Webinar
The AV Venture 100: The Big Reveal
Mark Edwards and Andy Ervin unveiled The AV Venture 100 — a curated list of the most compelling companies in our portfolio.
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The session shared insights into the trends these companies represented, the signals of breakout potential, and why these investments mattered to our community.
Whether you were an active investor or new to venture, this conversation offered a behind-the-scenes look at how AV evaluated and celebrated excellence across the portfolio. Viewers walked away with a deeper understanding of how top-tier companies emerged — and how they could be part of their journey — while discovering which companies made the list.
Key Takeaways
- HomeDiscover the 100 most exciting companies in the Alumni Ventures portfolio
- HomeLearn how AV identifies and backs potential category leaders early
- HomeGain insight into the market trends shaping tomorrow’s biggest venture wins
Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
About your presenters
Mark Edwards is the Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures. A seasoned private equity executive who was an early investor in AV, Mark has served on the investment committees of Green D Ventures and Spike Ventures since inception. Mark has over 20 years of direct investing experience, having served in leadership roles at Five Peaks Capital Management, JLL Partners (~$4B of capital under management), and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (~$10B of capital under management). He holds an AB with honors from Stanford University and an MBA with distinction from Tuck (Tuck Scholar).
Andy is Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures, where he supports investment operations, analytics, and portfolio management. Previously, Andy held several executive roles at a VC-backed start-up in Boston called MiniLuxe, where he led finance and operations during a period of significant growth. Andy was also a consultant at The Parthenon Group and began his career as an actuary at the Liberty Mutual Group. Andy holds a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.