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.
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Past deals in Image Recognition
EdgeRunner AI
Series A in 2025
EdgeRunner AI develops a generative artificial intelligence platform designed for secure, private deployment. Its platform operates independently of the internet, ensuring data privacy and security while leveraging specialized AI agents for tasks like transcription, question-answering, image comprehension, summarization, and localized retrieval-augmented generation.
Modicus Prime
Seed Round in 2024
Modicus Prime is a developer of advanced computer vision software and self-service artificial intelligence tools focused on the life sciences sector. The company’s innovative platform automates biologics image analysis, addressing critical challenges such as cost, legal, and waste liabilities associated with product quality failures in research and development as well as manufacturing. By integrating heterogeneous life sciences data, Modicus Prime facilitates anomaly detection and monitoring, enhancing decision-making for its clients. The platform empowers users to conduct cutting-edge research, train proprietary algorithms on specific datasets, and utilize self-service tools to derive actionable insights, thereby addressing emerging data challenges in the industry, including continuous manufacturing and smart monitoring.
ZeroEyes
Series B in 2024
ZeroEyes, Inc. is an artificial intelligence security company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 2018. The company has developed a sophisticated platform that focuses on firearm detection by analyzing over three billion images daily from security camera feeds. ZeroEyes aims to enhance safety in various environments, including schools, corporate settings, healthcare facilities, and public spaces, by providing real-time alerts to authorities in the event of potential gun-related threats. Its technology is designed to prevent and respond to active shooter incidents, improving situational awareness and reducing response times for first responders. Through its innovative solutions, ZeroEyes strives to combat mass shootings and gun-related violence, ultimately creating safer environments for individuals and communities.
Piction Health
Seed Round in 2024
Piction Health is a company focused on enhancing access to dermatology care for patients experiencing skin, hair, or nail issues. The company offers a dermatology care application that allows patients to receive expert consultations from dermatologists within two days, including a diagnosis and personalized care plan. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Piction Health streamlines the diagnostic process for both patients and primary care providers, enabling quicker assessments of complex skin conditions. The application provides immediate second opinions, allowing primary care providers to efficiently address challenging skin diseases, thereby saving time and reducing costs associated with unnecessary repeat visits and ineffective treatments. Piction Health aims to ensure that high-quality dermatological care is accessible from the comfort of home, ultimately improving patient outcomes.
SpexAI
Seed Round in 2023
SpexAI is a precision farming company catering to large-scale cannabis producers by providing real-time, actionable insights based on spectral data. The company develops advanced multispectral sensors and spectral imaging devices that monitor cannabis plants throughout their growth cycle. By leveraging artificial intelligence, SpexAI's technology delivers critical information on cannabinoid levels, disease detection, and pest identification. This enables cannabis growers to optimize their cultivation processes, enhance the consistency of their harvests, and reduce waste and costs associated with production.
Dextrous Robotics
Venture Round in 2023
Dextrous Robotics is a robotics company founded in 2019 and based in Memphis, Tennessee. The company specializes in developing artificial intelligence-enabled robots designed for warehouse operations. Its robots are capable of managing various logistics tasks, including loading and unloading pallets, trucks, and containers, as well as material picking, sorting, and storage. By providing automation solutions, Dextrous Robotics aims to enhance operational efficiency in warehouses, enabling clients to optimize their logistics processes.
Modicus Prime
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Modicus Prime is a developer of advanced computer vision software and self-service artificial intelligence tools focused on the life sciences sector. The company’s innovative platform automates biologics image analysis, addressing critical challenges such as cost, legal, and waste liabilities associated with product quality failures in research and development as well as manufacturing. By integrating heterogeneous life sciences data, Modicus Prime facilitates anomaly detection and monitoring, enhancing decision-making for its clients. The platform empowers users to conduct cutting-edge research, train proprietary algorithms on specific datasets, and utilize self-service tools to derive actionable insights, thereby addressing emerging data challenges in the industry, including continuous manufacturing and smart monitoring.
