Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures Group, LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with additional offices in North America. The firm specializes in seed, early-stage, and late-stage pre-IPO investments, focusing on companies that have an alumni connection and an institutional lead investor with relevant expertise. It offers high-quality, diversified venture portfolios to individual investors, particularly accredited alumni from top entrepreneurial schools, who previously lacked access to venture capital opportunities. Alumni Ventures Group invests between $0.01 million and $3 million in various sectors and geographies, without seeking board or observer seats. Additionally, the firm provides focused funds that enable any accredited investor to access a diverse venture portfolio, allowing for investment across different types, sectors, stages, and geographical locations.

Gregory Baker

Managing Partner

Bryan Jurewicz

Venture Partner

Michael Madden

Managing Partner

Past deals in ASIC

Syntiant

Series D in 2022
Syntiant is moving artificial intelligence and machine learning from the cloud to edge devices. Syntiant’s advanced chip solutions merge deep learning with semiconductor design to produce ultra-low-power, high performance, deep neural network processors for always-on applications in battery-powered devices, such as smartphones, smart speakers, earbuds, hearing aids, and laptops. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Vorticity

Series A in 2022
They love science and engineering. But some critical problems in the world cannot be solved because scientists and engineers lack the computing power to do the calculations. To solve this, Vorticity is developing domain specific accelerators with an initial focus on fluid dynamics. Their proprietary compute architecture solves fluid dynamics problems 1,000+X faster than any state of the art CPU/GPU cluster. We are now starting to expand this technology to other applications areas.

Rigetti Computing

Post in 2022
Rigetti & Co, Inc., an integrated systems company, designs and manufactures quantum computers and the superconducting quantum processors that power them. It offers Quantum, a cloud services platform that enables its machines to be integrated into any public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. The company also provides Forest, a cloud platform to support programs that use a quantum processor and enables programmers to write quantum applications. Rigetti & Co, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Berkeley, California with an additional office in Fremont, California.

Analog Inference

Series A in 2021
Analog Inference is a company focused on advancing neural computing through innovative technology. Founded by experienced professionals from the computing industry and supported by Khosla Ventures, the company is developing its first generation of products. It specializes in deep sub-threshold analog in-memory computation, which allows for the execution of complex neural networks at full resolution while maintaining low latency and eliminating the need for active cooling. This technology enables the performance of data-center-grade artificial intelligence workloads with significantly reduced power consumption, facilitating the deployment of server-class networks in more cost-effective devices.

ARRIS

Series C in 2021
Arris Composites, Inc. is an industrial engineering company that develops and manufactures carbon fiber composites designed for mass market applications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company specializes in providing advanced composite materials for the aerospace, automotive, and consumer product sectors. Arris Composites focuses on innovative solutions that enhance performance and efficiency across various industries.

Mythic

Series C in 2021
Mythic Inc. is a technology company that specializes in the design and development of silicon chips and artificial intelligence (AI) processing units. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Mythic focuses on creating advanced analog matrix processors that incorporate unique compute-in-memory technology. Their product lineup includes the M1076 Analog Matrix Processor, MP10304 Quad-AMP PCIe Card, and MM1076 M.2 M Key Card, which facilitate AI deployment across various platforms, from data centers to edge devices. The company caters to a diverse range of applications, including fitness trackers, hearing aids, self-driving vehicles, and robotic drones. With a team of experts in neural networks, device physics, software design, and processor architecture, Mythic is committed to advancing AI capabilities for practical use in real-world environments.

Rigetti Computing

Series C in 2020
Rigetti & Co, Inc., an integrated systems company, designs and manufactures quantum computers and the superconducting quantum processors that power them. It offers Quantum, a cloud services platform that enables its machines to be integrated into any public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. The company also provides Forest, a cloud platform to support programs that use a quantum processor and enables programmers to write quantum applications. Rigetti & Co, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Berkeley, California with an additional office in Fremont, California.

ARRIS

Series B in 2020
Arris Composites, Inc. is an industrial engineering company that develops and manufactures carbon fiber composites designed for mass market applications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company specializes in providing advanced composite materials for the aerospace, automotive, and consumer product sectors. Arris Composites focuses on innovative solutions that enhance performance and efficiency across various industries.

