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 HoReCa

LineLeap

Venture Round in 2024
LineLeap operates a nightlife platform designed to streamline the customer journey and revenue opportunities for bars, clubs, and nightlife venues. For users, the platform provides fast passes to skip lines, pre-ordered discounted drink specials, general admission tickets, reservations, event tickets, and drink purchases, accessible from a mobile device, along with exclusive deals at participating venues. For venue partners, LineLeap offers a venue platform that helps manage guest experience, marketing, and operations, while creating new revenue streams through services such as VIP table or bottle service and pre-booked orders. The company aims to simplify nightlife by reducing wait times and enabling convenient, trusted purchases, integrating education and a seamless customer journey.

Pawtrip

Seed Round in 2023
Pawtrip streamlines pet travel by offering a platform for airlines and other providers to manage pet policies, inventory, and services. It facilitates seamless bookings for pet-friendly accommodations and transportation, catering to the growing demand for convenient pet travel.

LineLeap

Seed Round in 2023
LineLeap operates a nightlife platform designed to streamline the customer journey and revenue opportunities for bars, clubs, and nightlife venues. For users, the platform provides fast passes to skip lines, pre-ordered discounted drink specials, general admission tickets, reservations, event tickets, and drink purchases, accessible from a mobile device, along with exclusive deals at participating venues. For venue partners, LineLeap offers a venue platform that helps manage guest experience, marketing, and operations, while creating new revenue streams through services such as VIP table or bottle service and pre-booked orders. The company aims to simplify nightlife by reducing wait times and enabling convenient, trusted purchases, integrating education and a seamless customer journey.

Picnic

Venture Round in 2022
Picnic, founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, specializes in food production technology and robotics solutions for the food service and hospitality industries. Formerly known as Vivid Robotics Inc., the company has assembled a team of experienced professionals from both food and technology sectors. Picnic's flagship product, the Pizza Production System, represents a significant innovation in automated food preparation, enabling commercial kitchens to produce hundreds of custom pizzas per hour using chef-selected ingredients and recipes. The company's application facilitates seamless interactions and ordering processes for food companies, enhancing operational efficiency in the industry.

Picnic

Series A in 2021
Picnic, founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, specializes in food production technology and robotics solutions for the food service and hospitality industries. Formerly known as Vivid Robotics Inc., the company has assembled a team of experienced professionals from both food and technology sectors. Picnic's flagship product, the Pizza Production System, represents a significant innovation in automated food preparation, enabling commercial kitchens to produce hundreds of custom pizzas per hour using chef-selected ingredients and recipes. The company's application facilitates seamless interactions and ordering processes for food companies, enhancing operational efficiency in the industry.

Parrot Software

Seed Round in 2020
Parrot Software specializes in developing comprehensive restaurant management solutions that integrate software and hardware to optimize operations for restaurants and fast-food establishments. Its platform encompasses essential functions such as point of sale, inventory management, customer payments, ordering, seating, and data visualization. By providing back-office tools that streamline these various tasks, Parrot Software enables clients to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their restaurant operations. The company's focus on innovation aims to deliver superior satisfaction in both service and operational management for its customers.

Deyor

Seed Round in 2020
Deyor is a travel and hospitality company based in Gurgaon, Haryana, founded in 2015 by Dheeraj Jain. The company operates a platform that aggregates a budget hotel chain, ensuring consistent customer satisfaction through reliable hotel experiences. Deyor also caters to adventure-driven travelers by providing boutique accommodations, including houseboats and traditional townhouses, while facilitating bookings for campgrounds. Additionally, it serves as a lifestyle community for Indian millennials, fostering engagement through unique online experiences and tailored trips. By addressing the specific needs of millennial travelers in a rapidly growing sector, Deyor has established itself as a market leader in the Indian travel industry.

Kea

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2018, Kea specializes in automated ordering software for restaurants. Its flagship product, kea Voice, efficiently handles phone orders, enabling restaurants to focus on food preparation and customer service.

Salido

Series A in 2018
Salido is a hospitality technology company based in the Noho neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 2012, Salido specializes in developing a comprehensive restaurant operating system designed to manage all aspects of a restaurant business through a single platform. This system includes features such as point-of-sale, customer relationship management, advanced reporting, labor management, and kitchen supply management. By providing these tools, Salido enables hospitality operators to control, analyze, and leverage their critical data, ultimately enhancing team performance and improving the overall guest experience. The company's mission is to elevate every aspect of the hospitality industry, starting with empowering the workforce through user-friendly software solutions.

Zerocater

Series B in 2018
Zerocater, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that operates a subscription-based and on-demand food ordering platform, specifically designed for businesses and their employees. Founded in 2009, Zerocater delivers personalized and diet-specific meals from independent restaurants, caterers, food trucks, and private chefs. The service caters to various occasions, including meetings, parties, and celebrations, offering a range of menu options such as breakfast, lunch, happy hour, desserts, and even craft beverages. The company serves clients in major cities such as New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Austin, Texas, and focuses on enhancing workplace culture by providing convenient and diverse food solutions that foster employee engagement and collaboration.

Kapow

Venture Round in 2017
Kapow is an online marketplace that connects companies with unique venues for booking client events in real-time. By offering a curated selection of venues, Kapow provides an efficient platform for companies to plan, manage, and execute events aimed at acquiring, engaging, and retaining clients. The service covers all aspects of event management at no additional cost, allowing companies to concentrate on building client relationships and measuring the success of their events. Concurrently, venues benefit by filling their spaces during non-peak hours and attracting corporate business. This dual approach enhances the event planning experience for both companies and venues.

Lish

Convertible Note in 2016
Lish is an e-commerce company based in Seattle, Washington, that operates a B2B technology platform designed to connect offices with local chefs and restaurants. Founded in 2014, Lish specializes in creating tailored food programs that enhance employee satisfaction through corporate catering and office food delivery. The platform facilitates partnerships with chefs, food trucks, and caterers, allowing businesses to offer reliable and healthy meal options, whether through recurring catering services or one-time orders. By enabling companies to discover and order home-cooked meals, Lish aims to elevate the workplace dining experience.

Lish

Venture Round in 2015
Lish is an e-commerce company based in Seattle, Washington, that operates a B2B technology platform designed to connect offices with local chefs and restaurants. Founded in 2014, Lish specializes in creating tailored food programs that enhance employee satisfaction through corporate catering and office food delivery. The platform facilitates partnerships with chefs, food trucks, and caterers, allowing businesses to offer reliable and healthy meal options, whether through recurring catering services or one-time orders. By enabling companies to discover and order home-cooked meals, Lish aims to elevate the workplace dining experience.

Intelity

Seed Round in 2014
INTELITY is an enterprise technology platform that enhances service delivery within the hotel, casino, and luxury residential sectors. Its integrated platform consists of three main components: INTELITY Guest, INTELITY Staff, and INTELITY Connect, each designed to address specific challenges faced by service industry workforces. The platform features mobile and web applications, mobile key technology, in-room tablets, and a comprehensive ticketing and service management solution that operates seamlessly across devices. Additionally, INTELITY provides extensive integrations with various management systems, including property management, point of sale, and room control systems. By merging with KEYPR in 2018, INTELITY combined years of hospitality experience with advanced technology, offering management teams a robust end-to-end solution that enhances both guest and staff experiences.
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