PathSpot
Series A in 2022
PathSpot Technologies, Inc., established in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, specializes in food safety solutions. The company develops and manufactures a unique system that uses a proprietary algorithm to analyze fluorescent light, enabling it to scan employees' hands and detect pathogens that cause food-borne illnesses. This technology helps restaurants and their customers mitigate the risk of food-borne illnesses by providing instant, invisible signs of harmful bacteria and viruses.
Capella Space
Series C in 2022
Capella Space is an information services company based in San Francisco that operates a constellation of small satellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar, delivering on-demand, high-resolution radar imagery of the Earth's surface. The SAR imagery can be acquired through clouds, smoke, fog, and darkness, enabling continuous global monitoring and rapid insight across industries. Capella's services support infrastructure monitoring, agriculture, disaster response, maritime domain awareness, city planning and mapping, and business intelligence, helping customers detect sub-meter surface changes, track economic activity, and monitor environmental and security-related conditions. Founded in 2016, Capella Space provides timely earth observation for commerce, conservation, and safety.
Refraction AI
Seed Round in 2022
Refraction AI, Inc. is an autonomous delivery robot company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing and deploying robotic platforms that facilitate last-mile goods delivery in urban environments. Its flagship product, the REV-1, is designed to autonomously navigate through city streets using an array of cameras, radar, and ultrasonic sensors, allowing it to pick up goods from restaurants, pharmacies, and grocery stores and deliver them directly to customers' homes. Refraction AI's technology is engineered to operate in various climates and can be monitored and operated remotely, ensuring efficient and reliable service. By enhancing the delivery process, Refraction AI aims to meet the increasing demand for faster, safer, and more cost-effective delivery solutions.
Lincode
Venture Round in 2022
Lincode is an AI-driven technology company specializing in advanced machine vision and defect detection for manufacturing. Its platform uses pre-trained models and a no-code interface to deliver real-time quality inspections and defect identification across materials such as plastics, fabric, semiconductors, and metals, supporting applications from visual inspection to reporting and analytics. The system can be deployed on premises with edge AI for low latency processing and integrates with existing machine vision setups to serve automotive, aerospace, electronics, packaging, and related industries. By enabling configurable defect tolerances per defect or camera, it supports both automated and manual inspection workflows, helping manufacturers reduce waste, improve productivity, and lower costs. Lincode was established in 2018 and is based in Menlo Park, California, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India.
Algolux
Series B in 2021
Algolux is a Canadian AI software company specializing in advanced perception solutions for a variety of applications, including automotive advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, and video security. Founded on innovative research at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision, and computational imaging, the company provides robust and scalable tools that enhance image quality and optimize camera architectures. Algolux utilizes machine learning and deep perception technology to deliver cloud-based video analytics and embedded software, enabling clients to achieve superior results under diverse conditions, such as extreme lighting and adverse weather. The company's focus on safety and efficiency positions it as a leader in the development of solutions for both existing camera systems and new designs.
Zendar
Venture Round in 2021
Zendar Inc. is a manufacturer of advanced radar systems specifically designed for autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, the company focuses on developing high-definition radar technology that integrates the advantages of traditional radar—such as long-range detection and all-weather functionality—with the high resolution typically associated with lidar systems. Zendar's radar solutions enable self-driving cars to operate safely in adverse weather conditions, providing high-resolution imaging that enhances situational awareness and overall safety for autonomous driving.
Refraction AI
Seed Round in 2021
Refraction AI, Inc. is an autonomous delivery robot company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing and deploying robotic platforms that facilitate last-mile goods delivery in urban environments. Its flagship product, the REV-1, is designed to autonomously navigate through city streets using an array of cameras, radar, and ultrasonic sensors, allowing it to pick up goods from restaurants, pharmacies, and grocery stores and deliver them directly to customers' homes. Refraction AI's technology is engineered to operate in various climates and can be monitored and operated remotely, ensuring efficient and reliable service. By enhancing the delivery process, Refraction AI aims to meet the increasing demand for faster, safer, and more cost-effective delivery solutions.
