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 Child Care

Kudos

Seed Round in 2024
Kudos is a Boston-based company that specializes in manufacturing natural disposable diapers for babies. Founded in 2019 by Amrita Saigal, the company produces diapers with cotton liners and utilizes biobased, plant-based renewable materials, ensuring that the products are chemical-free and suitable for babies' sensitive skin. By focusing on sustainability and the health of infants, Kudos provides parents with eco-friendly diaper options that prioritize both performance and safety.

Grayce

Series A in 2024
Grayce, Inc. is a health care agency based in San Francisco that specializes in providing personalized guidance and support for families caring for aging adults and children. Founded in 2019, the company offers a range of services designed to assist caregivers with various aspects of care, including insurance, finances, legal plans, medical care, home care, housing, daily needs, and overall well-being. Each member of Grayce receives dedicated support from a social worker who helps manage their comprehensive care needs by planning, prioritizing, identifying resources, coordinating care, and advocating on their behalf. Through its social care management platform, Grayce empowers family caregivers to navigate the complexities of caring for vulnerable loved ones.

Barnyard Games

Seed Round in 2023
Barnyard Games is a gaming studio specializing in strategic games and simulations. It offers an innovative platform that enables user-generated content using Unreal Engine, fostering fun, social, and collaborative gameplay experiences.

Forta

Series A in 2023
Forta provides healthcare services for children, specializing in autism support through applied behavior analysis therapy delivered via online training programs. It operates a telehealth platform offering AI-driven interventions and a personalized care approach that enables parents and caregivers to access structured guidance, expert support, and adaptive treatment plans designed to promote skill building and behavioral improvement.

Forta

Series A in 2023
Forta provides healthcare services for children, specializing in autism support through applied behavior analysis therapy delivered via online training programs. It operates a telehealth platform offering AI-driven interventions and a personalized care approach that enables parents and caregivers to access structured guidance, expert support, and adaptive treatment plans designed to promote skill building and behavioral improvement.

Swaplanet

Seed Round in 2023
Swaplanet operates an online platform facilitating clothing swaps among parents. Users send in outgrown or unused children's clothes, which are then sorted, photographed, and listed online. They receive credit for their contributions, enabling them to shop for new items within the platform. A small swapping fee covers shipping, sorting, and washing costs.

Kidas

Seed Round in 2023
Founded in 2019, Kidas Inc. specializes in developing software solutions for children's online safety. Its flagship product, Kidas, monitors children's digital activities across gaming consoles and devices, alerting parents to potentially harmful interactions.

Work & Mother

Venture Round in 2023
Work & Mother provides lactation suites in commercial buildings and a supportive app for working mothers. These suites offer hospital-grade equipment, cleaning services, refrigeration, and additional resources via the app, helping employers meet legal obligations and promoting workplace wellbeing.

Swaplanet

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Swaplanet operates an online platform facilitating clothing swaps among parents. Users send in outgrown or unused children's clothes, which are then sorted, photographed, and listed online. They receive credit for their contributions, enabling them to shop for new items within the platform. A small swapping fee covers shipping, sorting, and washing costs.

HopSkipDrive

Series D in 2022
HopSkipDrive, Inc. is a transportation service provider that specializes in ridesharing for children aged five and older. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company offers a platform that allows parents to pre-schedule rides for their children with vetted drivers, ensuring safe and reliable transportation to schools and activities. HopSkipDrive serves a diverse clientele, including families, schools, and government agencies, and has established contracts with over 400 school districts. The company operates in 21 major markets across 12 states, having successfully transported 2 million riders to more than 16,000 schools while covering over 20 million miles. Its focus on child safety and dependable service distinguishes it in the transportation sector.

Swaplanet

Seed Round in 2022
Swaplanet operates an online platform facilitating clothing swaps among parents. Users send in outgrown or unused children's clothes, which are then sorted, photographed, and listed online. They receive credit for their contributions, enabling them to shop for new items within the platform. A small swapping fee covers shipping, sorting, and washing costs.

Kidas

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2019, Kidas Inc. specializes in developing software solutions for children's online safety. Its flagship product, Kidas, monitors children's digital activities across gaming consoles and devices, alerting parents to potentially harmful interactions.

