Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures Group, LLC is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, founded in 2013. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, as well as late-stage pre-IPO opportunities, with a flexible approach that is sector and geographic agnostic. Alumni Ventures aims to provide high-quality, diversified venture portfolios to individual investors, particularly accredited alumni from top entrepreneurial schools, who may not have had access to venture capital previously. The firm focuses on backing companies that have an alumni connection and are led by established institutional investors with expertise in their respective fields. Additionally, Alumni Ventures offers focused funds that enable accredited investors to access a diverse portfolio of investments across various types, sectors, stages, and geographies.

Rob Adams

Executive Partner

Gail Ball

Venture Scout

Andrew Baum

Vice President, Treasury and Capital Management

Helen Chen

CEO Services Analyst

Michael Collins

CEO

Michael Egziabher

Principal, Basecamp

Mason Hale

Senior Associate, Chestnut Street and Triphammer

Jin Kim

Emmet Street Ventures - Founding Council Chair

Madden, Michael J.

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Jonathan Meltzer

Managing Partner

David Muson

CFO

Michael Peri

Partner

Aisha Robinson

Vice President of Performance Marketing

Saad Shaheen

Director

David Shapiro

Managing Partner, Blue Ivy

Brittney Wade

Senior Associate, Seed Fund and Doctors Innovate Fund

Sarah Worden

Venture Scout

Michael Yuann

Director of Investment Operations

Past deals in Restaurants

Happied

Seed Round in 2022
Happied is an online platform designed to enhance team building and client engagement by facilitating enjoyable and meaningful interactions among remote and distributed teams. The platform offers a mobile application that allows users to book gift kits and personalized experiences, fostering connections regardless of location. Happied’s tools, including the Mingle feature that integrates with Slack, enable HR leaders to easily organize virtual team breaks and plan in-person retreats or offsite events. By streamlining these processes, Happied helps organizations save time and reduce stress while enhancing team productivity and overall employee happiness. The company aims to address the widespread disengagement in the workplace, ultimately contributing to a more engaged workforce and improved economic outcomes.

Duffl

Series A in 2021
Duffl is a delivery service that specializes in providing snacks and drinks to college students within a rapid 10-minute timeframe. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Duffl operates at several major universities, including UCLA, USC, UCSB, and UC Berkeley. The service utilizes electric scooters to navigate routes that are inaccessible to cars, allowing for quick and efficient delivery. By eliminating the need for mandatory sign-ups or credit card information, Duffl offers a convenient solution for students seeking easy access to packaged food on campus.

Thistle

Series B in 2021
Thistle is a healthy food and juice company that delivers fully-prepared, plant-forward meals to the doorsteps of its customers. It makes eating nutritious, organic, and local foods incredibly convenient and accessible. They believe that by removing the major existing hurdles to consumers (no time to make a meal; too expensive to eat healthy; bad local options), they can empower our customers to make great choices for themselves, their family, and the environment. It was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Anycart

Seed Round in 2020
Anycart is a meal discovery and grocery shopping platform based in Mountain View, California. It allows users to search for meals they want to cook and provides relevant recipes, automatically adding the necessary ingredients to a preferred grocery delivery service cart. The platform features step-by-step video cooking instructions, making meal preparation straightforward and accessible. Additionally, Anycart suggests alternative recipes that can utilize leftover ingredients, enhancing efficiency in meal planning. Originally established in 2019 during the Amazon Alexa Accelerator in Seattle, the company aims to simplify the grocery shopping experience and promote homemade cooking.

Parrot Software

Seed Round in 2020
Parrot Software offers the most innovative and best software, hardware, and process consulting solutions for point of sale and satellite optimization satisfaction of our restaurant and/or fast-food customers. The software handles all of the expected tasks, including customer payments, ordering, seating, and data visualization.

Anycart

Venture Round in 2020
Anycart is a meal discovery and grocery shopping platform based in Mountain View, California. It allows users to search for meals they want to cook and provides relevant recipes, automatically adding the necessary ingredients to a preferred grocery delivery service cart. The platform features step-by-step video cooking instructions, making meal preparation straightforward and accessible. Additionally, Anycart suggests alternative recipes that can utilize leftover ingredients, enhancing efficiency in meal planning. Originally established in 2019 during the Amazon Alexa Accelerator in Seattle, the company aims to simplify the grocery shopping experience and promote homemade cooking.

PetPlate

Series A in 2020
PetPlate, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a direct-to-consumer subscription service for fresh-cooked dog meals. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on delivering nutritionally balanced meals made from real food, formulated by veterinary nutritionists. PetPlate's meals are cooked in a dedicated facility and utilize cold-pressure technology to eliminate harmful bacteria while preserving nutrition. The meals are custom-portioned, flash-frozen to maintain freshness, and packaged in pre-portioned, resealable, microwavable, and recyclable containers, allowing pet owners to easily serve nutritious food to their dogs either straight from the fridge or warmed up.

