Albert Dong

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We keep your home stocked with the essential stuff you need but don’t want to think about... with zero waste! We are building the future of commerce in cities. Our vision is to create the most efficient, scheduled, last-mile logistics network, and the only optimized closed-loop (read: zero-waste) supply chain. By achieving this, we can make convenience sustainable and sustainability convenient for greener neighborhoods and happier neighbors.

Angel Investor

We invest in visionary founders building a sustainable future.

Exceptional early talent is the greatest leading indicator of a company’s potential. We identify it and lean in at the earliest stages. We invest pre-seed through Series B in founders who: (+) Are magnets for top-tier talent (+) Have the clear, pragmatic vision needed to build a world-changing company, and (+)Are a ton of fun to be around We blend the network of a top-tier fund with the value-add of your most impactful angel. We tailor founder support to optimize for impact. We can be high touch, high energy, or write a check and get out of the way.

Likewise is a hiring platform for smart e-commerce companies. Get connected with top designers, web developers, copywriters, photographers and more.

We keep your home stocked with the essential stuff you need but don’t want to think about... with zero waste! We are building the future of commerce in cities. Our vision is to create the most efficient, scheduled, last-mile logistics network, and the only optimized closed-loop (read: zero-waste) supply chain. By achieving this, we can make convenience sustainable and sustainability convenient for greener neighborhoods and happier neighbors.

Waterman Ventures is an Alumni Ventures venture capital fund for alumni of Brown University that invests in companies with a Brown connection. Meet the team: Ludwig Pierre Schulze, Managing Partner Rob Adams, Managing Partner Andrew Padilla, Partner Brook Stroud, Senior Principal Akshata Bailkeri, Senior Associate We are part of Alumni Ventures, America’s largest venture firm for individual investors. Founded in 2014, we are the venture investing partner to over 11,000 individuals and institutions.   Follow Waterman Ventures for content at the intersection of our shared alma mater, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. We are private, for-profit, and not affiliated with or sanctioned by the college. Offers of securities are made only to eligible investors through formal offering documents, which describe the risks, terms, and other important information that must be considered before investing. Example portfolio company investments 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 the case of follow-on investments. Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results. AV did not pay any consideration in exchange for any rankings referenced. AV has agreed to pay a licensing fee to Statista in connection with its use of the Statista logo in referring to the TIME Magazine ranking. This fee was requested and paid after AV received the TIME Magazine ranking.