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 Search Engine

Infactory

Seed Round in 2024
Infactory is a developer of an artificial intelligence search tool aimed at providing reliable and accurate search results. The company's platform integrates high-quality data partnerships with both conventional and cutting-edge technologies. This combination enables users to access clear, precise, and trustworthy information efficiently, eliminating unnecessary complexities.

Diem

Seed Round in 2024
Diem is building a social search engine. It’s a dedicated place for people to search, collect, discover and share information, inspired by the way women have been passing knowledge to each other for centuries. Think of it like the best and biggest group chat you’ve ever been a part of, where all the important, silly, quick, private, and frenetic knowledge you share is organized and stored for everyone to benefit from. Diem incentivizes the community to generate content and harnesses this data to build proprietary search algorithms that will enable people to discover, and visualize, the collective knowledge of entire communities in just a few seconds. Diem was co-founded by Emma Bates & Divia Singh in 2020.

Ocular AI

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Ocular is a Cloud and Artificial Intelligence company, backed by Y Combinator, bringing Enterprise AI and Search to the Workplace and Engineering.

Lasso

Seed Round in 2023
Lasso is the natural language search engine for onchain data.

Divinia

Seed Round in 2022
Divinia is a company focused on enhancing the search experience for consumers, marketers, and e-commerce platforms through its natural language processing software. The firm specializes in lead generation, contextual targeting, and product promotion services, aiming to improve the functionality of e-commerce searches across various sectors, including hotels, consumer goods, cars, and restaurants. By providing product suggestions derived from online reviews, Divinia enables businesses to extract and index authentic insights about available options, which helps to boost conversion rates and overall search efficiency.

Grata

Seed Round in 2021
Grata Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing Software-as-a-Service solutions to enhance the B2B research process. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Boston, Grata operates a sophisticated search engine designed to assist private equity, sales, and marketing teams in identifying and targeting private companies. The platform employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate personalized outreach, detect strategic indicators, and conduct market analysis. It also offers tools for voice of customer diligence, providing insights from online reviews to support business development professionals in sourcing deals and executing targeted campaigns. Grata's solutions enable users to streamline their research efforts and make informed, data-driven decisions.

Grata

Seed Round in 2020
Grata Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing Software-as-a-Service solutions to enhance the B2B research process. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Boston, Grata operates a sophisticated search engine designed to assist private equity, sales, and marketing teams in identifying and targeting private companies. The platform employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate personalized outreach, detect strategic indicators, and conduct market analysis. It also offers tools for voice of customer diligence, providing insights from online reviews to support business development professionals in sourcing deals and executing targeted campaigns. Grata's solutions enable users to streamline their research efforts and make informed, data-driven decisions.

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.

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.

Vyrill

Seed Round in 2018
Vyrill Inc. is a video marketing and intelligence platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The company specializes in user-generated video content (UGVC) discovery, analytics, licensing, and content marketing. Vyrill's platform allows enterprises to search within any video on the web or mobile, unlocking valuable video data to drive growth. It offers a comprehensive suite of services, including video capture, indexing, ranking, management, and promotion, while also providing e-commerce widgets and insights. By enhancing video search capabilities, Vyrill aids brands and retailers in improving customer acquisition, video engagement, and search engine optimization, making it a vital tool for businesses looking to leverage video content effectively.

Talk Local

Series A in 2014
Talk Local is a digital platform that connects consumers seeking services with local businesses in real time. Customers submit service requests that include a brief description of their needs, desired appointment times, and location. The platform then broadcasts these requests to relevant businesses at no cost. Utilizing a sophisticated search engine, Talk Local employs social metrics, publicly available data, and an artificial intelligence-driven matching algorithm to facilitate immediate connections between users and service providers. This approach enables consumers to receive prompt assistance for everyday challenges while helping local businesses to reach potential customers effectively.

Talk Local

Venture Round in 2014
Talk Local is a digital platform that connects consumers seeking services with local businesses in real time. Customers submit service requests that include a brief description of their needs, desired appointment times, and location. The platform then broadcasts these requests to relevant businesses at no cost. Utilizing a sophisticated search engine, Talk Local employs social metrics, publicly available data, and an artificial intelligence-driven matching algorithm to facilitate immediate connections between users and service providers. This approach enables consumers to receive prompt assistance for everyday challenges while helping local businesses to reach potential customers effectively.
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