Ludwig Pierre Schulze

Executive Managing Partner and Board Member, Alumni Ventures

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated August 2026💼 58 investments📅 26 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States50+ investments
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Nov 2023
Spaero provides scientists with a fool-proof way to scale automation using liquid handlers already in their lab. Teams can rapidly iterate on complex experiments with ease - ensuring accuracy as protocols and inputs change.
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Nov 2023
Bito builds AI developer tools that provide deep codebase context for AI coding agents. At the core is AI Architect, a codebase context server that creates a dynamic knowledge graph of your codebase. It learns how systems actually fit together, instead of treating code as disconnected files. On SWE-Bench Pro, a real-world benchmark for complex engineering tasks, AI Architect achieves the highest task success rate at 60.8% and delivers up to 4.5× higher success on complex, multi-file changes. This codebase intelligence powers AI coding workflows and code reviews across coding agents, pull requests, and IDEs. Use Bitos AI Architect via MCP or deploy AI Code Reviews directly in GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. No code is stored. No model is trained. SOC 2 Type II certified.
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Nov 2023
Plants draw down CO2 from the atmosphere via photosynthesis and solar power at unbeatable efficiency. We take waste biomass and transform it using our patented reactors, permanently storing the carbon in an inert, solid form called biochar. Our unique process produces high-quality biochar for agricultural and construction applications, generates renewable energy, and creates some of the most tangible carbon credits on the market.
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2023
Minerva CQ is an AI copilot that makes contact center agents faster and calls shorter. It drives the customer conversation forward, in real-time, with a unique adaptive agent experience that streamlines each interaction and ensures effective resolution. -Dynamic workflows guide agents faster -Single screen UI simplifies agent experiences -Dialogue suggestions coach agents on what to say -Sentiment detection provides behavioral cues -GenAI powered call summarization reduces post call work -RAG powered knowledge surfacing makes agents smarter -Human-in-the-loop ensures accuracy and continuous learning
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2023
Precision’s goal is to provide breakthrough treatments for the one billion patients worldwide suffering from neurological illnesses. We are building the only brain–computer interface that is designed to be minimally invasive, safely removable, and capable of processing large amounts of data. To learn more about how Precision is connecting human intelligence and artificial intelligence, visit www.precisionneuro.io.
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2023
Gain and retain new customers by increasing your adoption, engagement, and retention with Minervas interactive guides. Founded in NYC, Minerva has raised capital from top-tier investors including Craft Ventures, GGV, and Max Ventures. **Voted Top-50 Seed Stage company to work by Will Reed HQ**
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2022
Transforming Enterprise Decision-Making Through Advanced Time-Series AI Secure, scalable, and easy-to-deploy forecasting and anomaly detection, trusted by Fortune 500 enterprises.
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2022
Grata is the leading deal sourcing platform that helps you find, research, and engage with middle market companies. Grata was built for innovative dealmakers who want a competitive edge in finding previously undiscoverable companies. Unlike company databases, Grata doesn’t just give you flat information. Grata is an intuitive, dynamic search engine powered by ML and NLP technology that provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date information you need to get deals done.
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2022
Galvanick protects the industrial world against cyber attacks. Our threat detection platform for factories and critical infrastructure defends the modern world against criminals and nation-states that target SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and ICS (Industrial Control Systems).
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2022
mayk is on a mission to make music creativity universally accessible by empowering the next million music creators. We started mayk because we realized there were too many barriers to entry when it came to music production, and too many voices going unheard. To fix that, we built simple virtual studio where anyone can make a song, a sound, or tell a story on mobile, and distribute and monetize that creation on new platforms. We’re making music creation as casual, simple and accessible as Instagram and TikTok made photography and videography! Pick from hundreds of original beats and a variety of voice filters at home or on the go, with simple-to-use-editing-tools mayk.it is a fast, fun, and simple way to create songs right from your phone! Whether you're looking for a new creative outlet, want to make music with your friends, or get famous on our charts, mayk.it has a place for you.
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2022
‍IntusCare is the only end-to-end ecosystem built specifically to help PACE programs deliver exceptional care, strengthen financial performance, and stay compliant. IntusCare replaces outdated technology and manual workarounds with purpose-built solutions for care coordination, risk adjustment, population health, and utilization management. IntusCare empowers teams to take control of their operations and improve outcomes for dual-eligible seniors – some of the most socially vulnerable and clinically complex individuals in the U.S. healthcare system. Visit our website to learn more intuscare.com.
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2022
About ForceMetrics Founded in 2020, ForceMetrics is the only proactive decision-assist platform for first responders, delivering real-time, actionable insights that enhance officer safety and improve community outcomes. About the product ForceMetrics consolidates critical data from multiple systems—such as CAD (Dispatch), RMS (Police Reports), and social services—into one intuitive platform. By providing first responders with instant, actionable insights, ForceMetrics helps agencies make safer, more informed decisions during emergency situations, streamlining workflows and improving response times. Our goal To make responders safer and more effective by transforming outdated public safety data processes by leveraging our AI-powered decision-assist platform, enabling public safety agencies to increase operational efficiency and better serve their communities in real time.
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2022
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2022
Forta is clearing the path to quality healthcare. We continuously improve the patient journey and deliver personalized care by applying AI and machine learning. The first care vertical Forta is improving is autism ABA therapy. Care is difficult to access and the delivery model must be reinvented to provide early access to families. 1 in 44 children [CDC, 2021] is diagnosed to be on the autism spectrum. We are looking for driven, innovative, patient-focused individuals to join our team as we reinvent the care and tools available to neurodiverse families.
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Jan 2024
Ring Ventures is an Alumni Ventures venture capital fund for alumni of Texas A&M that invests in companies with a Texas A&M connection. Meet the team: Rob Adams, Managing Partner Brook Stroud, Senior Principal Patrick Sweeney, Associate Larry Warnock, Managing Partner Emeritus We are part of Alumni Ventures, America’s largest venture fund for individuals and the #1 most active venture firm in the US and #3 globally (PitchBook 2022). Follow Ring 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 university.
Managing Partner
2024
The Healthtech Fund is an Alumni Ventures venture capital fund that focuses on ventures innovating in healthtech and life sciences. 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 the Healthtech Fund for content at the intersection of entrepreneurship, venture capital, and specific industry sectors. We are a private, for-profit organization. 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.
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2024
Congress Avenue Ventures is a venture capital fund for alumni of UT Austin that invests in companies with a UT Austin connection. We are part of Alumni Ventures, America’s largest venture fund for individuals and the #1 most active venture firm in the US and #3 globally (PitchBook 2022). Follow Congress Avenue 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 university.
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Nov 2023
Spaero provides scientists with a fool-proof way to scale automation using liquid handlers already in their lab. Teams can rapidly iterate on complex experiments with ease - ensuring accuracy as protocols and inputs change.
Investor
Nov 2023
Bito builds AI developer tools that provide deep codebase context for AI coding agents. At the core is AI Architect, a codebase context server that creates a dynamic knowledge graph of your codebase. It learns how systems actually fit together, instead of treating code as disconnected files. On SWE-Bench Pro, a real-world benchmark for complex engineering tasks, AI Architect achieves the highest task success rate at 60.8% and delivers up to 4.5× higher success on complex, multi-file changes. This codebase intelligence powers AI coding workflows and code reviews across coding agents, pull requests, and IDEs. Use Bitos AI Architect via MCP or deploy AI Code Reviews directly in GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. No code is stored. No model is trained. SOC 2 Type II certified.
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