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 Search Engine

Knowde

Series A in 2022
Knowde is an online marketing platform and marketplace focused on the chemicals and ingredients sector. It facilitates connections between suppliers and customers by allowing users to create product pages that enhance visibility in search engine results. The platform leverages advanced technologies, including deep learning, to streamline the trading process for chemicals, polymers, and industrial ingredients. By enabling clients to search, filter, sample, quote, and purchase products conveniently, Knowde aims to simplify the sourcing experience, making it easier for customers to compare offerings from various suppliers worldwide. The service is designed to be user-friendly, allowing businesses to build their product pages quickly and begin their marketing efforts at no initial cost.

MergeQueue

Pre Seed Round in 2021
MergeQueue collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request.

Grata

Seed Round in 2021
Grata is the first search engine for company discovery, providing a single source of truth to find small to middle market private companies. Grata's next-generation SaaS platform automates the B2B research process on the 30 million businesses in the U.S., helping business development professionals across private equity, banking and recruiting discover companies instantly. Grata indexes billions of sources on the web and has innovated the latest NLP technology. Over 100 customers have transacted over $1 billion dollars with companies they've found through Grata. Grata was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, USA.

Kontain

Seed Round in 2021
WE ARE ENGINEERS ENTREPRENEURS INSPIRED

Kontain

Seed Round in 2021
WE ARE ENGINEERS ENTREPRENEURS INSPIRED

Divinia

Seed Round in 2020
Divinia is a company founded in 2020 in Cupertino, California, that focuses on enhancing the search experience for consumers, marketers, and e-commerce platforms through advanced Natural Language Processing technologies. By utilizing AI-driven methods such as Unsupervised Learning and Sentiment Analysis, Divinia aims to deliver accurate and unbiased search results at scale. The company's software effectively extracts and indexes genuine insights from online reviews, allowing businesses to provide tailored product suggestions and improve their search functionalities. This innovative approach not only enhances the consumer experience but also leads to increased conversion rates and valuable lead generation opportunities for marketers and e-commerce sites.

Grata

Seed Round in 2020
Grata is the first search engine for company discovery, providing a single source of truth to find small to middle market private companies. Grata's next-generation SaaS platform automates the B2B research process on the 30 million businesses in the U.S., helping business development professionals across private equity, banking and recruiting discover companies instantly. Grata indexes billions of sources on the web and has innovated the latest NLP technology. Over 100 customers have transacted over $1 billion dollars with companies they've found through Grata. Grata was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, USA.

Grata

Venture Round in 2020
Grata is the first search engine for company discovery, providing a single source of truth to find small to middle market private companies. Grata's next-generation SaaS platform automates the B2B research process on the 30 million businesses in the U.S., helping business development professionals across private equity, banking and recruiting discover companies instantly. Grata indexes billions of sources on the web and has innovated the latest NLP technology. Over 100 customers have transacted over $1 billion dollars with companies they've found through Grata. Grata was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, USA.

Grafiti

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Grafiti is a search engine for graphs, charts, facts, info-graphics, data, and insights. Their mission is to put every chart, graph, and data in any platform to make them searchable and shareable on the web through their Slack integration. They save and organize the user's favorite insights into collections for inspiration or storytelling. Grafiti was founded in 2017 and is based in New York City.

Sidecar

Series C in 2019
Sidecar Interactive, Inc. is an e-commerce technology company that specializes in providing software solutions for retailers to enhance their online marketing efforts. The company's primary offering is the Sidecar Predictive Bid Engine, which optimizes advertising bids for intelligent product groupings based on real-time data analysis. This system ensures that products receive appropriate bids to maximize visibility and return on advertising spend, while also allowing high-performing products to be managed individually. Additionally, Sidecar's solutions include dynamic product advertisements on social media platforms, enabling retailers to showcase their entire product catalogs effectively. By leveraging machine learning and extensive data analytics, Sidecar assists online retailers in managing their product listing advertisement campaigns, ultimately improving business performance and efficiency. Founded in 2007 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sidecar was previously known as Snipi, Inc. until its name change in 2011.

Grafiti

Venture Round in 2019
Grafiti is a search engine for graphs, charts, facts, info-graphics, data, and insights. Their mission is to put every chart, graph, and data in any platform to make them searchable and shareable on the web through their Slack integration. They save and organize the user's favorite insights into collections for inspiration or storytelling. Grafiti was founded in 2017 and is based in New York City.

Sidecar

Series C in 2017
Sidecar Interactive, Inc. is an e-commerce technology company that specializes in providing software solutions for retailers to enhance their online marketing efforts. The company's primary offering is the Sidecar Predictive Bid Engine, which optimizes advertising bids for intelligent product groupings based on real-time data analysis. This system ensures that products receive appropriate bids to maximize visibility and return on advertising spend, while also allowing high-performing products to be managed individually. Additionally, Sidecar's solutions include dynamic product advertisements on social media platforms, enabling retailers to showcase their entire product catalogs effectively. By leveraging machine learning and extensive data analytics, Sidecar assists online retailers in managing their product listing advertisement campaigns, ultimately improving business performance and efficiency. Founded in 2007 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sidecar was previously known as Snipi, Inc. until its name change in 2011.

TalkLocal

Series A in 2014
Talk Local connects your business to consumers who are looking for your services! The consumer fills out a service request that includes a brief description, desired appointment time, and where they are located. Talk Local then broadcasts the consumer’s service request to you for free.

TalkLocal

Venture Round in 2014
Talk Local connects your business to consumers who are looking for your services! The consumer fills out a service request that includes a brief description, desired appointment time, and where they are located. Talk Local then broadcasts the consumer’s service request to you for free.
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