Alumni Ventures — 2021 Investments

Abatable provides a platform to help organizations navigate environmental markets for forest protection, clean energy, and community development projects.

Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

MEMaria Eugenia Filmanovic(Founder)inVMValerio Magliulo(Founder)inEduard Schikurski(Head of Engineering)Lucija Penko(Design Lead)Jimena Munoz(Head of People)Aimi Walker(Senior Talent Acquisition)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorGLGlobal Founders CapitalAZAzora CapitalBABasecamp FundBLBlue Bear Capital PartnersKEKeiki Capital+3 more

ANRA Technologies provides end-to-end drone operations and traffic management software for uncrewed system operators and airspace managers, including UAS Traffic Management (UTM) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) capabilities.

Deep TechDefense TechMobility & TransportationSaaSReston, US

AGAmit Ganjoo(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMichael Whitaker(Director)

BoardSDSean Dowling(Director)inATAlex Tellez(Director)in

Co-investorsDUDundee Venture CapitalOCOcean Azul PartnersOSOsage Venture PartnersREReinventure Capital

Audit Sight is a technology platform that automates financial transaction verification, replacing manual audit procedures with data-driven testing that verifies large volumes of accounting records.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSAtlanta, US

JWJONATHAN WOMACK(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsHYHyde Park Venture PartnersSEService Provider Capital

Leverages cutting-edge digital technology and neuroscience for the treatment of serious medical conditions.

HealthtechSan Francisco, US

AFAndrew Firlik(Director)inGeoffrey Eich(Executive Officer, Director)JHJohn Harris(Director)in

Co-investorsJAJAZZ Venture PartnersSUSummer VC

CarbonCapture develops CO₂ direct air capture technology aimed at removing carbon from the atmosphere to address climate change.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechHardwarePasadena, US

BGBill Gross(Co-founder & Chairman)inACAdrian Corless(Chief Executive Officer)inLindsy Sanders(Director)Tom McGovern(Director)

BoardBrandon Simmons(Director)Carly Anderson(Director)

Co-investorsARArmada Investment AGBABay Bridge Ventures ClimateIDIdealabLILightbankNENeotribe VenturesPRPrime Movers Lab

Career Karma helps individuals explore and compare career training programs and matches them to education pathways based on their interests, financial needs, and learning preferences.

EdTechFuture of WorkMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

TMTimur Meyster(Founder)inAMArtur Meyster(Founder)RHRuben Harris(Founder)inRARuben A. Harris(Founder)in

BoardGTGarry Tan(Director)in

Co-investorsBABackstage CapitalCHChaos VenturesFLFlucas VenturesGAGaingelsGVGV (Google Ventures)OSOssian Capital+10 more

Civis Analytics offers an all-in-one, fully managed analytics and AI platform that includes data warehousing, ELT ingestion, reporting and self-service analytics, data activation, GenAI/LLM tools, and identity-resolution matching.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSChicago, US

DWDan Wagner(Executive Officer, Director)inAlan Fu(Executive Officer)Tim O'Reilly(Director)

BoardCOChristopher Olsen(Director)inEric Schmidt(Director)

Co-investorsCACastor VenturesDRDrive CapitalVEVerizon Ventures

Crate builds a personalization layer for AI systems that learns user preferences and intent from content engagement, enabling AI to make more contextually relevant predictions and recommendations rather than relying on clicks or broad algorithms.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSTarzana, US

DLDessy Levinson(Founder)inABAnna Bofa(Founder)inAdam Levy(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Iny(Director)

Co-investorsBABase Venture Management, Inc.MAMaC Venture CapitalSLSlauson & Co.UPUpfront VenturesCHChingona Ventures

Divibank provides payment processing and credit services for online merchants, including payment links, checkout, PIX, card, and boleto acceptance, antifraud protection, and advance of credit card receivables.