Grayce

Seed Round in 2020
Grayce, Inc. is a health care agency based in San Francisco that specializes in providing personalized guidance and support for families caring for aging adults and children. Founded in 2019, the company offers a range of services designed to assist caregivers with various aspects of care, including insurance, finances, legal plans, medical care, home care, housing, daily needs, and overall well-being. Each member of Grayce receives dedicated support from a social worker who helps manage their comprehensive care needs by planning, prioritizing, identifying resources, coordinating care, and advocating on their behalf. Through its social care management platform, Grayce empowers family caregivers to navigate the complexities of caring for vulnerable loved ones.

Kinside

Venture Round in 2020
Kinside is a Pasadena, California-based childcare platform founded in 2018 that connects working parents with a nationwide network of daycares and preschools. The platform enables families to secure care, pay for services online, and access employer-provided tax savings and contributions related to childcare. Operating as a dual-sided marketplace, Kinside partners with daycares and preschools across the United States to surface current openings, offering a transparent and affordable path for parents to find and obtain childcare.

NeighborSchools

Seed Round in 2019
NeighborSchools, Inc. is a Boston-based company that offers a platform connecting childcare providers with families seeking care solutions. Founded in 2018, the platform allows educators to manage their own licensed family childcare programs while empowering them to operate as independent micro-entrepreneurs. By facilitating in-home childcare options, NeighborSchools enables caregivers to earn more while providing personalized attention to small groups of children. Families benefit from the ability to research, enroll, and pay tuition directly through the platform, significantly reducing childcare costs. The company emphasizes individualized care, smaller child-to-caregiver ratios, and a creative curriculum designed to foster child development.

HopSkipDrive

Venture Round in 2019
HopSkipDrive, Inc. is a transportation service provider that specializes in ridesharing for children aged five and older. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company offers a platform that allows parents to pre-schedule rides for their children with vetted drivers, ensuring safe and reliable transportation to schools and activities. HopSkipDrive serves a diverse clientele, including families, schools, and government agencies, and has established contracts with over 400 school districts. The company operates in 21 major markets across 12 states, having successfully transported 2 million riders to more than 16,000 schools while covering over 20 million miles. Its focus on child safety and dependable service distinguishes it in the transportation sector.

Brave Care

Seed Round in 2019
Brave Care operates pediatric primary and urgent care clinics in Oregon and Texas, offering both emergency and non‑emergency services. The clinics provide treatment for common childhood conditions such as allergies, asthma, ear pain, fever, minor fractures, and urinary tract infections, as well as on‑site laboratory and X‑ray services. A team of pediatric doctors and medical professionals delivers care in a child‑friendly environment designed to reduce the stress and cost associated with emergency medicine. The company also offers a website and mobile app that give parents nationwide access to pediatric advice and support. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Brave Care focuses on improving access to quality pediatric care.

Alba

Seed Round in 2018
Alba is a company based in Lo Barnechea, Chile, that offers an application designed to connect users with vetted and trained babysitters across Chile, Argentina, and Mexico. The application allows parents to specify their childcare needs and quickly matches them with suitable caregivers from their social networks and neighborhoods, often within 15 minutes. Alba prioritizes quality and safety by supervising and standardizing the care experience, providing 24/7 support, and offering commercial and professional liability insurance. Users can track care sessions in real-time through features such as text updates, nanny-cams, and GPS tracking. The company aims to deliver a reliable and exceptional in-home childcare service, ensuring peace of mind for families.

Smart Lunches

Venture Round in 2014
Smart Lunches, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in providing catering and food delivery services for children's lunches at schools, childcare centers, and summer camps across several regions, including Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Jersey, Georgia, and Washington D.C. Founded in 2011, the company operates an online platform that allows parents to easily order meals for their children. Smart Lunches offers a diverse selection of hot and cold main dishes, sides, snacks, soups, and drinks, all prepared by local catering partners. The service is designed to ensure convenience and nutritional security for parents while delivering quality meals directly to schools, simplifying the lunch process for families.
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