Alumni Ventures, one of the US’s most active venture capital firms, has opened its first European office in London.
The VC has relocated senior leadership to the city, expanded its UK team and invested in companies across the UK and wider EMEA region.
Alumni has also launched, registered and completed regulatory onboarding for its new UK affiliate and opened a new community for internationally-minded qualified investors, marking a significant milestone in its international expansion.
This week, founder and CEO Mike Collins travelled to London Tech Week to launch Alumni Ventures UK’s global alumni syndicate, a private investment community designed for qualified investors who have lived, studied or worked across borders and want insight and access to venture capital in startups and growth companies built with similar global ambition by design.
The community features in-person and virtual programming on both sides of the Atlantic to build community and shared insights, with leaders from both New York and London helping lead this work.
“Innovation has always transcended borders,” says Collins. “Some of the most exciting companies being built today are drawing talent, capital, customers and ideas from multiple countries from day one – that’s the global ambition AV believes in.
“London is both an extraordinary startup city and also a world-class gateway to investment, talent and innovation opportunities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa – the natural choice for our first office in the region and a launchpad for our next phase of international growth.”
Alumni Ventures has raised more than $1.4bn (£1bn) and invested in more than 1,600 companies globally. In the UK, the firm has backed companies including PolyAI and Supercritical, building on a broader regional EMEA portfolio that includes Oura Ring and Yassir.
