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Bascom Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingAnAlumni Venturesfund for U Wisconsin alumni
Boston · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 5 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Bascom Ventures gives accredited Wisconsin alumni strategic exposure to venture capital through a diversified annual fund of roughly 20-30 investments and a deal-by-deal syndicate. Backed by the Alumni Ventures platform, it co-invests alongside leading VC firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Khosla, Accel and Founders Fund, seeking diversification across sector, stage, geography and lead investor. Investments span pre-seed through later stages across many sectors and geographies, with the fund team deploying capital over ~12-18 months and reserving capital for follow-ons. Members access shared due diligence, investment memos and low minimums, built on the premise that alumni do better investing together.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Bascom Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 41 of 78 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18SaaS ×14Healthtech ×10Enterprise Software ×8Biotech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Digital Health ×6Fintech ×6
HQs:United States×33Germany×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 27 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×73 founders×74+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with education data
University of Wisconsin-Madison ×3Harvard University ×2Rochester Institute of Technology ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2University of Missouri ×2University of Pennsylvania ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×11Business & Management ×6Computer Science ×4Finance & Accounting ×4Physics ×3Economics ×2Life Sciences ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 33 founders with career history
University of Wisconsin-Madison ×4Wisconsin Racing ×3Cornell ×2Fastly ×2Harvard Medical School ×2SpaceX ×2Tesla ×2Verizon Digital Media Services ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
9 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 33 with degree data)
Investments · 78 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22023 · 22022 · 32021 · 12019 · 22018 · 22017 · 216 dated
44.01 is a carbon removal company that mineralizes CO₂ by using natural processes to permanently convert captured carbon dioxide into rock.
CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech
Talal Hasan(Founder)inEhab Tasfai(Founder)Karan Khimji(Founder)
Co-investorsAir Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD)Alumni VenturesBasecamp FundBreakthrough Energy VenturesClimate InvestmentFuture Planet Capital+9 more
American Gene Technologies develops gene therapy treatments for serious diseases including HIV, phenylketonuria, and liver cancer, using a proprietary platform approach designed to accelerate drug development and reduce costs.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesRockville, US
Jeff Galvin(Founder and CEO)inDrew Palin(President)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesOssian Capital
Axiom Space develops commercial space stations and provides access to low-Earth orbit microgravity environments for research, manufacturing, and innovation by governments, researchers, and organizations.
Defense TechEdTechHardwareSpace Tech
Dr. Kam Ghaffarian(Founder)inMichael Suffredini(Founder)inKam Ghaffarian(Founder)
Co-investors1802 Ventures2am VCAidenlair CapitalAlumni VenturesAurum Venture PartnersBasecamp Fund+43 more
battleface provides travel insurance and 24/7 travel assistance services for travelers, including adventure travelers heading to unique destinations, with coverages such as trip cancellation, emergency medical evacuation, and baggage protection.
FintechInsurTechTravel & HospitalityColumbus, US
"Alexander ""Sasha""" Gainullin(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Paul Catrambone(Director)
BoardMolly Bonakdarpour(Director)inAndrew Sagon(Director)inLucas Timberlake(Director)inSusan Sufen(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDrive CapitalFinTech VenturesStrawberry Creek VenturesHudson Structured Capital Management
BeatpulseLabs creates custom multimedia AI training datasets for enterprise clients, focusing on high-fidelity data labeled by full-time domain specialists rather than crowdsourced annotators.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHamburg, DE
Nikolay Vitanov(Founder)inJason Rieffin
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAvalancha VenturesTechstarsAraya VenturesLighthouse Ventures
Belong Health provides a full-stack health plan operating platform and partnership model that helps organizations design and run health plans, sharing the risk of launching and building them.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechSaaSRadnor, US
Douglas Duane Byrd(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlue Venture FundsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Maverick VenturesMaverick Ventures IsraelSandbox Industries
Benny is a Madison, Wisconsin fintech startup that lends employees cash to fully fund their Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) contributions, recouping funds from resulting stock gains.
FintechMadison, US
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesMatchstick VenturesTechstarsAtomic CapitalJapan Angel Fund
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Birdstop manufactures drone technology for government and industrial clients.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareIoTRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Keith Miao(Founder and CEO)Bill Liu(Founder)
BoardAndrea Hippeau(Director)in
Co-investors640 OxfordAlumni VenturesAnorak VenturesCorrelation VenturesData TechDetroit Venture Partners+6 more
BistroCat makes an automated wet cat food feeder that portions and serves meals on schedule, paired with proprietary BistroPods.
ConsumerFoodTechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesEast 11 Ventures
Boldin (formerly NewRetirement) offers retirement and financial planning software that models taxes, Social Security, real estate, healthcare costs, and long-term care, plus an AI assistant that answers questions based on a user's actual plan.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMill Valley, US
Stephen Chen(Founder & CEO)Timothy Chen(Director)
BoardSteve Reale(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCameron VenturesCastor VenturesEvolution VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalIntercept Ventures+4 more
Brave Health provides virtual mental health care, matching patients with state-licensed providers after an initial assessment.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthMiami, US
Anna Lindow(Founder)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersAloft VCAlpha PartnersAlumni VenturesCity LightClaritas Capital+6 more
Canela Media operates a streaming platform and media network serving U.S.
AdTechConsumerMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Isabel Rafferty(Executive Officer)inIsabel Rafferty Zavala(Founder)in
BoardSusan Lyne(Director)inLuis Guttierez(Director)Michael Rafferty(Director)inRodrigo Garcia(Director)
Co-investors125 VenturesAcrew CapitalAlumni VenturesCerity Partners VenturesLink VenturesMighty Capital+5 more
Citra develops modular sensing and software solutions for detecting, tracking, and identifying orbiting objects in space.
Defense TechSaaSSpace TechColorado Springs, US
Daniel Brunski(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Nichols(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesIndustrious VenturesScout VenturesScout VenturesWashington Harbour Partners+1 more
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A website related to meat and the future thereof, with an AI conversational interface named Stan for educational purposes.
FoodTech
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAlwyn CapitalBluestein VenturesRevolutionGood StartupJoyance Partners+1 more
Dataplor provides global point-of-interest, mobility, and brand location data with AI-powered analytics for investors to assess market share, growth trends, and foot traffic.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAPA Venture PartnersBlue Ivy VenturesBlue StartupsCircadian VenturesF-Prime Capital+21 more
Deepgram builds foundational voice AI technology that enables speech-to-text, audio intelligence, text-to-speech, and voice agent APIs for businesses to create natural voice interactions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Scott Stephenson(CEO)inDave Wilner(Director)inAdam Sypniewski(Founder)inNoah Shutty(CTO)Brian Gamido(Head of Business)Joan DeGennaro(Head of Operations)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAlumni VenturesB CapitalCompoundConnetic VenturesFour Cities+35 more
Deliverr was an e-commerce fulfillment startup offering fast, Amazon Prime-like two-day delivery for merchants selling on marketplaces like Shopify, Walmart, and eBay via a distributed network of warehouses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Michael Krakaris(Founder)inDavid C. Petersen(Founder)inHarish Abbott(Founder)Ryan Petersen(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCActivant CapitalAlumni VenturesKrillion VenturesNFI Ventures, LLC9Yards Capital+32 more
Earth Funeral offers soil transformation as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional funerals, operating soil transformation facilities and combining soil science with software to provide end-of-life services.
Circular EconomyClimate TechConsumerImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmerican Family VenturesConstruct CapitalDAO JonesEarl Grey CapitalMana Ventures+2 more
Elastio provides ransomware detection and verified data recovery software that inspects live data, replicated data, and backup data across enterprise environments.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesUncorrelated VenturesVenture Guides Management, L.P.Bain Capital VenturesInvestinor+4 more
Endless West produces spirits using scientific flavor recreation methods, combining natural ingredients to replicate premium beverages while reducing production waste.
Circular EconomyFoodTechNew MaterialsDetroit, US
MardonnAlec
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBloom8Casa Verde CapitalCollaborative FundFJ LabsHorizons Ventures+7 more
Endolith develops biological intelligence technology for mineral recovery, using microbiology and AI to extract critical minerals sustainably.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsWestminster, US
Dr. Liz Dennett(Founder and CEO)in
BoardGuy Vidra(Director)inDan Madden(Director)inShomik Dutta(Director)inMojtaba Karimi(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCollaborative FundDraper AssociatesFounders FactoryFounders Factory NYNucleus Capital+2 more
Fanstake is a platform focused on college sports that lets fans influence and support their teams while helping college athletes earn fair-market value through NIL (Name, Image, Likeness).
