Alumni Ventures Group

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices across North America. It provides access to venture investing for individual accredited investors, particularly alumni networks, by offering diversified portfolios of venture opportunities and allowing members to invest alongside fellow alumni in ventures led by peers. The firm backs early-stage and later-stage opportunities across technology, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and other sectors, with a sector- and geography-agnostic approach. It typically invests between $10,000 and $3 million per deal and emphasizes the involvement of alumni connections and an institutional lead investor in opportunities. Alumni Ventures also offers focused funds to broaden participation, enabling accredited investors to access venture portfolios diversified by type, sector, stage, and geography. The model aims to democratize access to venture capital while maintaining rigorous selection standards through alumni networks.

Andrew Baum

Vice President, Treasury and Capital Management

David Beazley

Managing Partner

Matthew Caspari

Managing Partner

Matt Castellini

Senior Associate

Helen Chen

CEO Services Analyst

Past deals in Augmented Reality

Zoog

Seed Round in 2024
Zoog is a visual communication platform that brings books alive through interactive videos. It offers asynchronous communication experiences with built-in AR masks, filters, sound effects, and animations, enabling users to create engaging content for families.

StatusPro

Series A in 2023
StatusPro is a sports technology company that leverages data, augmented reality, and virtual reality to develop training and gaming products. It specializes in creating three-dimensional simulations that analyze player performance during NFL games. This data is then transformed into virtual reality experiences, allowing players to practice in immersive environments. The company's innovative approach enhances the training capabilities for coaches and athletes, while also enriching the experience for fans of the sport. Through its unique combination of technology and sports analytics, StatusPro aims to revolutionize how training and engagement in football are approached.

JADU

Series A in 2022
Jadu AR Inc., operating under the name Jadu, is a company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in augmented reality technology. Founded in 2019, Jadu has developed a mobile application that enables users to engage with holograms of their favorite musicians and performers, allowing fans to perform alongside these virtual representations. The application is available on the App Store, enhancing the interactive entertainment experience for users by blending real and digital performances.

Activ Surgical

Series B in 2022
Activ Surgical is a Boston-based digital surgery company developing a surgical imaging and software platform that uses computer vision, artificial intelligence, analytics, and machine learning to assist surgeons in complex procedures, enhance intraoperative decision-making, improve efficiency and accuracy, and reduce unintended complications. The platform supports augmented reality-based guidance and AI-driven surgery, and its robotic initiatives include the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot, a system designed to automate aspects of tissue manipulation during surgery.

Illumix

Seed Round in 2020
Illumix specializes in developing augmented reality (AR) technologies and creating AR gaming experiences. Their integrated studio combines advanced computer vision research, gaming practices, and performance to enable dynamic AR games that interact with the environment in real-time.

MEDIVIS

Venture Round in 2020
Medivis is a developer of advanced medical imaging technology that utilizes augmented reality and artificial intelligence to enhance surgical operations. The company's innovative platform enables physicians to overlay holographic images directly onto patients during procedures, facilitating precise decision-making in the operating room. By integrating these technologies, Medivis aims to improve surgical outcomes and streamline the workflow for healthcare professionals, ultimately advancing the field of surgical navigation.

Emerge

Series A in 2019
Emerge, Inc. is a consumer technology company founded in 2015 and based in Mountain View, California. The company specializes in developing a multi-sensory communication platform designed to enhance virtual interactions by integrating touch, sight, sound, and emotional connectivity. Emerge's flagship product line, the Wave-series, utilizes patented technology to create ultrasonic forcefields that users can physically feel, enabling experiences such as a "virtual high five" or the sensation of holding hands across distances, all without the need for gloves or controllers. This innovation aims to address the widespread feelings of disconnection experienced by over two billion people globally, focusing on fostering emotional connections in communications. Emerge boasts a diverse team of industry veterans and former entrepreneurs with expertise in consumer electronics, augmented reality, gaming, and brain-computer interfaces.

Massless

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2014, Massless specializes in developing hardware and software for augmented and virtual reality interactions. The company is renowned for its Massless Pen, a tool designed to enhance collaboration among designers and engineers by enabling real-time manipulation of large 3D models. Their products offer features such as extreme pen precision, optical tracking at 60 Hz, tactile feedback, surface sensing, orientation sensing, USB 3 compatibility, and extended battery life.

6D.ai

Venture Round in 2019
6D.ai is a technology company specializing in the development of application programming interfaces for the augmented reality (AR) industry. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company focuses on creating a robust AR cloud platform that enables real-time, three-dimensional mapping of the environment using data sourced from standard smartphone cameras and mobile sensors. Its technology facilitates the construction of dense, interactive 3D meshes, allowing for multi-user AR experiences and enhancing spatial computing capabilities. By leveraging crowdsourced data, 6D.ai's solutions empower developers to create applications that seamlessly integrate with the physical world, thereby enriching user engagement and interaction. As of March 2020, 6D.ai operates as a subsidiary of Niantic, Inc.

FlickPlay

Seed Round in 2019
FlickPlay is a Los Angeles-based company developing a gamified platform that merges physical and digital worlds. Users can create augmented reality films using NFTs as unlockable assets, fostering social content creation.

Leaftail Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Leaftail Labs is a Seattle-based developer of video games and immersive entertainment experiences founded in 2017. The company develops a gaming platform that pushes the boundaries of augmented reality gaming and social interaction in the real world, crafting immersive games that connect players with the physical environment and with one another. Its work blends daily routines with storytelling through frontier AR technology and distinctive, innovative content.

BinaryVR

Convertible Note in 2016
BinaryVR, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, that specializes in developing facial expression tracking technology for virtual reality and mobile applications. Established in 2015, the company focuses on enabling users to create personalized 3D representations of their faces using 2D facial photos, which allows for real-time tracking and retargeting of facial animations on various computer-generated characters or avatars. By operating at the intersection of research and development and product innovation, BinaryVR is committed to advancing the field of computer vision and enhancing interactions between artificial intelligence and everyday life. In 2020, BinaryVR became a subsidiary of Epic Games, further positioning it within the rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Hyprsense

Seed Round in 2016
Hyprsense is a technology company specializing in real-time facial motion capture solutions aimed at enhancing the animation of 3D avatars and digital humans. Its offerings include comprehensive face detection, facial landmark tracking, and expression value tracking, which are applicable across various advanced fields such as artificial intelligence interaction, smart speakers, robotics, and automobile infotainment systems. By providing clients with the tools to create immersive experiences, Hyprsense enables the integration of real-time 3D characters, augmented reality filters, and virtual reality avatars, capturing nuanced expressions with precision. This technology supports innovative applications that enrich user interaction and engagement in digital environments.

BinaryVR

Seed Round in 2015
BinaryVR, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, that specializes in developing facial expression tracking technology for virtual reality and mobile applications. Established in 2015, the company focuses on enabling users to create personalized 3D representations of their faces using 2D facial photos, which allows for real-time tracking and retargeting of facial animations on various computer-generated characters or avatars. By operating at the intersection of research and development and product innovation, BinaryVR is committed to advancing the field of computer vision and enhancing interactions between artificial intelligence and everyday life. In 2020, BinaryVR became a subsidiary of Epic Games, further positioning it within the rapidly evolving technology landscape.
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