Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures Group, LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with additional offices in major cities across North America. The firm specializes in seed, early-stage, and late-stage pre-IPO investments, focusing on companies with an alumni connection and supported by established institutional lead investors. Alumni Ventures aims to provide accredited investors, particularly alumni from top entrepreneurial schools, with access to diversified venture portfolios that span various sectors and geographic regions. The firm typically invests between $0.01 million and $3 million and does not require board or observer seats in its portfolio companies. Through its managed fund families, Alumni Ventures enables investors to participate in a collaborative investment approach, fostering connections among alumni while facilitating investment opportunities in innovative ventures.

Rob Adams

Managing Partner

Gail Ball

Venture Scout

Andrew Baum

Vice President, Treasury and Capital Management

David Beazley

Executive Partner

Ali Byrd

Investor Advisory Council Member

Matt Caspari

Managing Partner, Strawberry Creek and amp; Deep Tech

Matt Castellini

Senior Associate

Helen Chen

CEO Services Analyst

Cainon Coates

Managing Partner

Michael Collins

CEO

Thomas Edwards

Associate

Yev Gelfand

Investor

Mason Hale

Senior Associate, Chestnut Street and Triphammer Ven

Jin Kim

Senior Vice President, Office of Investments

Lucas Kirshenbaum

VC Investor

Ron Levin

Managing Partner, AV Seed Fund and Doctors Innovate Fund

Jess Liu-Brown

Principal

Michael Madden

Co-Founder and Investment Professionals

Jonathan Meltzer

Managing Partner

Tom Meyer

Managing Partner, Nassau Street

Keith Murphy

Director, Video Programs

David Muson

CFO

Aisha Robinson

Comms Team VP of Strategic Communications

Saad Shaheen

Investor Operations Manager

Stephen Stolzenberg

Senior Associate

Justin Strausbaugh

Managing Partner, Lakeshore

Brittney Wade

Senior Associate, Seed Fund

Sarah Worden

Venture Scout

Wesley Yiu

Partner

Henri Yuan

Investor

Michael Yuann

Director of Investment Operations

Past deals in Hospitality

Cabana

Series A in 2021
Cabana opens up the flexibility of travel plans so that travelers can book once and go anywhere. The company has built out a fleet of upscale custom-made mobile hotel rooms, using 2019 Ford Transit vans, to give travelers the freedom to travel and sleep where they want and when they want. Every element, from the bed to the storage, to the bathroom to the internet, is designed from the ground up for a tailored and premium experience. Simplified lodging often translates to lower quality, but Cabana has taken the luxurious amenities of a thoughtfully designed suite and outfitted it for a small space. Enabled through tech, Cabana brings travelers digital convenience and peace of mind through contact-free check-in. The app lets travelers reserve, check-in, pick-up, and check-out of their mobile hotel room without having to make a pit stop to the front desk.

Heaven's Door

Series B in 2021
Heaven's Door is a whiskey brand that specializes in handcrafted American whiskeys. The company produces a variety of premium aged spirits, including double-barreled whiskey, straight bourbon, and straight rye whiskey. By focusing on quality and craftsmanship, Heaven's Door aims to provide consumers with a distinctive and refined whiskey experience that blends art and tradition.

Welcome

Seed Round in 2020
Welcome is a company that specializes in designing and developing a compensation and offer management platform tailored for human resource teams. Founded in 2019 and based in New York, the platform facilitates collaboration among HR professionals, streamlining workflows and approvals. It provides real-time insights and notifications regarding candidate engagement, while clearly outlining role expectations, compensation, equity, benefits, and organizational mission. By utilizing real-time compensation and equity data, Welcome enhances the hiring process, promotes pay equity, and improves the overall candidate experience. This approach enables clients to foster lasting relationships with both candidates and employees.

Welcome

Seed Round in 2020
Welcome is a company that specializes in designing and developing a compensation and offer management platform tailored for human resource teams. Founded in 2019 and based in New York, the platform facilitates collaboration among HR professionals, streamlining workflows and approvals. It provides real-time insights and notifications regarding candidate engagement, while clearly outlining role expectations, compensation, equity, benefits, and organizational mission. By utilizing real-time compensation and equity data, Welcome enhances the hiring process, promotes pay equity, and improves the overall candidate experience. This approach enables clients to foster lasting relationships with both candidates and employees.

Deyor

Seed Round in 2020
Deyor Adventures Pvt. Ltd, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Gurgaon, India, operates as an online travel agency that caters to adventure-driven travelers. The company provides a platform for budget hotel accommodations, ensuring consistent quality and customer satisfaction. Deyor also focuses on creating a lifestyle community for Indian millennials, offering unique online experiences and tailored trips. By addressing the needs of a rapidly growing sector within the travel industry, Deyor has established itself as a leader in facilitating immersive local experiences and outdoor explorations through a variety of boutique accommodations, including houseboats and traditional townhouses. The company has successfully built the largest community of millennial travelers in India, making it a significant player in the hospitality and travel market.

