Desiree Almodovar

Alumni Startups inspires, supports, educates and connects Harvard Business School alumni interested in engaging and advancing entrepreneurship activity in New York City. The group includes founders, mentors, event participants and organizers. Alumni Startups offers a wide range of Events & Programming for you to engage, learn and contribute within the broader NY startup community. We host events like the New Venture Competition in NY where the winner advances to a final round with a chance to win $100,000. We also match HBS alumni entrepreneurs with advisors for their startups. Alumni Startups is a program of the Harvard Business School Club of New York. Along with HBS Angels it forms the HBSCNY Entrepreneurship Division.

Mosie Baby is the developer and inventor of The Mosie Baby Kit, the groundbreaking at-home insemination kit featuring the patented Mosie syringe. The Mosie Baby Kit was the first OTC insemination syringe kit on the market and is an easy-to-use, comfortable, and accessible fertility option. The Mosie syringe was recently selected by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to be part of the "Designing Motherhood" exhibition at the Discovery Center Museum in Seattle. Mosie Baby is on a mission to empower people with the tools they need to grow their family on their own terms and to celebrate the many definitions of what it means to be a Mosie Family. Their vision is to democratize access to family building and eliminate stigma associated with insemination. Mosie Baby has helped more than 100,000 people on their path to parenthood and was named Retailer of the Year by the Independent Baby Innovation Awards and is the winner of the 2021 SXSW and Austin Chamber of Commerce’s “Best Emerging Business” Award, and the 2022 Austin Women’s Way Award winner for Product Innovation. Find the Mosie Kit online or at select CVS stores today!

We invest in founders who are reshaping outdated industries. We believe in a world where top tier fintech products help the 99% grow their wealth and build businesses. Where everyday people have transparent, efficient, and attentive healthcare experiences. Where managers and front-line employees in legacy industries have tools that save time, increase transparency, and take minutes to learn (vertical SaaS).

Alumni Startups inspires, supports, educates and connects Harvard Business School alumni interested in engaging and advancing entrepreneurship activity in New York City. The group includes founders, mentors, event participants and organizers. Alumni Startups offers a wide range of Events & Programming for you to engage, learn and contribute within the broader NY startup community. We host events like the New Venture Competition in NY where the winner advances to a final round with a chance to win $100,000. We also match HBS alumni entrepreneurs with advisors for their startups. Alumni Startups is a program of the Harvard Business School Club of New York. Along with HBS Angels it forms the HBSCNY Entrepreneurship Division.

AlleyCorp builds and invests in transformative companies for the present and future in New York. We are humbled to partner with brilliant and determined entrepreneurs along the way. Unconstrained by industry, AlleyCorp originates the ideas, hires the early teams, funds, launches, and grows each company, and maintains an integral leadership role from beginning through exit. AlleyCorp companies have collectively raised more than $2B in venture capital and employ thousands of people in New York City and beyond. On the investment side, AlleyCorp is one of the most active early stage funds in New York. Every company we found fuels a stronger foundation for new ideas and entrepreneurs.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Mosie Baby is the developer and inventor of The Mosie Baby Kit, the groundbreaking at-home insemination kit featuring the patented Mosie syringe. The Mosie Baby Kit was the first OTC insemination syringe kit on the market and is an easy-to-use, comfortable, and accessible fertility option. The Mosie syringe was recently selected by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to be part of the "Designing Motherhood" exhibition at the Discovery Center Museum in Seattle. Mosie Baby is on a mission to empower people with the tools they need to grow their family on their own terms and to celebrate the many definitions of what it means to be a Mosie Family. Their vision is to democratize access to family building and eliminate stigma associated with insemination. Mosie Baby has helped more than 100,000 people on their path to parenthood and was named Retailer of the Year by the Independent Baby Innovation Awards and is the winner of the 2021 SXSW and Austin Chamber of Commerce’s “Best Emerging Business” Award, and the 2022 Austin Women’s Way Award winner for Product Innovation. Find the Mosie Kit online or at select CVS stores today!

We invest in founders who are reshaping outdated industries. We believe in a world where top tier fintech products help the 99% grow their wealth and build businesses. Where everyday people have transparent, efficient, and attentive healthcare experiences. Where managers and front-line employees in legacy industries have tools that save time, increase transparency, and take minutes to learn (vertical SaaS).