E-commerceFintechSaaS

Jaime Taboada(Founder)inRFRebecca Fischer(Founder)inRebeca Fischer(Founder)Rebecca Fischer Jaime Taboada(Founder)

Co-investorsALAllievo CapitalALAlter GlobalBEBetter Tomorrow VenturesCLClocktower VenturesGAGaingelsINInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc+10 more

Earli develops a biotechnology platform that uses genetic constructs to detect cancer and produce therapeutic proteins by reprogramming cancer cells.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Dr. Sam Gambhir(Founder)CRCyriac Roeding(Founder)inDr. David Suhy(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)

BoardJKJustin Kao(Director)inJCJorge Conde(Director)in

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzBLBlue Ivy VenturesBRBreyer CapitalGAGaingelsHAHan River PartnersIKIKJ Capital+7 more

Android for EV charging - software solution that works with any 3rd party hardware

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSan Leandro, US

Arcady Sosinov(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChad Bown(Director)Michael Mahan(Director)Richard Steele(Director)Gary Moskovitz(Director)

Co-investorsBLBlue Bear Capital PartnersCACalifornia Innovation FundFOFoothill VenturesMAMarketX VenturesMOMomenta VenturesRERed Sails Investment+10 more

Glean AI provides automated accounts payable and spend management software that extracts invoice line items, analyzes vendor costs, and integrates with accounting systems.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

AJArvind Jain(Founder & CEO)inHKHoward Katzenberg(Founder & CEO)inAnkur Patel(Executive Officer)Alexander Jia(Executive Officer)

BoardMGMatt Gorin(Director)in

Co-investorsB B Capital GroupB4B4 CapitalBOBORN CAPITAL CFOTECHCLClocktower VenturesCOContour Venture PartnersCRCross River Digital Ventures+21 more

Iru is an AI-powered unified platform for IT and security teams that consolidates endpoint management, identity, threat detection, vulnerability management, and compliance automation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Adam Pettit(Founder)Mark Daughters(Founder)Wesley Pettit(Founder)

Co-investors51515 VenturesB B Capital GroupB4B4 CapitalFEFelicis VenturesFIFirst Round CapitalFRFrontline Ventures+26 more

Mountain View, US

VKVikram Kapoor(Founder)inSanjay Kalra(Founder)Stefan Dyckerhoff(Executive Officer, Director)DHDavid Hatfield(Director)Robert Dunn(Executive Officer)Mike Speiser(Founder)

Co-investorsAUAurumBRBright Pixel CapitalENEngineering CapitalGEGeneral CatalystGVGV (Google Ventures)HUHuman Capital+7 more

Commercial real estate securities marketplace via single-asset IPOs.

New York, US

Drew Sterrett(Vice President)inDean S. Sterrett(President)Richard Clark(Director)Craig Hatkoff(Director)Martin Edelman(Director)Alicia Glen(Director)

Co-investorsCHChaos VenturesGAGaingelsKEKesha VenturesSASand Hill AngelsGRGreycroftKHKhosla Ventures+3 more

Metrobi is a delivery logistics platform that allows local businesses to book vetted drivers for same-day and recurring deliveries while maintaining control over driver selection and pricing.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSBoston, US

OUOguzhan Uyar(Executive Officer, Director)Simeon Simeonov Simeonov(Director)

BoardAHAli Hikmet Karabey(Director)in

Co-investors21212TBTBD AngelsTETechstarsWAWalnut Venture Associates2.2.12 Angels

Mythic builds analog processing units based on compute-in-memory architecture designed to run AI workloads efficiently in real-world applications.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US

MHMike Henry(Founder)inTOTaner Ozcelik(CEO / Board Member)inSPSteven Pho(CFO)Dave Fick(Founder)

Co-investorsCACatapult VenturesLILinse CapitalNENew Enterprise Associates (NEA)S3S3 VenturesATAtreides ManagementDCDCVC (Data Collective)+17 more

Mythical Games develops blockchain-enabled games and a platform that allows game developers and publishers to integrate secondary economies (player-to-player trading) into their games.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingSherman Oaks, US

JJJamie Jackson(Founder)inJLJohn Linden(Founder)inCameron Thacker(Founder)Chris Downs(Founder)Rudy Koch(Founder)in

BoardSESam Englebardt(Director)in

Co-investorsA1a16z cryptoANAndreessen HorowitzARArgonautic VenturesBIBitBull CapitalBLBlock.oneCOCosmic Venture Partners+23 more

