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.

Rob Adams

Managing Partner

Andrew Baum

Vice President, Treasury and Capital Management

David Beazley

Managing Partner

Ali Byrd

Investor Advisory Council Member

Marco A. Casas

Senior Investment Principal, Basecamp Fund

Matthew Caspari

Managing Partner

Matt Castellini

Senior Associate

Helen Chen

CEO Services Analyst

Cainon Coates

Managing Partner

Michael Collins

Investor

David Cynn

Managing Partner

Thomas Edwards

Associate

Nancy Fechnay

Principal

Yev Gelfand

Investor

Mason Hale

Senior Associate, Chestnut Street and Triphammer Ven

Erik Hammer

Partner

Brian Keil

Managing Partner

Jin Kim

Senior Vice President, Office of Investments

Jess Liu-Brown

Principal

Michael Madden

Co-Founder and Investment Professionals

Todd McIntyre

Managing Partner

Jonathan Meltzer

Partner

Keith Murphy

Director, Video Programs

David S. Muson

CFO

Kayla Phillips

Senior Associate

Aisha Robinson

Comms Team VP of Strategic Communications

Ludwig Schulze

Managing Partner

Matt Scott

Managing Partner

Saad Shaheen

Investor Operations Manager

David Shapiro

Managing Partner

Anton Simunovic

Investor

Chris Sklarin

Managing Partner

Stephen Stolzenberg

Senior Associate

Justin Strausbaugh

Managing Partner

Edward Tsai

Managing Partner

Drew Wandzilak

Senior Associate, Green D and Yard and Strategic Tech Fund

Larry Warnock

Managing Partner

Sarah Worden

Venture Scout

Ray Wu

Managing Partner

Wesley Yiu

Principal

Past deals in Cargo

Anyware Robotics

Seed Round in 2025
Anyware Robotics specializes in developing and deploying autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for logistics settings. Their flagship product, Pixmo, combines an AMR base, a collaborative robot arm, and AI-powered perception and motion planning to safely and efficiently unload boxes from trucks and containers. This solution aims to enhance operational efficiency, lower costs, and bolster safety for clients in the logistics industry.

Intramotev

Series A in 2024
Intramotev designs and manufactures autonomous electric cargo trains for efficient freight transportation. Their vehicles operate autonomously using battery power, reducing emissions compared to diesel alternatives. They are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing rail systems, serving mines, manufacturing facilities, ports, and other specialized private railroads.

Coldcart

Seed Round in 2024
Coldcart is a technology platform specializing in the orchestration and optimization of frozen and refrigerated parcel logistics for direct-to-consumer (D2C) and business-to-business (B2B) companies. The company provides an eCommerce fulfillment and logistics solution that enhances real-time inventory management, streamlines picking and packing processes, and identifies the shortest delivery routes. By addressing the complexities associated with cold chain fulfillment, Coldcart ensures that clients’ frozen and refrigerated products reach customers in optimal condition and on schedule. This capability not only improves operational efficiencies but also helps clients enhance profit margins, boost customer retention, and facilitate faster business growth.

newtrul

Seed Round in 2021
Newtrul is a Chicago-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in a shipment aggregation platform designed to facilitate connections among shippers, brokers, and freight carriers. The platform simplifies the truckload freight matching process by digitizing and consolidating available shipments into a centralized marketplace. This allows trucking companies to efficiently search for and book loads online, enhancing operational effectiveness and streamlining logistics in the freight industry.

OneRail

Seed Round in 2021
OneRail is a logistics company that provides comprehensive last mile delivery solutions through its OmniPoint platform, connecting clients with a large courier network to enable real-time visibility and efficient order fulfillment. The platform also includes retail point-of-sale integration and artificial intelligence to automate, optimize, and control the entire delivery supply chain from demand signals to proof of delivery, helping clients address final-mile needs and simplify operations.

Loadsmart

Series C in 2020
Loadsmart is a logistics technology company that provides an online platform for shippers and carriers to quote, book, and track freight. The platform aims to move freight quickly and efficiently by offering real-time quotes, automated pricing, and streamlined shipper-carrier interactions. By leveraging technology and logistics data, Loadsmart seeks to optimize pricing, booking, and shipment visibility, delivering transparent, reliable freight services to shippers and carriers. Founded in 2014, the company is based in Chicago, Illinois.

FleetOps

Seed Round in 2020
FleetOps is a Toronto-based freight technology company that operates a freight marketplace and a carrier-focused platform to connect brokers, shippers, and trucking capacity. The company automates the allocation of loads to drivers by analyzing telematics data from providers to determine truck locations, routes, idle time, available driving hours, and driver behavior, and it uses AI to match loads with suitable drivers. The platform also delivers tailored analytics and KPIs for carrier trucking operations, helping to optimize dispatch and execution.
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