Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)
Funding platformPre-Seed–Late Stage
Investment thesis
Castor Ventures operates as an exclusive venture investing platform for MIT alumni, combining professional venture fund management with syndicated deal access. The firm believes that a large, engaged network of fellow alumni investors collectively makes better investment decisions and can access higher-quality deal flow. By co-investing alongside elite venture capital firms and providing transparent due diligence materials, Castor aims to democratize venture access for accredited individuals while maintaining rigorous investment standards.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
What they invest in
from 29 of 71 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11Deep Tech ×9Advanced Manufacturing ×5Biotech ×5Hardware ×5Enterprise Software ×4Fintech ×4Healthtech ×4
HQs:United States×29Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 34 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×133 founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×7University of Toronto ×3EPFL ×2Harvard Business School ×2Harvard University ×2MIT Sloan School of Management ×2The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×17Computer Science ×5Life Sciences ×4Physics ×4Business & Management ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 33 founders with career history
Stanford University ×3Berkeley Lab ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ×2World Economic Forum ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
13 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 32 with degree data)
Investments · 71 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12017 · 12016 · 12014 · 14 dated
Celularity is a regenerative and cellular medicine company developing and commercializing biomaterial products and allogeneic, cryopreserved cell therapies derived from the postpartum placenta to target age-related diseases.
BiotechHealthtechLongevityFlorham Park, US
Robert J. Hariri(Executive Officer, Director)inJoseph DosSantos(Chief Financial Officer)inJohn R. Haines(Executive Officer)inStephen A. Brigido(President, Degenerative Disease)inBradley Glover(Executive Officer)Andrew L. Pecora(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesBold Capital Partners
EverQuote operates an online marketplace where consumers answer questions about their insurance needs and are matched with insurance providers to compare quotes for auto and other policies.
AdTechFintechInsurTechMarketplacesCambridge, US
David Blundin(Director)inSeth Birnbaum(Executive Officer, Director)David Mason(Executive Officer)John Wagner(Executive Officer)inJayme Mendalin
BoardSanju Bansal(Director)
Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesLink VenturesSavano Capital PartnersSecond Alpha PartnersStratim CapitalLeawood Venture Capital Llc+1 more
Foundational Alloy develops engineering alloys through a solid-state process called MetalsFIRST, in which metal is produced without melting to create microstructures unreachable by conventional metallurgy while controlling oxygen and contaminants.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Jasper Lienhard(Cofounder)Jake(Co-founder (company strategy, operations, financing, commercialization))
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmerica's Frontier FundBasecamp FundEl Cap EquityMaterial ImpactSafar Partners+3 more
Accolade provides virtual healthcare services including primary care, mental health therapy, and benefits navigation for employees and their families.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSPlymouth Meeting, US
Thomas K Spann(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Barnes(Executive Officer)Rajeev Singh(Chief Executive Officer)Debbie Cohen(Executive Officer)John Rollins(Executive Officer)Jeff Smith(Executive Officer)
Co-investors7wire VenturesAccretive, LLCAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBlue Ivy Ventures+7 more
Activ Surgical develops intraoperative surgical intelligence technology for surgeons, using AR, AI, machine learning, and sensing to display physiological structures and functions not visible to the naked eye.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Peter Kim(Director)inMichael Ruehlman(Executive Officer)inTodd Usen(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardEmily Casey(Director)Ashok Krishnamurthi(Director)inDavid Wells(Director)
Co-investorsReimagined VenturesAlumni VenturesArtis VenturesBasecamp FundCota CapitalDns Capital+8 more
San Mateo, US
Indra Mohan(Director)John Mathon(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMaha Ibrahim(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesCanaan PartnersLaunch Angels FundsRosecliff Ventures
Akselos provides SPM (Structural Predictive Maintenance) technology that models how operational decisions like ramp rates and startup/shutdown procedures affect stress, fatigue accumulation, and brittle fracture risk in refinery reactors.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Thomas Leurent(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundElewitFuture Energy VenturesGRO CapitalShell Ventures
Aleph Farms develops cultivated meat, growing beef steaks from cow cells using tissue engineering technology, and produced the world's first cultivated thin-cut and ribeye steaks.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Neta Lavon(Co-founder & CTO)inShulamit Levenberg(Co-founder)inDidier Toubia(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBloom8Cockpit InnovationPeregrine VenturesStray Dog Capital+3 more
Montreal
Jason Nolte(Director)Allan Benchetrit(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Christopher Rowen(Director)Domenic Durante(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardMark Kvamme(Director)inAlan MacIntosh(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAnges QuebecBasecamp FundDrive CapitalFerst Capital PartnersStrawberry Creek Ventures+3 more
The Algorand Foundation supports and grows the Algorand blockchain ecosystem by improving the developer experience, contributing to core protocol infrastructure and standards, and enabling decentralized governance.
Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechQuantum Computing
Silvio Micali(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndromeda CapitalArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Candle CapitalBixin Capital+20 more
Allium manufactures stainless-clad rebar that meets the AASHTO M 329M standard, offered in a full size range (#3–#18) and ASTM A615 and A706 specifications.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConstruction TechNew MaterialsPeabody, US
Steven Jepeal(Cofounder)inSam McAlpine(Founder)in
Co-investorsAera VCAlumni VenturesBay Bridge Ventures ClimateCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Propeller VC
Ammobia develops a novel ammonia production process that operates at low pressure and low temperature, achieving record-setting conversion rates.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergySan Francisco, US
Karen Baert(Co-founder & CEO)inTristan Gilbert(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsChevron Technology VenturesShell VenturesAIR CapitalCollaborative FundCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)MOL Switch+4 more
Asylon provides an automated perimeter security platform combining aerial drones, ground robots, and AI-powered monitoring to protect corporate campuses, logistics facilities, and critical infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechHardwareRoboticsPhiladelphia, US
Damon Henry(Chief Executive Officer, Founder)inAdam Mohamed(Chief Technology Officer, Founder)inBrent McLaughlin(Chief Operating Officer, Founder)in
Co-investorsAllegion VenturesDecisive PointInsight PartnersVeteran Ventures Capital
Axoft is developing soft, tissue-mimicking neural implants and supporting bidirectional electronics that record and stimulate brain activity through a minimally-invasive burr-hole procedure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US
Paul Le Floch(Executive Officer, Director)inTianyang Ye(Director)inRachel Sha(Director)
BoardChia An Lee(Director)Benjamin Pless(Director)
Co-investorsArcherman CapitalBlindspot Ventures Management CoCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Safar PartnersThe Engine VenturesAlumni Ventures+2 more
Ayar Labs develops co-packaged optics (CPO) technology for AI infrastructure, enabling optical connectivity between thousands of GPUs across data center racks.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Co-investorsNVIDIAAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBerkeley FrontierBlue Bear VenturesFactorial Funds+16 more
BlockFi was a cryptocurrency financial services company; its site now serves only as a wind-down and client remediation portal covering bankruptcy distributions, identity verification, and phishing warnings.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Flori Marquez(Executive Officer)Zachary Lee Prince(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Richard Shaffer(Executive Officer)
BoardKavita Gupta(Director)
Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsSprint VcConsensys VenturesLocus VenturesLumenaryPJC+2 more
Capella Space designs, builds, and operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations that provide all-weather, day-and-night Earth observation imagery at sub-0.25m resolution.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSpace TechPalo Alto, US
Payam Banazadeh(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardWilliam Woods(Director)Chris Boshuizen(Director)inNabeel Hyatt(Director)in
Co-investorsAME Cloud VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesCanaan PartnersCota CapitalDorm RoomHarmony Partners+7 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
Dan Wagner(Executive Officer, Director)inAlan Fu(Executive Officer)Tim O'Reilly(Director)
BoardChristopher Olsen(Director)inEric Schmidt(Director)
Co-investorsDrive CapitalAlumni VenturesVerizon Ventures
San Jose, US
Yiren Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph DeFranco(Executive Officer)
BoardLip Bu Tan(Director)inBen Yu(Director)inBill Moore(Director)
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Co-investorsBrightstone Venture CapitalCisco InvestmentsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)We VenturesCelesta CapitalDell Technologies Capital+1 more
New York, US
David Klein(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Stonehill(Director)
BoardBrian Hirsch(Director)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalStand Together Ventures LabTribeca Venture Partners
Dataminr provides AI-powered real-time event detection by synthesizing text, images, video, audio, and sensor signals across public data sources.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US
Ted Bailey(Founder)inPeter Bailey(Executive Officer)inDaniel O'Connor(Executive Officer)Nella Domenici(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Kinsey(Executive Officer)inJason Edelboim(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAdit Ventures Management, LlcAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Square GroupBlue Ivy VenturesConversion CapitalCross Creek Advisors+19 more
Boston, US
Michael Baker(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Louden(Executive Officer)inSteve Shannon(Executive Officer)inStephen Kay(Executive Officer)inGerard Keating(Executive Officer)Sacha Berlik(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesGlobespan Capital PartnersLuminari CapitalMenlo VenturesWaverley CapitalShield Capital
Credit card program offering fair credit solutions to international students in the U.S. without requiring a social security number.
