne's technology includes a codec that operates significantly faster than traditional machine learning systems, allowing for rapid encoding and decoding of data sets at high speeds. This capability enables users in the digital media sector to efficiently process, print, upload, and share clear images, addressing the growing demand for high-quality digital content.

Chooch

Series A in 2020
Chooch Intelligence Technologies, operating as Chooch AI, is a visual artificial intelligence training platform based in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2015, the company specializes in object and facial recognition through its advanced neural network perception library, which utilizes machine learning for data analysis. Chooch AI offers a range of services including edge AI, cloud AI, AI APIs, facial authentication, AI training, and COVID-19 cough detection. Its technology is implemented across various sectors such as healthcare, security, digital media, and retail, providing solutions for applications like surgical tracking, mask detection, social distancing compliance, and intrusion monitoring. The platform is designed to generate AI models that ensure fast and accurate visual detection, making it suitable for both enterprises and government use.

WaveOne

Series A in 2020
WaveOne, Inc. specializes in developing advanced video and image compression software tailored to the digital media industry. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance its compression solutions. WaveOne's technology includes a codec that operates significantly faster than traditional machine learning systems, allowing for rapid encoding and decoding of data sets at high speeds. This capability enables users in the digital media sector to efficiently process, print, upload, and share clear images, addressing the growing demand for high-quality digital content.

Bandit ML

Seed Round in 2020
Gradient is an easy to use reinforcement learning powered decision making platform.

AI.Reverie

Venture Round in 2020
AI.Reverie, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a simulation platform designed to generate synthetic data and simulations for businesses. Founded in 2016 and based in San Jose, California, the platform assists organizations in training their machine learning algorithms and enhancing their artificial intelligence applications. AI.Reverie's offerings include a suite of synthetic data and vision APIs that enable clients to create customized virtual environments. This technology supports various industries by facilitating the development of smart cities, sustainable farms, and safer homes. Through its innovative approach, AI.Reverie aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of AI solutions across diverse applications.

AI.Reverie

Venture Round in 2020
AI.Reverie, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a simulation platform designed to generate synthetic data and simulations for businesses. Founded in 2016 and based in San Jose, California, the platform assists organizations in training their machine learning algorithms and enhancing their artificial intelligence applications. AI.Reverie's offerings include a suite of synthetic data and vision APIs that enable clients to create customized virtual environments. This technology supports various industries by facilitating the development of smart cities, sustainable farms, and safer homes. Through its innovative approach, AI.Reverie aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of AI solutions across diverse applications.

Lily AI

Series A in 2020
Lily AI is the leader in predictive psychographics for retail e-commerce. Consumer spending online for apparel now accounts for over 27% of all clothing sales. Retailers need to understand each consumer’s emotional context while they are actively shopping. Lily AI combines deep product tagging with deep, real-time psychographic analysis to determine the active state of mind of each shopper, and turns that into precise and timely recommendations. These recommendations are proven to lead to higher conversions and lower return rates. Lily AI (lilystyle.ai) was founded by two women who believe clothes to reflect how they feel about themselves. The company is venture-backed and headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Lily AI

Series A in 2020
Lily AI is the leader in predictive psychographics for retail e-commerce. Consumer spending online for apparel now accounts for over 27% of all clothing sales. Retailers need to understand each consumer’s emotional context while they are actively shopping. Lily AI combines deep product tagging with deep, real-time psychographic analysis to determine the active state of mind of each shopper, and turns that into precise and timely recommendations. These recommendations are proven to lead to higher conversions and lower return rates. Lily AI (lilystyle.ai) was founded by two women who believe clothes to reflect how they feel about themselves. The company is venture-backed and headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Capella Space

Series B in 2019
Capella Space is a San Francisco-based company specializing in commercial radar satellite technology. It operates a constellation of small satellites that utilize synthetic aperture radar to capture high-resolution images of the Earth's surface, achieving clarity even in challenging conditions such as clouds, smoke, and darkness. The imagery provided is sub-meter in resolution and serves various industries, including defense, disaster response, agriculture, and infrastructure monitoring. By offering timely and flexible access to critical geospatial information, Capella Space enhances decision-making related to commerce, conservation, and public safety. Founded in 2014, the company aims to make Earth observation an integral tool for understanding and addressing the dynamic changes occurring globally.

Capella Space

Venture Round in 2019
Capella Space is a San Francisco-based company specializing in commercial radar satellite technology. It operates a constellation of small satellites that utilize synthetic aperture radar to capture high-resolution images of the Earth's surface, achieving clarity even in challenging conditions such as clouds, smoke, and darkness. The imagery provided is sub-meter in resolution and serves various industries, including defense, disaster response, agriculture, and infrastructure monitoring. By offering timely and flexible access to critical geospatial information, Capella Space enhances decision-making related to commerce, conservation, and public safety. Founded in 2014, the company aims to make Earth observation an integral tool for understanding and addressing the dynamic changes occurring globally.

Capture Technologies

Venture Round in 2019
Capture Technologies is a technology and social media company. Our mission is to bring an absolutely new and unique experience to how people interact with each other. We are closely working with AI, thereby using the most advanced technology to help us bring our mission to life. Capture app will erase the boundary between real-time communication and artificial intelligence.