AvantStay

Venture Round in 2019
AvantStay is a hospitality brand specializing in short-term rentals tailored for group travel, primarily targeting millennial consumers. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company leverages technology to offer affordable and authentic vacation experiences. AvantStay's platform facilitates a seamless booking process, allowing users to browse and reserve rental homes that meet their specific needs. By focusing on curated group experiences, AvantStay aims to redefine how people travel by enhancing the convenience and quality of short-term rental accommodations.

AvantStay

Venture Round in 2019
AvantStay is a hospitality brand specializing in short-term rentals tailored for group travel, primarily targeting millennial consumers. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company leverages technology to offer affordable and authentic vacation experiences. AvantStay's platform facilitates a seamless booking process, allowing users to browse and reserve rental homes that meet their specific needs. By focusing on curated group experiences, AvantStay aims to redefine how people travel by enhancing the convenience and quality of short-term rental accommodations.

Expo

Venture Round in 2019
Expo is an on-demand marketplace designed to connect restaurant owners and operators with the staff they need, streamlining the hiring process for restaurant workers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Expo aims to simplify the complexities of staffing in the restaurant industry. By facilitating access to qualified personnel, the platform seeks to enhance operational efficiency and support the dynamic needs of restaurant businesses.

KYC Hospitality

Seed Round in 2019
KYC Hospitality provides software as a service tailored for the hotel and hospitality industry. The company has developed a global ecosystem technology that integrates big data and artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency in client management. This innovative platform equips hotels with essential tools to effectively assist and manage their guests, streamlining operations and improving overall service delivery.

KYC Hospitality

Seed Round in 2019
KYC Hospitality provides software as a service tailored for the hotel and hospitality industry. The company has developed a global ecosystem technology that integrates big data and artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency in client management. This innovative platform equips hotels with essential tools to effectively assist and manage their guests, streamlining operations and improving overall service delivery.

Getaway

Series A in 2018
Getaway House, Inc. operates a collection of tiny houses on wheels. It places tiny houses/cabins in the woods to enable customers recharge in nature and reconnect with the people they love. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Salido

Series A in 2018
Salido is a hospitality technology company that provides a comprehensive restaurant operating system designed to streamline management across various aspects of restaurant businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Manhattan, New York, Salido's cloud-based platform integrates point of sale, customer relationship management, labor management, and kitchen supply management functionalities. By enabling restaurant operators to control, analyze, and leverage their critical data, Salido aims to enhance the hospitality experience, starting with the workforce. The company collaborates with top hospitality operators to create user-friendly software that improves team performance and focuses on driving core business objectives.

Intelity

Venture Round in 2018
Intelity is an enterprise technology platform that connects service industry workforces with their customers, focusing on the hotel, casino, and luxury residential markets. The platform consists of three main components: INTELITY Guest, INTELITY Staff, and INTELITY Connect, each designed to address common challenges faced by service providers. It offers a range of features, including mobile and web applications, mobile key access, in-room tablets, content casting, and a comprehensive ticketing and service management solution. Additionally, Intelity integrates seamlessly with various property management, point of sale, and room control systems, providing management teams with a holistic solution that enhances both guest and staff experiences. In 2018, Intelity expanded its capabilities by merging with KEYPR, combining extensive hospitality experience with advanced technology solutions.

Heaven's Door

Venture Round in 2017
Heaven's Door is a whiskey brand that specializes in handcrafted American whiskeys. The company produces a variety of premium aged spirits, including double-barreled whiskey, straight bourbon, and straight rye whiskey. By focusing on quality and craftsmanship, Heaven's Door aims to provide consumers with a distinctive and refined whiskey experience that blends art and tradition.

Getaway

Funding Round in 2017
Getaway House, Inc. operates a collection of tiny houses on wheels. It places tiny houses/cabins in the woods to enable customers recharge in nature and reconnect with the people they love. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

KEYPR

Seed Round in 2014
KEYPR is a cloud-based guest experience and management platform designed for hotels, casinos, and luxury residences. The platform enhances the guest experience by offering personalized services through an in-room tablet and a custom mobile app, which includes access to dining, entertainment, and third-party content. Guests can also use KEYPR's digital key to bypass the front desk, streamlining their arrival process. For property owners and managers, KEYPR provides an integrated dashboard that offers insights into guest preferences and operational performance, enabling better service management before, during, and after a guest's stay. This combination of guest-facing technology and management tools aims to improve operational efficiency and create additional revenue opportunities for hospitality businesses.
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