Co-investorsBascom VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesBYU Cougar CapitalStrawberry Creek VenturesVARSHA RAO
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersAlley Robotics VenturesAlleyCorpHyperplane Venture Capital
BiotechCambridge, US
Bobby Herrara(Executive Officer)Bobby Brooke Herrera(Cofounder)Ann DeWitt(Director)Prashant Chouta(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesBill & Melinda Gates FoundationKhosla Ventures
Enfabrica develops networking silicon and infrastructure for AI and accelerated computing, using a multi-path switched fabric that connects CPUs, GPUs, and memory endpoints with fault tolerance and load distribution.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductorsMountain View, US
Shrijeet Mukerjee(Director)Rochan Sankar(Executive Officer, Director)inShrijeet Mukherjee(Founder)in
BoardGavin Baker(Director)Stefan Dyckerhoff(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCisco InvestmentsProsperity7 VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundSpark Capital+7 more
BiotechBoston, US
Jacqueline Heard(Executive Officer, Director)inPhilip Austin(Director)Steffen Helmling(Director)
Co-investorsBill & Melinda Gates FoundationNovalis LifeSciences
BiotechCambridge, US
Roozbeh Ghaffari(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Rogers(Director)Alexander J. Aranyosi(Executive Officer)inStephen Lee(Executive Officer)inJames Ryan(Executive Officer)inJohn Wright(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersPegasus Tech Ventures
Santa Clara, US
Sebastien Boyer(Director)Thomas Palomares(Executive Officer, Director)Tjarko Leifer(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJason Schoettler(Director)inBruce Leak(Director)inClay Mitchell(Director)
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Xplorer CapitalCalibrate VenturesFall Line CapitalLemnos VCPlayground Global
Finwave Semiconductor develops GaN-on-Silicon RF technology and devices, including E-mode GaN power amplifiers and high-power broadband RF switches for radio front-end applications.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Tomas Palacios(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCitta CapitalFine Structures VenturesFoothill VenturesIn-Q-TelSafar PartnersStrawberry Creek Ventures+3 more
Fundamental Research Labs builds autonomous, socially intelligent AI agents capable of reasoning and multi-agent collaboration.
AI & Machine Learning
Nico Christie(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzA16Z SpeedrunFactorial FundsFirst Spark Ventures, LlcPatronVamosVentures+2 more
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 Tech
Vincent Micheli(Co-founder)inPim de Witte(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAlliance VCAlliance VentureBackedBascom VenturesChapter One+14 more
Goodpath provides a scalable integrative care model that coordinates care across multiple clinical disciplines for employees.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechWellness & Fitness
BoardAkl Fahed(MD, MPH)Nishant Uppal(MD, MBA)
Co-investorsBlindspot Ventures Management CoBY Venture PartnersCity LightEnable VenturesHealthy VenturesMassMutual Ventures+2 more
Burlingame, US
Ken Martin(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Fabian(Director)Chad Hurley(Director)Nick Swinmurn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChris Farmer(Director)Sam Englebardt(Director)in
Co-investorsAurumFlucas VenturesStrawberry Creek VenturesTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)ADVANTAGEAlameda Research+7 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(Founder/CEO, , President)in
Co-investorsBascom VenturesBattery VenturesBuilders + BackersCeltic House Asia PartnersDisruptive VenturesEQUIAM+23 more
Hayden AI develops artificial intelligence and spatial analytics software for governments and businesses, with a focus on transportation and public safety.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechMobility & Transportation
Marty Beard(CEO)in
Co-investorsAutotech VenturesCostella KirschDoon CapitalFoothill VenturesGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation Fund+3 more
Heart Aerospace develops electric regional aircraft for commercial airline operators.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Anders Forslund(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy Ventures2am VCLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalSagitta Family OfficeUnruly Capital+5 more
Higlobe facilitates cross-border payments and international transfers for businesses and individuals, offering guaranteed low-cost transactions without transaction fees.
FintechSan Jose, US
Teymour Farman-Farmaian(Co-founder, CEO)inJeff Bolton(Co-founder, CTO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBattery VenturesDigital Currency GroupRaptor GroupReciprocal Ventures+1 more
Humatics builds high-precision positioning technology for industrial automation, robotics, and rail and transit systems.
Cambridge, US
David A. Mindell(Executive Officer, Director)Gary A. Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRay Stata(Director)Franklin Moss(Director)Chris Cheever(Director)Thomas H. Lee(Director)
Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesBonaventure CapitalTectonic VenturesAirbus VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesFontinalis Partners+3 more
Mountain View, US
Wayne Crosby(Executive Officer, Director)Laszlo Bock(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)
BoardDanny Rimer(Director)in
Co-investorsIndex VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)TCV
At-home live outdoor reality rowing experience with live classes and connected technology.
Co-investorsActivant CapitalRaptor GroupRx3 Growth PartnersSandbridge CapitalWinklevoss CapitalL Catterton
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCelularityNASDAQ: CELUEverQuoteNASDAQ: EVER
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Akselos · sustainablebusinessmagazine.net · Sep 9, 2026
Celularity · investing.com · Aug 27, 2026
General Intuition · techcrunch.com · Aug 24, 2026
EverQuote · themarketsdaily.com · Aug 22, 2026
Dataxu · investing.com · Aug 20, 2026
Heart Aerospace · en.wikipedia.org · Aug 19, 2026
Enko Chem · agropages.com · Aug 12, 2026
Hydrow · cozmobusiness.com · Aug 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) made?
- Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) has 71 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) invest at?
- Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) focus on?
- Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Does Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) lead rounds?
- Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) co-invest with?
- Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Basecamp Fund, Strawberry Creek Ventures, among 203 tracked co-investors.
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