Lily AI

Funding Round in 2018
Lily AI is the leader in predictive psychographics for retail e-commerce. Consumer spending online for apparel now accounts for over 27% of all clothing sales. Retailers need to understand each consumer’s emotional context while they are actively shopping. Lily AI combines deep product tagging with deep, real-time psychographic analysis to determine the active state of mind of each shopper, and turns that into precise and timely recommendations. These recommendations are proven to lead to higher conversions and lower return rates. Lily AI (lilystyle.ai) was founded by two women who believe clothes to reflect how they feel about themselves. The company is venture-backed and headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Capella Space

Series B in 2018
Capella Space is a San Francisco-based company specializing in commercial radar satellite technology. It operates a constellation of small satellites that utilize synthetic aperture radar to capture high-resolution images of the Earth's surface, achieving clarity even in challenging conditions such as clouds, smoke, and darkness. The imagery provided is sub-meter in resolution and serves various industries, including defense, disaster response, agriculture, and infrastructure monitoring. By offering timely and flexible access to critical geospatial information, Capella Space enhances decision-making related to commerce, conservation, and public safety. Founded in 2014, the company aims to make Earth observation an integral tool for understanding and addressing the dynamic changes occurring globally.

Kognition

Seed Round in 2018
Kognition LLC designs and develops enterprise software solution for real estate property managers and security operators. The company's platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to allow buildings to see, think, act, and learn on their own responding to security, property activities, surveillance, logistics, environmental, and maintenance issues. The product includes SuperGuard solution which combines live security camera footage with sensor data to detect security threats. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Twenty20

Venture Round in 2018
Twenty20 provides a modern, real-world alternative to traditional stock photography. In the era of Instagram and the iPhone, stock photos can feel staged and uninspired. Twenty20 provides fresh, inspiring photography supplied by a global contributor community of ~ 250,000 mobile photographers. All imagery is available via a simple, royalty-free license.

Capture Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Capture Technologies is a technology and social media company. Our mission is to bring an absolutely new and unique experience to how people interact with each other. We are closely working with AI, thereby using the most advanced technology to help us bring our mission to life. Capture app will erase the boundary between real-time communication and artificial intelligence.

FØCAL

Venture Round in 2018
FØCAL, LLC is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company that specializes in web-based image analytics and automation solutions for developing computer vision systems. Established in 2015, FØCAL's offerings include a range of computer vision algorithms tailored for various applications, such as medical diagnostics, life sciences research, facilities security, safety assessments, content moderation, sentiment analysis, and manufacturing quality control. The company leverages advanced research from MIT and Boston University, along with experience gained from DARPA-funded initiatives and collaborations with industry leaders like Lockheed Martin. FØCAL aims to streamline the computer vision application development process for diverse clients, from startups to large enterprises, providing a robust framework for cloud-based computer vision applications.

Snappr

Seed Round in 2017
Snappr Pty. Ltd. is a photography service that connects clients with professional photographers for various types of photo shoots. Clients can select the date, time, location, and specifics of their shoot, allowing Snappr to match them with a pre-vetted photographer. The company facilitates the organization of the shoot and delivers the final photographs for download or printing. Snappr offers services for a wide range of occasions, including corporate events, LinkedIn profiles, product photography, weddings, and graduations. The company operates in multiple locations across Australia, including major cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, as well as in San Francisco and San Jose, California. Founded in 2016, Snappr aims to make quality photography accessible through its online platform, which includes features like real-time job matching and an AI portrait photo-analysis tool. Snappr Pty. Ltd. is based in Surry Hills, Australia, and operates as a subsidiary of Snappr, Inc.

Newmetrix

Series A in 2017
Developer of a video management platform designed to significantly reduce job site risk with the power of human and artificial intelligence. The company's platform uses machine learning to develop software that analyzes all images and videos in each project and matches them to a set of construction-specific tags, enabling clients to solve the management, collaboration, search, and analysis challenges associated with industrial videos and photos.

BinaryVR

Convertible Note in 2016
BinaryVR, Inc. specializes in facial expression tracking technology designed for virtual reality and mobile applications. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, the company allows users to create personalized 3D representations of their faces from 2D images, enabling real-time tracking and animation of facial expressions in various computer-generated characters and avatars. By focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and computer vision, BinaryVR continuously evolves its offerings, balancing research and development with practical applications. In 2020, BinaryVR became a subsidiary of Epic Games, further enhancing its capabilities and market reach.

Hyprsense

Seed Round in 2016
Hyprsense provides real-time facial motion capture technology to light up the creation of live animation.

BinaryVR

Seed Round in 2015
BinaryVR, Inc. specializes in facial expression tracking technology designed for virtual reality and mobile applications. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, the company allows users to create personalized 3D representations of their faces from 2D images, enabling real-time tracking and animation of facial expressions in various computer-generated characters and avatars. By focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and computer vision, BinaryVR continuously evolves its offerings, balancing research and development with practical applications. In 2020, BinaryVR became a subsidiary of Epic Games, further enhancing its capabilities and market reach.

Capella Space

Venture Round in 2014
Capella Space is a San Francisco-based company specializing in commercial radar satellite technology. It operates a constellation of small satellites that utilize synthetic aperture radar to capture high-resolution images of the Earth's surface, achieving clarity even in challenging conditions such as clouds, smoke, and darkness. The imagery provided is sub-meter in resolution and serves various industries, including defense, disaster response, agriculture, and infrastructure monitoring. By offering timely and flexible access to critical geospatial information, Capella Space enhances decision-making related to commerce, conservation, and public safety. Founded in 2014, the company aims to make Earth observation an integral tool for understanding and addressing the dynamic changes occurring globally.
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