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Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm.
About Alumni Ventures
Founded in 2014, Alumni Ventures democratizes access to venture capital by sourcing and rigorously vetting startup investments, then offering diversified funds and deal-by-deal syndicates to accredited investors and institutions. Its platform spans multiple sectors, stages, geographies, and investment themes, including AI, healthcare, deep tech, fintech, blockchain, and digital assets. AV also operates investing clubs and AV Academy, and supports portfolio companies through co-investment, founder networking, recruiting, customer introductions, events, and other platform services.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will source, evaluate, and execute venture investments across Seed, Series A, and select Pre-Seed and Growth-stage opportunities. You will lead diligence, prepare investment recommendations, build relationships across the venture ecosystem, support portfolio companies, maintain investment information, and contribute to fundraising and community initiatives.
Requirements
- 7+ years of overall professional experience
- 1–3 or more years of direct venture capital experience
- Experience with sourcing, diligence, investment decision-making, and portfolio support
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- Knowledge of venture capital deal structures, financing terms, investment processes, and industry practices
- Ability to evaluate company teams, business models, market opportunities, competitive positioning, and growth potential
- Hands-on familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini
Responsibilities
- Source investment opportunities aligned with the Blue Team's strategy
- Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective investments
- Develop relationships with founders, venture investors, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem partners
- Lead initial diligence on potential investments
- Evaluate teams, business models, markets, competition, traction, financing terms, and investment risks
- Develop investment memos and present recommendations to the Investment Committee
- Maintain market, company, and deal intelligence
- Execute approved investments through closing
- Maintain deal activity, diligence findings, and investment information in firm systems
- Grow and leverage a network to access differentiated deal flow
- Support portfolio companies through strategic and operational priorities
- Monitor company and portfolio performance
- Support fundraising, investor relations, and community engagement initiatives
- Contribute to events, webinars, written content, and thought leadership
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage with employer-funded deductible support and HSA contributions
- Dental and vision plans
- HSA, FSA, and commuter benefits with monthly employer contribution
- 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance, health advocacy, and wellness programs
- Flexible unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
- 11 company holidays
- Eligible employees may receive equity, carry potential, and a corporate bonus