ARRIS

Venture Round in 2020
Arris Composites, Inc. is an industrial engineering company that develops and manufactures carbon fiber composites designed for mass market applications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company specializes in providing advanced composite materials for the aerospace, automotive, and consumer product sectors. Arris Composites focuses on innovative solutions that enhance performance and efficiency across various industries.

Carta

Series D in 2018
Carta is a transfer agent for private companies that enables seed-stage to pre-IPO companies to manage equity electronically with the participation of their shareholders, employees, auditors, and legal counsel. It digitizes paper stock certificates along with stock options, warrants, and derivatives to create a real-time image of who owns what at a startup. Carta receives funding from a group of investors, including Draper VC, Expansion VC, k9 Ventures, Elefund, Subtraction Capital, Scott Banister, XG Ventures, Kima Ventures, Andy Palmer, and Structure Capital. It was founded by Manu Kumar and Henry Ward in 2012 as eShares, Carta is based in Mountain View, California.

Akorda

Seed Round in 2018
Akorda Corporation, founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, specializes in developing an AI-driven platform aimed at enhancing the contracting process for enterprises. This innovative platform simplifies and accelerates contract negotiation and review by assembling contracts from scratch and utilizing AI to expedite review times. It also efficiently identifies and extracts necessary information while analyzing trends and deviations, which helps organizations finalize agreements more swiftly and with reduced risk. Through its advanced technology, Akorda seeks to diminish the commercial cycle time for businesses, making the contracting process more efficient and reliable.

Akorda

Venture Round in 2018
Akorda Corporation, founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, specializes in developing an AI-driven platform aimed at enhancing the contracting process for enterprises. This innovative platform simplifies and accelerates contract negotiation and review by assembling contracts from scratch and utilizing AI to expedite review times. It also efficiently identifies and extracts necessary information while analyzing trends and deviations, which helps organizations finalize agreements more swiftly and with reduced risk. Through its advanced technology, Akorda seeks to diminish the commercial cycle time for businesses, making the contracting process more efficient and reliable.

Alpaca

Seed Round in 2018
Alpaca is a technology company based in San Mateo, California, that operates as a securities broker. It specializes in providing an algorithmic trading platform designed for developers to create, manage, and execute trading and investing algorithms. The Alpaca API enables the development of investing applications and brokerage services that facilitate commission-free trading. The company boasts a team with diverse backgrounds in finance and technology and has garnered support from prominent investors in the industry. By focusing on empowering developers, Alpaca aims to enhance access to financial markets through innovative technology solutions.

Regalii

Series A in 2018
Arcus Financial Intelligence, Inc. operates an API platform designed for banks and financial institutions, focusing on managing consumer bills and financial data. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, the company provides real-time bill management and payment services, allowing users to understand their financial obligations, including the number of bills, amounts owed, and due dates. Initially established as a cross-border bill payment provider under the name Regalii, the company shifted its focus in 2016 to enhance bill payment data services in the domestic market, introducing products such as xData and xChange. Arcus has established partnerships with notable fintech mobile payment applications, including Santander and Walmart, enabling accessible payment solutions through its multi-rail payment platform. The company has successfully raised significant funding over the years, attracting investments from prominent venture capital firms and Y Combinator.

SimpleMachines

Series A in 2018
SimpleMachines, Inc. is a semiconductor design and development company based in Madison, Wisconsin, established in 2016. It specializes in creating a Software-Defined Compute platform that addresses the evolving demands of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, machine learning, robotics, and big data. As traditional computing systems face limitations due to the end of Moore's Law and the increasing complexity of software, SimpleMachines offers a programmable platform that allows for real-time hardware optimization. This innovative approach contrasts with conventional single-purpose systems, which are costly, time-consuming to develop, and often become obsolete upon deployment. The company's platform enables software developers to enhance application performance by dynamically reconfiguring hardware, thus supporting a wide range of use cases and ensuring adaptability in rapidly changing technological environments.

