Founders

I believe the world needs more builders, makers, and creators. That’s not to run down the lawyers or investment bankers who make their contributions. But it’s the work of the builders, makers, and creators that will help the world take its next great leap forward.

Compound has developed a technology platform and proprietary financial product that lowers the barriers to residential real estate ownership in major cities by reducing the initial capital requirement. Compound uses a unique, SEC-qualified structure to securitize residential condominiums, specifically in fast-growing cities around the world. Users can leverage Compound’s mobile app to build a personal real estate collection and to buy and sell shares in individual properties.

Alumni Ventures’ Bascom Ventures Fund is democratizing venture capital for the University of Wisconsin community and serving as a value-add investor to its portfolio companies.

Through Alumni Ventures’ unique model, Nassau Street Ventures and sibling funds are able to access investment opportunities with promising, venture-backed startups.

Parallel Markets is a portable identity solution for accredited investors that simplifies investor onboarding by verifying accreditation and KYC/AML information in a single click. Alumni Ventures investment in Parallel Markets was sponsored by AV’s Basecamp Fund (for seed and pre-seed investments).

We are living in a remote world. Zoom is the modern way to maintain “water cooler” office talk, and attending school online is the new normal.

Alumni Ventures Group believes in igniting and nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit in younger generations. We want to produce an ecosystem of builders, makers, and creators with the potential to help the world take its next great leap forward. Dynamic entrepreneurs uncover new markets hiding in plain sight and disrupt old markets we’ve come to take for granted.

We’re pleased to introduce you to one of AVG’s initial investments in the Anti-Bias Fund, which supports diverse founders and companies who help correct systemic biases. AVG recently invested in Yumi and interviewed the company’s Co-Founder and President, Evelyn Rusli.

Green D Ventures (AVG’s fund for Dartmouth alumni and friends) made a 2016 investment in Hyprsense, which develops facial motion-capture tech for digital avatars.

On December 1, 2020, Waterman Ventures hosted a virtual conference with Brown alumni and friends interested in entrepreneurship and VC, featuring a fireside chat with Workday Founder and CEO Aneel Bhusri ’88 and interactive break-out sessions with other Brown founders and Professor Hazeltine.

Our “Seeding the Future” series explores trends, opportunities, and companies from the seed and pre-seed venture world. This is the investment focus of AVG’s newest Basecamp Fund.

It’s the 1960s. The space race is on. There’s a rotary phone in every household. The Beatles are at the top of the charts. Gilligan’s Island is the #1 show in America. Fernando J. Corbató just invented the password.