Yard Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)

Congratulations to portfolio company Volley on its impressive $55M Series C raise! 👏 Volley is transforming audio entertainment with #AI and voice-controlled interactive games, reaching over 30 million homes. This funding will supercharge new game development and advance its LLM-powered NPCs and speech recognition technology. Learn more about Volley below ⬇

Exciting news from portfolio company Concerto Biosciences: The FDA has cleared the IND application for their investigational live biotherapeutic product to treat atopic dermatitis. This breakthrough, discovered using their proprietary kChip technology, marks the start of a Phase 1, first-in-human trial. Learn more below!

Portfolio company Obligo has partnered with Yardi to enhance and simplify the resident 🤝 landlord experience. Obligo's payment platform aims to simplify deposit collection for clients and streamline residents' renting journey. Learn more below!

Despite the enormity of the upcoming wealth transfer, there are so many gaps. Here are just two: Estate Settlements and Home Trusts. AV's own Laura (Bordewieck) Rippy teams up with GenTrust's T Jason Stelmaszyk to talk trends and profile two innovative startups reshaping these wealth-transfer frontiers: https://lnkd.in/e9Eff3fd.

Discover how to evaluate a deal, walk through our investment process, and more with the Yard Ventures team in an upcoming webinar. Reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/e5xXrJBE.

Discover how to evaluate a deal, walk through our investment process, and more with the Yard Ventures team in an upcoming webinar. Reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/e5xXrJBE.

Join our Yard Ventures team, including Managing Partner Laura Rippy, as they dive into the mechanics of investing in the latest Yard fund. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gNUiitNH.

Join our Yard Ventures team, including Managing Partner Laura Rippy, as they dive into the mechanics of investing in the latest Yard fund. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gNUiitNH.

Early-stage investing demands profound market understanding and a keen eye for potential. Business Insider's list of 2024's most influential early-stage female investors recognizes influential women, including AV Managing Partner Laura (Bordewieck) Rippy, who dominate the early-stage space. Explore the full list below! ⬇

Join Managing Partner Laura (Bordewieck) Rippy, Partner Pete Mathias, Principal Grant Demeter, and Associate Drew Wandzilak in an upcoming webinar as they highlight portfolio companies with a connection to #Harvard and its vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eixkWCCY.