AVA

Venture Round in 2018
AVA is a developer of a lightweight health device that monitors and filters pollutants. Its health device uses air quality sensors to filter small particles, which can be charged using a USB port and regulated through an application with the increasing levels of air impurities that enable users to protect themselves from specific pollutant details that can negatively affect their health.

Algorand

Venture Round in 2018
Algorand, Inc. operates a decentralized digital currency and transactions platform designed to address blockchain scalability challenges. Founded in 2017 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers various services, including Algorand Standard Asset and Atomic Transfers at Layer-1, as well as Algorand Smart Contracts. Its technology enables rapid and efficient user consensus, accommodating even the smallest transactions regardless of volume or user count.

New Aera

Venture Round in 2018
New Aera, Inc., a medical device company, develops, manufactures, and markets products for people suffering from acute respiratory conditions. It offers SideKick TAV, a tidal assist ventilator that is compatible with concentrators, oxygen cylinders, and hospital wall oxygens sources. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in San Ramon, California. As of August 9, 2019, New Aera, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Inogen, Inc.

AVA

Series A in 2018
AVA is a developer of a lightweight health device that monitors and filters pollutants. Its health device uses air quality sensors to filter small particles, which can be charged using a USB port and regulated through an application with the increasing levels of air impurities that enable users to protect themselves from specific pollutant details that can negatively affect their health.

Archblock

Seed Round in 2018
Archblock, formerly known as TrustToken, Inc., operates a platform for creating asset-backed tokens that facilitate global buying and selling. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to provide a seamless way to tokenize various assets, enabling the conversion of physical assets like gold into digital tokens. Its flagship product, TrueUSD, is a stablecoin that can be redeemed on a 1-for-1 basis for US dollars. Archblock employs a team with diverse backgrounds from prestigious institutions and companies, including Stanford, UC Berkeley, and major financial and tech firms. The platform is designed to align incentives among participants while ensuring compliance with fiduciary standards and creating a transparent audit trail of asset management.

Archblock

Venture Round in 2017
Archblock, formerly known as TrustToken, Inc., operates a platform for creating asset-backed tokens that facilitate global buying and selling. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to provide a seamless way to tokenize various assets, enabling the conversion of physical assets like gold into digital tokens. Its flagship product, TrueUSD, is a stablecoin that can be redeemed on a 1-for-1 basis for US dollars. Archblock employs a team with diverse backgrounds from prestigious institutions and companies, including Stanford, UC Berkeley, and major financial and tech firms. The platform is designed to align incentives among participants while ensuring compliance with fiduciary standards and creating a transparent audit trail of asset management.

Rigetti Computing

Series C in 2017
Rigetti & Co, Inc., an integrated systems company, designs and manufactures quantum computers and the superconducting quantum processors that power them. It offers Quantum, a cloud services platform that enables its machines to be integrated into any public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. The company also provides Forest, a cloud platform to support programs that use a quantum processor and enables programmers to write quantum applications. Rigetti & Co, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Berkeley, California with an additional office in Fremont, California.

Regalii

Series A in 2017
Arcus Financial Intelligence, Inc. operates an API platform designed for banks and financial institutions, focusing on managing consumer bills and financial data. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, the company provides real-time bill management and payment services, allowing users to understand their financial obligations, including the number of bills, amounts owed, and due dates. Initially established as a cross-border bill payment provider under the name Regalii, the company shifted its focus in 2016 to enhance bill payment data services in the domestic market, introducing products such as xData and xChange. Arcus has established partnerships with notable fintech mobile payment applications, including Santander and Walmart, enabling accessible payment solutions through its multi-rail payment platform. The company has successfully raised significant funding over the years, attracting investments from prominent venture capital firms and Y Combinator.

Blade

Seed Round in 2015
Blade Data Limited operates a platform-as-a-service based payments platform that offers digital currency spending via debit cards on existing global payment networks. Its platform provides digital currency companies with a solution to enable cross-currency payments online and offline; enables wallet and exchange customers to spend crypto-currencies; and handles on-boarding, collateralization, risk management, authorization, settlement, and exception processing. Blade Data Limited was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.