VC firm
Alumni Ventures
Also known as 116 Street, 116 Street Ventures Fund 4, LLC, 116 Street Ventures Fund 4Q, 116 Street Ventures Fund 4Q, LLC, 116 Street Ventures Fund 5, LLC, 116 Street Ventures Fund 6, LLC, 116 Street Ventures Fund 7, LLC, Alumni Ventures AI Fund
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Manchester, NH, United States
- Founded
- 2014
- Assets under management
- $1.6BStated by firm, as of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 946
- Check size
- $250K to $5MSource (opens in a new tab)
- Legal name
- Alumni Ventures Group, LLC
- av.vc (opens in a new tab)
- LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
- X (opens in a new tab)
- Blog (opens in a new tab)
- Team page (opens in a new tab)
Record updated 30 September 2026
About
Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm that gives accredited individual investors and institutions access to professionally-managed, diversified venture portfolios by co-investing alongside leading VC firms. Since founding in 2014, it has made thousands of investments (1,800+ portfolio companies, adding ~250/year) across stage, sector and geography through more than 50 named funds (many affiliated with university alumni networks), and also offers a late-stage/pre-IPO access strategy. It is headquartered in Manchester, NH with additional US, UK and Japan offices.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- Bascom is built on the premise that we do better together.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- No
- Lead policy
- AV engages after a lead VC is secured and our diligence is complete.
- Reserves policy
- Our team gets up every day to strategically deploy your capital over ~12-18 months, reserving ~20% to pursue follow-on opportunities in the most promising portfolio investments.
- Eligibility
- Accredited Wisconsin alumni who want strategic exposure to venture capital.
- Traction requirement
- AV engages after a lead VC is secured and our diligence is complete.
- Investing status notes
- "We make ~50-75 new investments each quarter." (portfolio page)
Funds
- Castor Ventures Fund 11, LLC
- $100KVintage 2026, SPV, SEC amount sold
- Congress Avenue Ventures Fund 8, LLC
- $82.9KVintage 2026, SPV, SEC amount sold
- AV Seed Fund 10, LLC
- $51.3KVintage 2026, SPV, SEC amount sold
- Chestnut Street Ventures Fund 10, LLC
- $50KVintage 2026, SPV, SEC amount sold
- AV AI & Robotics Fund 7, LLC
- $10KVintage 2026, SPV, SEC amount sold
- AV Opportunity Fund 2026, LLC
- $3.8MVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- AV Opportunity Fund 2025Q, LLC
- $1.4MVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- AV Foundation Fund December 2025, LLC
- $432KVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Bascom Ventures Fund 9, LLC
- $260KVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- AV Foundation Fund September 2025, LLC
- $195KVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- AV Foundation Fund June 2025, LLC
- $184KVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- AV CIO Select Fund 6, LLC
- $150KVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- More funds
- 934 more recorded
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- ALUMNI VENTURES, LLC
- CRD number
- 170562 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-112318
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $1.4Bas of 2026-03-24
- Private funds reported
- 745
- Principal office
- MANCHESTER, NH, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1631376, 1712679, 1712680
Locations
- Headquarters
- Manchester, NH, United States
- Office
- London, United Kingdom
- Office
- Tokyo, Japan
- Office
- Andover, MA, United States
- Office
- Boston, MA, United States
- Office
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Office
- Menlo Park, CA, United States
Programs
- Event series
- Upcoming Events (opens in a new tab)
- Fellowship
- Venture Fellow Program (opens in a new tab)This is a 12-month structured “professional extracurricular” program.
- Fellowship
- Venture Fellow Program (opens in a new tab)This is a 12-month structured “professional extracurricular” program.
- Fellowship
- Venture Fellow Program (opens in a new tab)12-month structured “professional extracurricular” program.
- Fellowship
- Venture Fellow Program (opens in a new tab)This is a year-long, remote venture capital “professional extracurricular” that educates and empowers diverse and ambit…
- Fellowship
- Venture Fellow Program (opens in a new tab)This is a 12-month structured “professional extracurricular” program.
- Syndicate
- Our Syndicate (opens in a new tab)You see deals as we see them - about a deal a month (it ebbs and flows).