ConsumerGamingMarketplacesSports Tech
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBantam GroupCourtside VenturesScrum VenturesMyriad VenturesSusa Ventures+1 more
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FintechPropTechSaaSClayton, US
Tim Stern(Co-Founder)inPeter P. Esparrago(Manager of Issuer)inBrian Vieaux(Executive Officer)inAndria Thomas(Executive Officer)inBryan Garcia(Chief Technology Officer)inHenry Cason(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesMissouri Technology CorporationCultivation CapitalSixThirty VenturesTransUnion
General Intuition is an AI research organization focused on developing general artificial intelligence through learning and play-based approaches, utilizing game environments and reinforcement learning to teach machines perception, anticipation, and real-world reasoning capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNaarden
Vincent Micheli(Founder)inPim de Witte(Founder)inJanis Foo(Executive Officer)inLia Zhang(Executive Officer)inKen Colton(Executive Officer)Sohela Lalvani(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAlliance VCAlliance VentureAlumni VenturesBackedCastor Ventures+27 more
GrubMarket is a food tech company operating a B2B and B2C marketplace in the U.S. and Canada, offering both wholesale produce delivery at discounted prices and AI-powered SaaS software solutions for food supply chain businesses including inventory management, warehouse operations, and eCommerce platforms.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mike Xu(CEO, , President)inYang WeiBrian Gallagher(Chief Of Staff)inJack Tao(CTO)Genevieve Wang(Product)Bryan Barsness(Vice President of Software Sales \u0026 Marketing)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBattery VenturesBuilders + BackersCastor VenturesCeltic House Asia PartnersDG Ventures, Inc.+50 more
H3X designs and manufactures advanced electric motors for industrial applications.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechDenver, US
Eric Maciolek(Founder)inJason Sylvestre(Founder)inMax Liben(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardNathan Doctor(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesIndustrious VenturesInfinite CapitalMetaplanetOrigin VenturesSoma Capital+14 more
Harbor MedTech develops collagen-based medical devices and bioimplants for surgical wound healing and tissue regeneration.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesIrvine, US
W. Jerome Mezger(Executive Officer, Director)William Jerome Mezger(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJay Champlain(Director)James J. Jungwirth(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni Ventures
HealthMyne develops QIDS, a quantitative imaging and clinical decision support platform for oncology care teams that tracks incidental findings, supports tumor conference preparation, and provides quantitative imaging metrics such as lesion volume and texture analysis.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMadison, US
Roger Chylla(Executive Officer, Director)inHao Wang(Executive Officer)inPraveen Sinha(Executive Officer, Director)inArvind Subramanian(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas Rockwell Mackie(Director)
BoardGreg Robinson(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAscension Ventures4490 Ventures
Helix Nanotechnologies develops mRNA-based therapeutics for disease treatment and environmental applications, currently advancing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate for immunocompromised patients and testing interventions targeting climate challenges.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechBoston, US
Nikolai Eroshenko(CSO)inHannu Rajaniemi(CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBeast VenturesChampion Hill VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Fifty YearsHAWKTAIL+15 more
HelloPatient provides administrative and patient engagement software for healthcare providers to reduce administrative burden and improve patient experience.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Alex Cohen(Founder)Nicholas DeRobertis(Founder)
Co-investors8VCAdapt VenturesAlumni VenturesBling CapitalScale Venture PartnersCoughdrop Capital+4 more
Hercules develops enterprise-grade AI workers to automate back-office operational tasks and reduce the knowledge worker deficit.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alex Babin(Chief Executive Officer)inBeverley Chadwick(Chief Financial Officer)Trevor Bell(Chief Customer Officer)inVictoria Vendolin(Head of People Operations)Harutyun Baghdasaryan(VP of Engineering)inMarkus Sobkowski(Head of AI)in
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesAiSprouts VCAlumni VenturesEvolution VenturesFlyer One VenturesGutbrain Ventures+10 more
HopSkipDrive operates a marketplace and software platform connecting students and other individuals needing support to vetted caregivers for transportation, while providing school districts with tools like RouteWise AI to optimize their transportation operations.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSLos Angeles, US
Carolyn Yashari Becher(Founder)inJoanna McFarland(Founder)inJanelle McGlothlin(Founder)in
BoardGreg Bettinelli(Director)in
Co-investors1843 CapitalAlumni VenturesBBG VenturesBuilders + BackersDisney AcceleratorEnergy Impact Partners+13 more
Impart provides runtime security controls for API and application protection, operating inline in production environments to detect and block attacks in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jonathan DiVincenzo(Founder)inMarc Harrison(Founder)inBrian Joe(Founder)in
Co-investors8-Bit CapitalAlumni VenturesAviso VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Madrona Venture GroupIndie.vc+1 more
Innoblative Designs develops a medical device for breast-conserving therapy, focused on treating breast cancer during surgical procedures.