Markable Creators
Convertible Note in 2020
Markable Creators leverages AI-powered computer vision to enable social visual discovery shopping. It bridges the gap between social content and e-commerce by allowing viewers to shop clothing seen in videos across various platforms. The company offers a fully-automated solution, connecting with major global e-commerce platforms and live on prominent Asian social content platforms.
Chooch
Series A in 2020
Chooch specializes in generative AI technology that integrates computer vision and language understanding to create intelligent camera systems. Their AI Vision platform analyzes video streams in real-time, detecting visuals and actions, comprehending their significance, and triggering pre-programmed responses swiftly. This technology is designed to process a wide range of visual data, from infrared radiation sensors and x-rays to various applications, tagging objects of interest. Chooch's solutions aim to enhance efficiencies and ensure quality results for clients across different industries.
Aquabyte
Venture Round in 2020
Founded in 2017, Aquabyte specializes in developing smart camera systems and machine learning models for aquaculture. Its solutions include real-time sea lice counting, biomass monitoring, appetite detection, and feed optimization, aiming to enhance fish farm efficiency, sustainability, and profitability.
AI.Reverie
Venture Round in 2020
AI.Reverie, Inc. is a San Jose, California-based company that specializes in developing a simulation platform for generating synthetic data and simulations. Founded in 2016, AI.Reverie provides a suite of synthetic data and vision application programming interfaces (APIs) to assist businesses in training and retraining their machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence applications. The platform is designed to cater to various industries, enabling clients to create customized virtual environments that facilitate the training of AI systems. By focusing on applications relevant to smart cities, sustainable farms, and smart homes, AI.Reverie aims to enhance the effectiveness of AI technologies, ultimately contributing to improved safety, sustainability, and efficiency in everyday life.
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.
AI.Reverie
Venture Round in 2020
AI.Reverie, Inc. is a San Jose, California-based company that specializes in developing a simulation platform for generating synthetic data and simulations. Founded in 2016, AI.Reverie provides a suite of synthetic data and vision application programming interfaces (APIs) to assist businesses in training and retraining their machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence applications. The platform is designed to cater to various industries, enabling clients to create customized virtual environments that facilitate the training of AI systems. By focusing on applications relevant to smart cities, sustainable farms, and smart homes, AI.Reverie aims to enhance the effectiveness of AI technologies, ultimately contributing to improved safety, sustainability, and efficiency in everyday life.
Capella Space
Series B in 2019
Capella Space is an information services company based in San Francisco that operates a constellation of small satellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar, delivering on-demand, high-resolution radar imagery of the Earth's surface. The SAR imagery can be acquired through clouds, smoke, fog, and darkness, enabling continuous global monitoring and rapid insight across industries. Capella's services support infrastructure monitoring, agriculture, disaster response, maritime domain awareness, city planning and mapping, and business intelligence, helping customers detect sub-meter surface changes, track economic activity, and monitor environmental and security-related conditions. Founded in 2016, Capella Space provides timely earth observation for commerce, conservation, and safety.
Capella Space
Venture Round in 2019
Capella Space is an information services company based in San Francisco that operates a constellation of small satellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar, delivering on-demand, high-resolution radar imagery of the Earth's surface. The SAR imagery can be acquired through clouds, smoke, fog, and darkness, enabling continuous global monitoring and rapid insight across industries. Capella's services support infrastructure monitoring, agriculture, disaster response, maritime domain awareness, city planning and mapping, and business intelligence, helping customers detect sub-meter surface changes, track economic activity, and monitor environmental and security-related conditions. Founded in 2016, Capella Space provides timely earth observation for commerce, conservation, and safety.