Expo

Venture Round in 2019
Expo is a developer of restaurant performance management software designed to support the operations and staff of hotels and restaurants. The company's platform leverages real-time data and insights to enhance team performance and optimize management practices. By efficiently analyzing data, Expo's software assists in the hiring of trained staff, enabling operators to make informed decisions that improve service delivery and overall customer experience in the hospitality sector. Formerly known as Pared, Expo focuses on providing solutions that enhance operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness for its clients.

kea

Seed Round in 2019
Kea LLC is a company based in the United States that specializes in automated ordering software for restaurants. Its primary product, kea Voice, leverages voice artificial intelligence to efficiently handle phone orders, allowing restaurants to manage an unlimited number of inbound calls without the need for rollover lines or long wait times. This technology empowers restaurants to streamline their operations, reallocate labor resources, and focus on food preparation rather than order management. Since its establishment in 2018, kea has rapidly grown and aims to transform the way restaurants interact with customers, ultimately enhancing their operational efficiency and customer relationships. The company has transitioned to a fully remote working environment, further adapting to modern business practices.

Peach

Series B in 2018
Peach partners with local restaurants to provide online lunch delivery services for companies in metropolitan areas such as Seattle, Boston, and Phoenix. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Seattle, the company aims to enhance employee workday energy by offering wholesome and fulfilling lunches. Through its mobile application, Peach allows businesses to offer subsidized meal programs, where employees can receive daily menus from local restaurants via text and place orders for individuals or groups. This convenient service supports companies in fostering a positive workplace culture by providing a reliable lunch benefit for their teams. In recognition of its innovative approach, Peach was named one of Geekwire's Top 200 Pacific Northwest Start-Ups in 2015.

PetPlate

Seed Round in 2018
PetPlate, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a direct-to-consumer subscription service for fresh-cooked dog meals. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on delivering nutritionally balanced meals made from real food, formulated by veterinary nutritionists. PetPlate's meals are cooked in a dedicated facility and utilize cold-pressure technology to eliminate harmful bacteria while preserving nutrition. The meals are custom-portioned, flash-frozen to maintain freshness, and packaged in pre-portioned, resealable, microwavable, and recyclable containers, allowing pet owners to easily serve nutritious food to their dogs either straight from the fridge or warmed up.

Salido

Series A in 2018
SALIDO, a hospitality technology company, evolved what hospitality operators can expect from their software. SALIDO's restaurant operating system is a single platform that helps operators manage every aspect of their restaurant businesses across their enterprise. SALIDO's product enables restaurant stakeholders to control, analyze, and leverage their own critical data allowing them to focus on what drives their core business: the experience. SALIDO's mission is to improve every hospitality experience--Starting with the hospitality workforce--SALIDO partnered with top hospitality operators to deliver better, easier to use software, which truly drives team performance. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in the Noho neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, USA.

Zerocater

Series B in 2018
Zerocater, Inc. operates a subscription-based and on-demand food ordering platform designed for companies and their employees. Established in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in delivering personalized and diet-specific meals from independent restaurants, caterers, food trucks, and private chefs. Zerocater caters to various occasions, including meetings, events, and celebrations, offering a diverse range of menus that include breakfast, lunch, desserts, and beverages from craft breweries. The company serves clients in key cities such as New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas, aiming to foster a collaborative office culture by providing convenient and varied food options to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Freshly

Series C in 2017
Freshly, Inc. is an online meal delivery service that specializes in freshly prepared, gourmet meals, focusing on health and convenience. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a variety of entrees and breakfasts, catering to diverse dietary needs by providing meals free of gluten, added sugars, artificial sweeteners, and hormones. Freshly's meals are designed by experienced chefs who utilize locally-sourced, all-natural ingredients to create nutritious options that support health and fitness goals. The service operates on a subscription model, allowing customers to choose between weekly and monthly plans, and delivers single-serve portions directly to their doors. As of October 2020, Freshly operates as a subsidiary of Nestlé USA, Inc.

Lish

Convertible Note in 2016
Lish is an e-commerce company that offers a B2B technology platform that connects offices to local chefs and restaurants to create a food program that employees love. It offers workplace food programs for companies of all sizes, specializing in corporate catering, and office food delivery. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Lish

Venture Round in 2015
Lish is an e-commerce company that offers a B2B technology platform that connects offices to local chefs and restaurants to create a food program that employees love. It offers workplace food programs for companies of all sizes, specializing in corporate catering, and office food delivery. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Smart Lunches

Venture Round in 2014
Smart Lunches, Inc. is an online food ordering and delivery service that specializes in providing lunches for children at schools, child care centers, and summer camps across several regions including Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Jersey, Georgia, and Washington D.C. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a diverse menu that includes hot and cold main dishes, sides, snacks, soups, and drinks, all prepared by local catering partners. Smart Lunches aims to simplify the process of ordering nutritious meals for students, ensuring convenience for parents and enhancing the lunch experience for children. The platform allows parents to customize their children's meals, which are then hand-delivered to schools before lunchtime.
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