Medical DevicesChicago, US
Tyler Wanke(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBoston Harbor Angels
Intrinio provides normalized, standardized financial market datasets—including options, equities, fundamentals, and historical stock data—delivered via API for developers building AI-driven financial products.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Rachel Carpenter(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtlanta SeedNycaNyca PartnersTech Square VenturesGilgamesh Ventures+1 more
Juvena Therapeutics develops biologics derived from human secreted proteins to treat aging-related diseases, using AI-enabled drug discovery to identify tissue-restorative therapeutics for muscle and metabolic disorders.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevityMedical DevicesRedwood City, US
Jeremy O'Connell, PhD(Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder)Hanadie Yousef, PhD(Co-Founder, Director and Executive Advisor)Jeremy O'Connell(Director)inDr. Hanadie Yousef(Founder)inJulie Anne Smith(Chief Executive Officer and Director)in
BoardBen Hemani(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBison VenturesCompoundHarmonix FundHorizons VenturesManta Ray Ventures+5 more
Kalderos describes its company culture, values, and diversity and inclusion initiatives, including a women-in-tech program.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSChicago, US
Jeremy Docken(Chief Executive Officer of Issuer)Jim Sparks(Executive Officer)inRusty Hensley(Executive Officer)inAngie Franks(Executive Officer, Director)inMicah Litow(Director)in
BoardClint Stone(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBain Capital VenturesMercato PartnersSavano Capital PartnersValspring Capital
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Kanvas Bio operates a platform for discovering, developing, and manufacturing live biotherapeutics based on the human gut microbiome.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMonmouth Junction, US
Matthew Cheng(Executive Officer, Director)inHao Shi(Executive Officer, Director)inIwijn De Vlaminck(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJason Pontin(Director)inJustin Smithline(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBoutique Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)FemHealth VenturesGermin8 VenturesKicker Ventures+4 more
Morgan Hill, US
Jon Karafin(Founder)inBrendan Bevensee(Founder)inEdwin Ibe(Executive Officer, Director)Ed Ibe(Founder)
Co-investorsACME CapitalAlumni VenturesBosch VenturesNTT DOCOMO VenturesR7 Partners
Solsten builds an audience-understanding platform that uses psychometrics and AI to profile the psychological makeup of a company's users, primarily to help game studios and brands design more engaging experiences.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGamingMarketing TechBerlin, DE
Bastian Bergmann(Co-founder)inJoe Schaeppi(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDentsu VenturesGFR FundInventureKonvoy VenturesMilkbox Partners+6 more
Strategikon Pharma develops Clinical Maestro, a software platform for managing clinical business operations including budgeting, sourcing, contracting, and vendor management, with AI-driven cost benchmarking tools.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Anca Copaescu(Founder)inMark Di Ianni(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Paulo Carvalho(Executive Officer)inMark Weinstein(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRob Hess(Director)Vincent Lepreux(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBand of AngelsDebiopharm Innovation FundHearstLabDecathlon Capital PartnersGolden Seeds+3 more
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Exits · 2
2 acquisitions · showing 1Deliverracq. by Shopify
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Boldin · help.boldin.com · Sep 4, 2026
Juvena Therapeutics · finsmes.com · Jan 13, 2026
Deepgram · techcrunch.com · Jan 13, 2026
H3X Technologies · extruct.ai · Oct 14, 2025
Solsten · thesaasnews.com · Sep 30, 2025
Hello Patient · finsmes.com · Sep 5, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Bascom Ventures made?
- Bascom Ventures has 78 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Bascom Ventures invest at?
- Bascom Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Bascom Ventures focus on?
- Bascom Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Bascom Ventures located?
- Bascom Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
- Who does Bascom Ventures co-invest with?
- Bascom Ventures most often shares deals with Strawberry Creek Ventures, Basecamp Fund, Castor Ventures, among 249 tracked co-investors.
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