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

Tom Meyer

Managing Partner, Nassau Street

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 PaaS

Nuon

Series A in 2024
Nuon is a developer of cloud applications that enables businesses to operate their software on customers' cloud accounts. The company focuses on creating fully self-managing cloud environments by handling the deployment, updates, and ongoing management of operations. This approach provides businesses with a control plane that allows application builders to debug applications, access logs, monitor metrics, and receive alerts. Additionally, Nuon's platform facilitates the execution of operational commands in a secure and auditable manner, ensuring the integrity of customer data from a centralized dashboard.

Lambda

Series C in 2023
Lambda is a technology company specializing in deep-learning infrastructure. It provides cloud computing services tailored for large-scale artificial intelligence training and inference. The company offers servers and workstations pre-configured with popular machine learning frameworks, allowing clients to simplify and accelerate the development of complex AI models for tasks such as natural language processing and drug discovery. Lambda's product range includes on-premises GPU hardware and cloud-hosted GPUs, empowering AI engineers to construct, test, and deploy AI products efficiently and securely at scale.

Nuon

Seed Round in 2022
Nuon is a developer of cloud applications that enables businesses to operate their software on customers' cloud accounts. The company focuses on creating fully self-managing cloud environments by handling the deployment, updates, and ongoing management of operations. This approach provides businesses with a control plane that allows application builders to debug applications, access logs, monitor metrics, and receive alerts. Additionally, Nuon's platform facilitates the execution of operational commands in a secure and auditable manner, ensuring the integrity of customer data from a centralized dashboard.

Hadean

Series A in 2022
Hadean is a venture-backed startup focused on transforming distributed, spatial, and scalable computing for web 3.0 and the metaverse. The company offers a cloud-distributed computing platform that enables developers to build, run, and scale real-time applications, facilitating petascale computing on extensive datasets. Hadean's technology bridges physical and virtual environments, allowing for unprecedented digital scale and fidelity, which enhances real-world applications. Their solutions support a range of clients, including CAE, Microsoft, Minecraft, the Francis Crick Institute, PixelMax, GamesCoin, and BAE Systems, positioning Hadean as a key player in the development of the metaverse and enterprise applications.

8base

Series A in 2022
8base, Inc. is a technology company based in Coral Gables, Florida, specializing in an acceleration platform that enables developers to create and deploy enterprise-class web and mobile applications. Founded in 2017, 8base offers a range of tools and services, including an app builder, data management solutions, and a serverless backend. The platform utilizes no-code and low-code technologies, allowing companies and developers to streamline software development and enhance productivity. Additionally, 8base incorporates blockchain technology to foster a network effect that accelerates the time to market for new applications. The company is also pioneering generative AI-based solutions, such as Archie, an AI Product Architect, to further enhance software design and development processes for various organizations, including digital agencies and innovation centers.

Architect.io

Seed Round in 2021
Architect.io, Inc. offers a platform for managing and developing cloud applications, emphasizing deployment automation and networking for multi-service applications. Founded in 2019 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company specializes in a unique approach to continuous delivery termed DevOps-as-a-Service. This approach not only facilitates the deployment of individual microservices but also automates the deployment of distributed services and configures secure network policies. By understanding a system's dependency graph, Architect.io enhances collaboration among development teams and supports overburdened DevOps professionals. The platform enables on-demand stacks across various environments, streamlining the process of deploying complex systems and unlocking the potential of cloud-native developers.

Banana

Seed Round in 2021
Banana is a machine learning platform designed for developers, enabling them to train, deploy, and run custom models with ease. The platform offers an API that streamlines the process of managing machine learning workloads, allowing users to compartmentalize and parse through information efficiently. By providing models as an API and hosting custom models, Banana facilitates a hassle-free experience for developers, eliminating the need for extensive learning curves while working with machine learning technologies. This approach empowers developers to integrate machine learning capabilities into their applications quickly and effectively.

Kontain

Seed Round in 2021
Kontain is a company that specializes in container-based solutions for application deployment and DevOps processes. Its platform is designed to enhance the management of cloud-native production workloads, focusing on scalability and security. Kontain offers a range of features, including workload orchestration, Linux kernel virtualization, and application management. By utilizing its technology, businesses can optimize code production, streamline software deployment, and improve overall operational efficiency while reducing waste and carbon footprint.

Ondat

Series B in 2021
Ondat is a developer of a cloud-native storage platform tailored for containerized databases and CI/CD workloads in enterprise public cloud environments. The platform offers persistent storage volumes directly on any Kubernetes node, allowing clients the freedom to deploy applications and manage data storage across various platforms without being locked into a single solution. Ondat enhances application performance, resilience, and dependability by providing features such as erasure coding, replication, data reduction through deduplication and compression, and data mobility through replication and migration services. Additionally, the platform ensures data security through encryption and policy management, enabling clients to have control over their data storage and security needs.

Blade

Seed Round in 2015
Blade Data Limited operates a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) payments platform that facilitates digital currency spending through debit cards on existing global payment networks. Founded in 2014 and based in Dublin, Ireland, Blade provides a comprehensive solution for digital currency companies, enabling cross-currency payments both online and offline. The platform assists wallet and exchange customers in spending cryptocurrencies by managing essential functions such as onboarding, risk management, authorization, settlement, and exception processing. By integrating legacy payment systems with blockchain technology, Blade enhances consumer engagement and the utility of digital currencies, allowing users to make purchases with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin at various merchant locations.
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