Nomad Data offers an AI-driven platform that lets organizations query large volumes of business documents and datasets to surface answers, and connects users to a network of over 5,300 external data providers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

BSBrad Schneider(CEO)inJMJustin Manikas(VP Partnerships & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBLBloomberg BetaCICircle VenturesCOCorrelation VenturesDADataPower VenturesFLFlair VenturesGEGeek Ventures+6 more

Pair Eyewear designs and sells prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses with swappable frame tops that allow customers to change styles.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareCalifornia, US

Sophia Edelstein(Founder)inNKNathan Kondamuri(Founder)in

BoardRYRick Yang(Director)inAGAlex Gurevich(Director)in

Co-investorsADAdvancit CapitalANAngel Capital ManagementBABaukunstBLblue 9 capitalBRBreak Trail VenturesEVEvolution VC Partners+24 more

Pariti is a hiring platform that uses recruiter-trained AI and a referral network of professionals to source, screen, and vet candidates for employers, helping them fill critical roles within about four weeks.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechAlexandria, US

YBYacob Berhane(Executive Officer, Director)inWossen Ayele(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors50500 GlobalBEBetter Ventures Central Llc

Pave provides AI-powered cashflow analytics, attributes, and scores that lenders integrate into their risk models to assess consumer and SMB credit risk.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

RRRaymond Rouf(Co-Founder, CEO)inEREma Rouf(Co-Founder, President)in

Co-investorsBEBetter Tomorrow VenturesDAData TechFAFairbridge ParkGAGaingelsHOHoxton VenturesLOLorimer Ventures+7 more

Praxis Labs is building tools and solutions to improve workplace experiences for all employees.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechBrooklyn, US

ESElise Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inHSHeather Shen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardJCJeffrey Crowe(Director)in

Co-investorsGAGaingelsNONorwest Venture PartnersOPOpen Opportunity FundPEPenny Jar Capital VentureR/R/GA VenturesSTStartX+10 more

Queenly is an online marketplace where users can buy and rent formal wear across iOS, Android, and web platforms.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

TBTrisha Bantigue(Founder)inKZKathy Zhou-Patel(Founder)inTBTrisha Bantigue Tsao(Founder)inMengzhou Zhou(Director)Kathy Zhou(Founder)Dewandra Downs(Software Engineer)

Co-investorsAMAmino CapitalGAGaingelsINInterlace VenturesRERebel FundSHSHAKTIY Y Combinator+14 more

Quilt makes a ductless heat pump system for residential heating and cooling, including indoor and outdoor units, a control dial, and an app with room-by-room temperature control and occupancy sensing.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareNew York, US

PLPaul Lambert(Founder)inMKMatthew Knoll(Founder)inBKBill Kee(Founder)inAndrew Stern(Executive Officer)John Marquis(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Sokolic(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsENEnergy Impact PartnersGAGarage CapitalGRGradient VenturesLOLowercarbon CapitalSPSpacecadet VenturesW W ventures+3 more

Scale provides a data-centric infrastructure platform that uses reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF) to help organizations build and develop AI models.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

AWAlexandr Wang(CEO)inLGLucy Guo(Founder)inFDFrancis deSouza(CEO)inTDTim Dingman(Strategic Product Manager)inCharles Lambert(Web Developer)Jesse Tinsley

Co-investors141435 CapitalACAccelADAdit Ventures Management, LlcAIAIspace VenturesALAlpana VenturesALAlpha Square Group+106 more

Seed develops clinically studied probiotic and prebiotic formulations designed to support digestive health and overall wellness through proprietary delivery technology that protects beneficial bacteria through the digestive tract.

