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Network-powered venture capital with fellow Carnegie Mellon alums.
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- HomeA community of Carnegie Mellon alumni investors, entrepreneurs, and friends
- HomeRaises and invests a new fund every year
- HomeProfessional-grade diversified portfolio of 20-30 venture investments
- HomeAccess to Syndication investment opportunities
- HomeA typical first investment is $50K-$100K; we accept investments from $10K-$3M
- HomePart of Alumni Ventures, America's Largest Venture Firm for Individuals and a "Top 20 Venture Firm" (CB Insights '24)
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2014
year founded
750k+
community members
$1.3B+
capital committed
1,400+
portfolio companies
Figures represent all Alumni Ventures’ funds offered since inception.

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Accredited investors can invest in startups like the Apex 50 with Alumni Ventures. Talk with a Senior Partner about our portfolio of over 1,400 companies from Bluesky to Groq to Goodles to learn more about becoming an investor.
Fundraise Timing & Loyalty Rewards
The fundraise deadlines of current and upcoming fund vintages are published below to help our investors with their personal venture allocation planning strategies. Read more about our Loyalty Rewards, Performance, and Fees.

The Fence Ventures News
Content at the intersection of entrepreneurship, venture capital, and our shared alma mater.
Meet the Team
Your classmates and community members who wake up everyday to assemble a great venture portfolio.
- Council & Investment Committee
- Investment Team
- AV Support Team
Brian Keil
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner
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Partner
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Senior Associate
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Senior Analyst
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Council Chair
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Council Member
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Chief Investment Officer
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Deputy Chief Investment Officer
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EVP, Office of Investments
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The Fence Portfolio
We invest alongside other established venture firms in a broad range of ventures to help build you a diversified venture portfolio.
- Air Company
- Anzen Insurance
- Axiom Space
- BlueQubit
- Bluewhite
- Briq
- Centaur Labs
- Coldcart
- Diem
- Eclypsium
- Enfabrica
- Fleet Space Technologies
- Generate Biomedicines
- Glydways
- Kalder
- Limitless Minds
- M80
- Magdrive
- Magic
- MirrorTab
- Nectero Medical
- Operant
- Opsera
- Precision Neuroscience
- Sawmills
- Showrunnr
- Spintly
- Taro Health
- Upside Health
- VenoStent
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