Alumni Ventures

📍 Manchester, United States🗓 Founded 2014👥 532 employees💰 Last funded Feb 2026
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals🌐 av-funds.com
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Founded in 2014, we’re America’s largest venture firm for individual investors and VC investing partner to over 11,000 individuals and institutions. Offerings include institutional-grade funds with large diversified portfolios and deal-by-deal investing through our Syndicates. Investment minimum is $10,000. • Top-20 VC Firm (Time Magazine ’25) • Top-Decile Investment Performance (Carta Benchmarks ‘25) • Top 20 VC Firm (CB Insights 24) • Top 50 Unicorn VC (Stanford GSB Research ‘25) • Top 3 Most Active US VC Firm (PitchBook ‘18 - ‘24) • Most Founder Friendly Investor List (Inc. Magazine ‘24) • Worlds Most Innovative Companies (Fast Company 22) • #1 Most Active Venture Firm in the US (PitchBook 22 & 23) • Top 20 Venture Firm (CB Insights 24) • Worlds Most Innovative Companies (Fast Company 22) • Portfolio of 1,600+ current and historical companies • 40+ full-time VC investors • Founders get access to our community of 850,000+ members and 6,000+ Experts. Offers of securities made only to eligible investors by formal offering documents describing risks, terms, and other important information that must be considered before investing. Example portfolio companies shown for illustrative purposes only, do not necessarily reflect investment outcomes that were or would be obtained by any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future investors, except potentially in follow-on investments. Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The content on this account is intended solely for persons located in the U.S. and is not directed at, and must not be acted upon, by any person in the United Kingdom. UK residents seeking information about AV should refer only to communications issued by Alumni Ventures UK LLP, which provides information solely on a non-promotional basis and only distributes Financial Promotions to eligible recipients in accordance with UK law.
74
Total investors
1
Early stage
6
Mid stage
46
Late stage
2014
Founded

Investors

74 investors
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Seed investors· 2
Eric Shaffer
Eric Shaffer
Serial Founder (bootstrapped, scaled, exited 2 companies) | Now Co-Founder & CEO at Agnitio.ai | Investor & Advisor
Seed Investor
late stage
3 investments
Apr 2023
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Seed & Pre-Seed Investor
mid stage
2018
Angel investors· 19
Cindy Au
Cindy Au
Staff Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla
Angel Investor
Sep 2025
Lan Fong, MS, MBA
Lan Fong, MS, MBA
Venture Partner | VC & Angel Investor | Consultant
Super Angel & Venture Scout
Jan 2025
Steve Johnston
Steve Johnston
Startup Investor | Strategic Advisor | Cofounder of GovPredict (YC S14, Acquired) | Former Google, Quora, sweetgreen & Capitol Hill
Super Angel Partner
30 investments
2025
Grace Gong
Grace Gong
Founder @Smart Venture Media | Host @Smart Venture Pod | LinkedIn Top Voices | ex- VC | author No.1 📚 on Amazon VC Category | 57k+ followers | 10M+ impressions / year | Angel Investor | LIVE with a VC/ founder daily
Super Angel + Venture Scout
Jul 2024
Catherine Cheng
Catherine Cheng
I host unforgettable IRL experiences | Startup founder building K-12 climate curriculum | Pre-seed stage angel investor with two $7M exits | Tech & Innovation Public Speaker
Angel Investor
14 investments
Apr 2024
LeAnn Zhang
LeAnn Zhang
Investing in startups and real estate (Opportunity Zones).
Super Angel
late stage
Mar 2024
Roger Jie Luo
Roger Jie Luo
AI Investor I Serial Entrepreneur | AI PhD
Super Angel Partner
late stage
2 investments
Aug 2023
Parshant Jain MD MBA
Parshant Jain MD MBA
4X Entrepreneur with a bunch of failures | AI & Healthcare Innovation | GTM, Commercial & Partnership Strategy | Ex-McKinsey | Angel Investor
Angel Investor
late stage
Jul 2023
Alex Golod
Alex Golod
Global Technology Executive and Consultant/Angel Investor/Startup Advisor and Speaker
Super-Angel/Partner
late stage
13 investments
May 2023
David Ripert
David Ripert
Venture Building & Investing | CEO & Founder | NED & Advisor | ex-Google YouTube Netflix | Entrepreneur & Intrapreneur | Digital Innovation & Transformation | Deep Tech incl Spatial, XR, AI and Robotics | Int'l | MBA
Super Angel Partner
late stage
Apr 2023
Chris Adamo
Chris Adamo
Investor, Advisor, Co-founder and Conduit
Super Angel Partner
late stage
17 investments
Feb 2023
Paul B.
Paul B.
Real Estate/Venture Capital
Super-Angel Partner
late stage
5 investments
Jan 2023
Steve Walsh
Steve Walsh
The Hands On Angel
Super Angel
late stage
3 investments
2023
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Investor geography7 countries
United States
64
United Kingdom
2
Canada
2
Germany
1
Singapore
1
Hong Kong
1
Investor activity2015–2026 · investors recorded per year
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in Alumni Ventures?
Alumni Ventures has 74 investors on record on gritt.io, including 1 early-stage backers, 6 mid-stage and 46 late-stage investors.
When did Alumni Ventures last raise funding?
The most recent investment in Alumni Ventures recorded on gritt.io was in February 2026.
When was Alumni Ventures founded?
Alumni Ventures was founded in 2014.
What industry is Alumni Ventures in?
Alumni Ventures operates in Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals. Find similar Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals investors on gritt.io.
Where is Alumni Ventures based?
Alumni Ventures is headquartered in Manchester, United States.