Yours
Seed Round in 2019
Yours specializes in personalized skincare products. Utilizing computer vision and machine learning, they create tailored regimens based on customers' skin type, concerns, lifestyle, and environment. Their mission is to reduce wasteful consumption in the $155B skincare industry by achieving a better customer-product fit.
Markable Creators
Series A in 2019
Markable Creators leverages AI-powered computer vision to enable social visual discovery shopping. It bridges the gap between social content and e-commerce by allowing viewers to shop clothing seen in videos across various platforms. The company offers a fully-automated solution, connecting with major global e-commerce platforms and live on prominent Asian social content platforms.
Vyrill
Seed Round in 2018
Vyrill is a technology company that builds an AI‑powered platform for discovering, analyzing, and leveraging user‑generated video content. Its core product enables brands, retailers, and solution providers to search inside any video on the web or mobile, index and rank video moments, and embed interactive widgets that drive customer acquisition, engagement, and conversion. The platform aggregates videos such as demos, unboxing, reviews, and installation guides from multiple sites, provides analytics and licensing tools, and generates marketing assets like hashtags and product recommendations. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, Vyrill helps businesses turn authentic video experiences into measurable growth.
Capella Space
Series B in 2018
Capella Space is an information services company based in San Francisco that operates a constellation of small satellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar, delivering on-demand, high-resolution radar imagery of the Earth's surface. The SAR imagery can be acquired through clouds, smoke, fog, and darkness, enabling continuous global monitoring and rapid insight across industries. Capella's services support infrastructure monitoring, agriculture, disaster response, maritime domain awareness, city planning and mapping, and business intelligence, helping customers detect sub-meter surface changes, track economic activity, and monitor environmental and security-related conditions. Founded in 2016, Capella Space provides timely earth observation for commerce, conservation, and safety.
HealthMyne
Series B in 2018
HealthMyne, Inc. is a healthcare informatics company based in Madison, Wisconsin, specializing in innovative search, analytics, and imaging solutions tailored for cancer care providers. Founded in 2013, the company aims to enhance clinical decision-making by offering real-time, evidence-based imaging insights that support optimized patient care and reduce delivery costs. HealthMyne's technology enables physicians to manipulate tumor images and access electronic health records and image repositories, facilitating the diagnosis and treatment of similar cases. The company’s platform also focuses on improving patient management through features such as automatic tumor staging, dose overlays, and specialized reporting, which streamline clinical workflows and support precision medicine initiatives.
Kognition
Seed Round in 2018
Kognition LLC is a developer of enterprise software solutions focused on enhancing safety and security for real estate property managers and security operators. Established in 2017 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to create an intelligent platform that enables buildings to autonomously respond to various operational challenges, including security threats, environmental conditions, and maintenance issues. Kognition's offerings include the SuperGuard solution, which integrates live security camera footage with sensor data to identify potential risks. By connecting cameras, sensors, and smart devices into a cohesive ecosystem, Kognition aims to reduce false alarms and provide real-time alerts that address critical threats, thereby fostering safer environments across sectors such as healthcare, financial services, and commercial real estate.
Twenty20
Venture Round in 2018
Twenty20 provides a modern, real-world alternative to traditional stock photography. In the era of Instagram and the iPhone, stock photos can feel staged and uninspired. Twenty20 provides fresh, inspiring photography supplied by a global contributor community of ~ 250,000 mobile photographers. All imagery is available via a simple, royalty-free license.
FØCAL
Venture Round in 2018
FØCAL, LLC is a company that specializes in web-based image analytics and automation solutions for developing computer vision systems. Founded in 2015 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, FØCAL's offerings include advanced computer vision algorithms designed to enhance workflows across various sectors, including medical diagnostics, life sciences, security, and manufacturing quality control. The company emerged from DARPA-funded research and has collaborated with leading organizations, leveraging expertise from institutions like MIT and Boston University. FØCAL's solutions serve as a foundational framework for computer vision applications in the cloud, catering to a diverse clientele ranging from startups to large enterprises.
