Entity
  • Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)

    Created in 2016
  • BETA

    Trend leader (A+)
    Existing signals make this entity one of the most dynamic startups
  • Social networks

    796 232 4,085 5,369 48,135
  • Entity types

  • Location

    Manchester, NH 03101, USA

    Manchester

    United States of America

  • Employees

    Scale: 2-10, 51-200

    Estimated: 418

  • Engaged corporates

    37
    5 28
  • Added in Motherbase

    5 years, 7 months ago
Description
  • Value proposition

    An Alumni Ventures Fund and community for MIT alumni & friends.

    Castor Ventures is an Alumni Ventures' venture capital fund for alumni of MIT that invests in companies with an MIT connection.

    Meet the team:
    Chris Sklarin, Managing Partner
    Cainon Coates, Managing Partner
    Meera Nair, Principal

    We are part of Alumni Ventures, America’s largest venture fund for individuals and the #1 most active venture firm in the US and #3 globally (PitchBook 2022).

    Follow Castor Ventures for content at the intersection of our shared alma mater, venture capital, and entrepreneurship.

    We are private, for-profit, and not affiliated with or sanctioned by the university.

    MIT alum, investing, VC, private equity, venture capital, portfolio, MIT portfolio, Castor MIT, and Castor Ventures

  • Castor Ventures - Alumni Ventures

    Venture capital investing for MIT alumni and other friends of the community through diversified venture portfolios of MIT-connected startups.

  • https://av-funds.com/3vuglbm
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Corporate interactions BETA
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19 Nov 2020


Amazon
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29 Jan 2021


Sun Microsystems
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23 May 2016


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2 Jul 2020


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28 May 2021


FoodHack
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18 Aug 2022


Y Combinator
Y Combinator
Startup accelerator & VC, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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17 Oct 2018


Fifth Wall
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BMW Group
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Alumni Ventures
2 months, 1 week ago 6

Meet Quai Network: the startup redefining blockchain speed and decentralization.

Co-founder Alan Orwick shares how their innovative proof-of-entropy consensus and hierarchical chain structure are solving blockchain's "trilemma."

Stream now on the latest episode of the Tech Optimist: https://lnkd.in/eAqS3tV3.

Alumni Ventures
2 months, 1 week ago 5

We're #hiring a new Community Relations Associate- Venture Capital in Manchester, New Hampshire. Apply today or share this post with your network.

Alumni Ventures
2 months, 1 week ago 6

Pushing the boundaries of quantum computing: portfolio companies Quantum Machines and Rigetti Computing joined forces to automate the calibration of a 9-qubit Rigetti NoveraTM using #AI. This breakthrough not only simplifies manual processes but paves the way for scaling complex quantum systems. Learn more below!

Alumni Ventures
2 months, 1 week ago 2

AI deployment just got smarter: Portfolio company Distributional is bridging the gap between business goals and AI model performance. With $19M in funding, they’re reducing failures and accelerating integration through automated testing. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_a9DSvh.

Alumni Ventures
2 months, 1 week ago 20 1

AI is pushing data centers to their limits—driving a pivotal shift toward nuclear energy solutions.

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are stepping in as a scalable, carbon-free game-changer. Portfolio company X-energy is capitalizing on this shift, positioning itself at the forefront of the nuclear energy revolution: https://lnkd.in/ehs74uCS.

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