HealthtechWellness & FitnessVenice, US

AKAra Katz(Executive Officer, Director)inRajat Dhir(Executive Officer, Director)Andy Bradley(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsARArtis VenturesBOBold Capital PartnersBOBoxGroupCOCollaborative FundCOColor CapitalCOCota Capital+16 more

Sepion develops advanced polymer separator technology for batteries and other applications including water separation and materials recovery.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsSilicon Valley, US

PFPeter Frischmann(CEO & Co-Founder)inBHBrett Helms(CSO & Co-Founder)in

BoardRCRandy Chan(Director)

Co-investorsACACVC PartnersCRCreative VenturesDODolby Family VenturesFIFine Structures VenturesFOFoothill VenturesGAGaingels+4 more

TMCC is a content production house offering video production, 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, content writing, and e-book/user manual creation as a single outsourced solution for businesses.

Creator EconomyEdTechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSChennai, IN

SPSurya Paneerselvam(Co-founder)inSSarang(Co-founder)inShankar Meena(Founder)in

Co-investorsBEBetter CapitalFLFlucas VenturesIRIron PillarVEVentureSouqXEXeed VenturesY Y Combinator+2 more

Spartan organizes obstacle course races, challenging participants to push beyond physical limits.

ConsumerSports TechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsRARaptor Group8V8VCBRBroom VenturesGAGaingelsM1M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)PRPrime Movers Lab

UpEquity is a company in the mortgage and home-buying finance space.

FintechPropTechAustin, US

THTimothy Herman(CEO)inLouis WilsonAndy Pruitt(CTO)Andrew Paulson(Engineering Manager)Jeff Boone(Director of Engineering)Josh Euers(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsCACastle Creek LaunchpadEAEarly Light VenturesGAGaingelsLALaunchpad CapitalNENext Coast VenturesOROrigin Ventures+11 more

Three-word geolocation system for mapping the world

London

CSChris Sheldrick(Founder)inJDJack David Waley-Cohen(Co-founder)inMohan Ganesalingam(Co-founder)

BoardJan Dietmar Trescher(Director)AGAbdul Guefor(Director)inTracy Louisa Doree(Director)

Co-investorsBEBeyond1435 GmbHCHChannel 4 VenturesDEDeutsche Bahn Digital VenturesFRFraser McCombs CapitalGEGerman Media PoolINIngka Investments+10 more

Woebot is a chat-based mental health support app for adolescents that uses conversational AI informed by cognitive behavioral therapy and other evidence-based approaches.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental Health

DADr. Alison Darcy(Founder)Alison Darcy(Founder)

Co-investorsAIAI FundAUAurum Venture PartnersGAGaingelsGIGiant LeapHAHalf Court VenturesJAJAZZ Venture Partners+9 more

Work& designs, builds, and manages dedicated lactation and wellness rooms for corporate workplaces.

FemTechFuture of WorkHR TechWellness & FitnessHouston, US

Abigail Marks Donnell(Executive Officer, Director)ADAbbey Donnell(Founder)inJLJules Lairson(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAGAggie Angel NetworkCLClaritas CapitalJOJosephine CollectiveMOModerne VenturesTETexas HALO FundTHThe Artemis Fund

Worksphere provides a platform for companies to coordinate hybrid work arrangements, allowing employees to book desks and see colleague availability while helping organizations reduce real estate costs.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSeattle, US

AFAakhil Fardeen(Founder)inTKTheresa Klaassen(Founder)inMPMark Piper(Founder)inAakhil Mohamed Fardeen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mark Wilson Piper(Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsSOSocii CapitalY Y CombinatorASAscend Venture CapitalBABasecamp FundHAHarvard Management CompanyJWJWass PT Investors+3 more

Yassir operates a super app platform with multiple services across African markets.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityAlgeria, DZ

NTNoureddine Tayebi(Founder)inEMel mahdi Yettou(Founder)inMahdi Yettou(Founder)

BoardLars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen(Director)

Co-investorsWNWndrCoBABasecamp FundBOBond Capital ManagementDNDN CapitalENEndeavor CatalystFJFJ Labs+25 more

Zone7 develops data and AI-powered products to optimize performance and durability for high-performance teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechSports TechPalo Alto, US

TBTal Brown(CEO & Co-Founder)inEEEyal Eliakim(CTO & Co-Founder)in

BoardBTBruce Taragin(Director)in

Co-investorsARArba LLCBLBlumberg CapitalJOJoyance PartnersREResolute VenturesSOSocial StartsUPUpWest+3 more