PreNav
Series A in 2017
PreNav develops autonomous drone-based inspection systems for infrastructure. Its solution combines a commercial drone, a ground-based guidance robot, and mission planning and data analysis software to assess complex assets such as cell towers, wind turbines, bridges, and buildings with centimeter-level precision. The platform enables automated capture of photos and measurements from targeted locations to create accurate 3D models and identify structural damage, wear, and key components like nuts, bolts, and cables. Founded in 2013 and based in San Carlos, California, PreNav has expanded its offerings to perform inspections on large industrial sites, including wind turbines, and uses computer vision and machine learning to automate localization, planning, and analysis, reducing the need for manual rope-access inspections and enabling data-driven asset management.
Snappr
Seed Round in 2017
Snappr is a technology company specializing in visual content creation. Founded in 2017, it operates an AI-driven online marketplace offering on-demand photography services and photo editing tools. Snappr's platform includes Snappr Shoots for self-service photographer bookings and Snappr Workflows, a SaaS product for enterprises to automate their visual content pipelines.
HealthMyne
Venture Round in 2017
HealthMyne, Inc. is a healthcare informatics company based in Madison, Wisconsin, specializing in innovative search, analytics, and imaging solutions tailored for cancer care providers. Founded in 2013, the company aims to enhance clinical decision-making by offering real-time, evidence-based imaging insights that support optimized patient care and reduce delivery costs. HealthMyne's technology enables physicians to manipulate tumor images and access electronic health records and image repositories, facilitating the diagnosis and treatment of similar cases. The company’s platform also focuses on improving patient management through features such as automatic tumor staging, dose overlays, and specialized reporting, which streamline clinical workflows and support precision medicine initiatives.
Markable Creators
Venture Round in 2017
Markable Creators leverages AI-powered computer vision to enable social visual discovery shopping. It bridges the gap between social content and e-commerce by allowing viewers to shop clothing seen in videos across various platforms. The company offers a fully-automated solution, connecting with major global e-commerce platforms and live on prominent Asian social content platforms.
Newmetrix
Series A in 2017
Newmetrix is a technology company that specializes in a cloud-based video management platform aimed at reducing risks on construction sites through the integration of human and artificial intelligence. The platform employs machine learning to analyze images and videos from construction projects, categorizing them with construction-specific tags. This functionality addresses key challenges related to the management, collaboration, search, and analysis of industrial visual content, thereby enhancing safety and operational efficiency for clients in the construction industry.
Vantage Robotics
Seed Round in 2017
Vantage Robotics, LLC, founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Leandro, California, specializes in the development and manufacturing of camera drones. The company's flagship product, Snap, is a flying camera designed to capture high-quality photos and videos with advanced smart tracking capabilities. Vantage Robotics has distinguished itself in the competitive $7 billion camera drone market by addressing key challenges related to ease of use. Snap has achieved significant pre-sales and received a notable FAA waiver for commercial use near people, positioning it uniquely within the industry. The company has garnered interest from major players, including Apple and Amazon, and has strategic backing from prominent investors in the drone sector. Using innovative gimbal control techniques and precise motors, their drones offer enhanced durability and functionality tailored for commercial and government applications.
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.
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.
Capella Space
Venture Round in 2014
Capella Space is an information services company based in San Francisco that operates a constellation of small satellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar, delivering on-demand, high-resolution radar imagery of the Earth's surface. The SAR imagery can be acquired through clouds, smoke, fog, and darkness, enabling continuous global monitoring and rapid insight across industries. Capella's services support infrastructure monitoring, agriculture, disaster response, maritime domain awareness, city planning and mapping, and business intelligence, helping customers detect sub-meter surface changes, track economic activity, and monitor environmental and security-related conditions. Founded in 2016, Capella Space provides timely earth observation for commerce, conservation, and safety.
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