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Alumni VenturesFirm match from fund name (lower confidence)

AV Apex Fund, LP

Open, writing first checks

Open: first sale Jul 2024, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

Warm intros only

This firm says it does not take cold pitches. Ask someone who knows the team to introduce you.

Vintage
2024
Fund size
$8.13M to $150M (Form D)
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors
Not stated
Regions
Global

01 · Thesis

Alumni Ventures is a venture firm offering individual accredited investors access to venture-stage and late-stage private companies, with a focus on building a diversified venture portfolio.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$54K to $1.88M (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D: $8.13M sold of a $150M target

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Mark Edwards, Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer
  • Michael Collins, Chief Executive Officer, Board Chairman
  • David Shapiro, Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer
  • Ludwig Schulze, Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer
  • Laura Rippy, Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer
  • Brian Keil, Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideAV offers founders a large network and platform to scale their companies.

    We turn our communities into your AV Platform, leveraging one of the largest networks in the industry.
    https://www.av.vc/for-founders

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.av.vc/for-founders
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2008850/000200885025000002/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026