Now Forming New Clubs
Alumni Ventures Investing Clubs: Institutional-Quality Deals. Intimate Group. Your decisions.
Expectation: 100k+ annual venture investing budget.
The Challenge
Venture Investing Doesn’t Have to Be a Solo Sport
Some venture investors like to evaluate deals alone. That’s fine, but they miss the questions they didn’t think to ask, the pattern recognition that comes from discussion, and the energy of building conviction alongside peers.
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Investing Clubs bring together 15-20 people who share a common identity — whether that’s geography, industry, level of experience, background, or mission. You meet monthly to discuss deals, learn as a group, but everyone makes their own investing decisions and make your own investment choices. Same access. Better decisions. More fun.
Apply to One or More of These Clubs
Find yours below.
Wall Street Venture Club
Where finance professionals apply institutional rigor to early-stage venture.
Space Ventures Club
The space economy has a cost curve now. Meet the founders bending it. Invest alongside the best.
Blue Ivy Venture Club
Where Yale's most accomplished professionals invest, learn, and build together.
116 Street Venture Club
Where Columbia's most accomplished alumni invest, learn, and build together.
Spike Ventures Club
Where Stanford's most accomplished alumni invest, learn, and build together.
Global Access Club
Direct access to hard-fought, private US and global venture deals — with peer discussion from other global investors.
Yard Venture Club
Where Harvard's most accomplished professionals invest, learn, and build together.
CISO Venture Club
A private circle for CISOs and senior security leaders
Coming Soon
AI First Ventures
An invite-only investing circle for serious investors building disciplined exposure to the AI-native companies rewriting every industry.
Deal Roundtable
Diverse perspectives and backgrounds come together to examine deals from every angle, uncovering insights and opportunities others might miss.
AI and Robotic Venture Club
Chips, robots, autonomous labs, industrial AI, and defense tech.
Maritime
Shipping innovation, port infrastructure, ocean economy
How It Works
Simple Rhythm. Real Results.
Each month, your club reviews one institutional-quality deal together. You build pattern recognition, develop conviction, and grow a real venture portfolio — one decision at a time.
| Group Discussion | Deal Access | Your Choice |
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| Monthly | Curated | Always |
| 60-90 minute Zoom with your club. An AV venture partner presents a vetted deal. You ask questions, pressure-test the thesis, and hear how your peers are thinking. | Institutional-quality opportunities from AV's platform — the same deals we show our largest LPs. Vetted by professional VCs. Co-investing alongside leading venture capital firms. | Every member decides individually. No pressure. No groupthink. Invest in what resonates with you. Pass on what doesn't. Build a portfolio that reflects your judgment and goals. |
Inside a Meeting
What a Typical Session Looks Like
Structured enough to be productive. Casual enough to be enjoyable.
Along with serious interest, access and operations, successful investing requires expertise, patience and experience. For future leaders of family offices, there aren’t many places to find that.
NextGen doesn't just teach me venture — it gave me a simple, high-trust way to participate alongside pros. The deal flow is curated, the education is practical, and the community is real. I've made better decisions, faster — and I actually enjoy the process.
Along with serious interest, access and operations, successful investing requires expertise, patience and experience. For future leaders of family offices, there aren’t many places to find that.
NextGen doesn't just teach me venture — it gave me a simple, high-trust way to participate alongside pros. The deal flow is curated, the education is practical, and the community is real. I've made better decisions, faster — and I actually enjoy the process.
See testimonial policy below.
The Format
You receive a deal packet in advance — deck, terms, key metrics. You come prepared. An AV venture partner presents the thesis, and your club discusses it together.
The goal isn’t consensus. The goal is to sharpen your thinking by hearing how others evaluate the same opportunity.
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What You Gain
Better Investing. Better Relationships.
Clubs deliver value that goes well beyond deal access.
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Better decisions
Peer discussion surfaces questions you wouldn't think to ask alone. Hearing how others evaluate the same deal sharpens your own judgment. - Home
A real network
15-20 people who know your name, your investing style, your goals. Not a conference badge — a genuine relationship built over monthly conversations. - Home
Curated deal flow
Access to AV's institutional pipeline — 5,000+ deals reviewed annually, narrowed to the best opportunities. Co-investing leading VCs including Sequoia, a16z, and Kleiner Perkins. - Home
More fun
Investing is better when you're doing it with people you like. The monthly rhythm creates accountability, community, and something to look forward to.
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5,000+ Deals reviewed / year
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~250 Investments / year
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1,800+ Portfolio companies
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$1.6B+ Assets Raised
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
Members commit to investing $100K per year across the deals they choose to participate in. This isn’t a fund — you decide deal by deal. Some months you might invest, others you might pass. The commitment ensures everyone at the table is serious.
Plan for 2-3 hours per month: time to review the deal packet before the meeting, plus a 60-90 minute Zoom discussion. That’s it. No homework, no mandatory participation beyond showing up.
No. Every investment decision is yours alone. You might love a deal your peers pass on, or vice versa. The club discussion informs your decision — it doesn’t make it for you.
Yes. If you have an existing community, network, or affinity group that would benefit from investing together, we’d love to talk. Reach out to [email protected].
That’s common. We match you to a club based on your background, interests, and goals. Within a few meetings, these strangers become trusted peers. The shared identity creates instant credibility.
In a fund, you commit capital upfront and a manager decides how to deploy it. In a club, you see every deal, discuss it with peers, and decide for yourself — every single time. Same access, more control.
We’ll review your application and reach out to discuss which club might be the right fit. When a spot opens or a new club forms that matches your profile, we’ll invite you to join.
I’m Confused, Let Me Talk with Someone
Alumni Ventures clubs are for informational purposes only. AV and its personnel provide advice only to affiliated funds. Clubs do not provide personalized advice to any member.
Applicants for Club membership will need to establish accredited investor status before joining. Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested.