Your Window Into the Innovation Economy

Today, there is no shortage of options for an investor to consider, with thousands of public equities to choose from and a bevy of apps that make trading as easy as a swipe. Private investments are increasingly popular for sophisticated portfolios, but options can be limited for many individual investors and deliver varying results. However, there is another asset class that can play an important role in your financial strategy, and it’s still missing from many seasoned investors’ portfolios.

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.

This series curates great content that folks interested in entrepreneurism and venture capital should explore. Some are from my own must list; others have been suggested by our community.

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.

Meet Ludwig Pierre Schulze, Managing Partner of Waterman Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on the Brown University community. Waterman is part of the Alumni Venture Group, the most active venture firm globally.

Since we launched AVG’s Anti-Bias Fund at the start of January, we’ve received about $1M in commitments. Thank you to all who have supported this fund.

This series curates great content that folks interested in entrepreneurism and venture capital should explore. Some are from my own must list; others have been suggested by our community.

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.