What Is the First Check Fund?
The smartest, simplest way for investors to add seed stage deals to their portfolio. We are also…
- A full-time alumni investment team
- An Investment Committee comprised of some of the most experienced early stage investors in the country
- Part of Alumni Ventures Group, one of the most active venture funds in the world
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Why Invest in Venture Capital?
Consistently Strong Returns
Benefits of Venture Investing
Your chance to invest like an insider in game-changing innovation.
Participate in huge value creation pre-IPO and pre-acquisition.
Higher quality investment opportunities than angel investing or going it alone.
VC is not tied to the stock market, offering diversification during a downturn.
Invest directly in your interests: seed-stage startups, social impact, women entrepreneurs and more.
Why Invest in the First Check Fund?
A seed fund such as this one offering high risks and rewards is a natural complement to a well-diversified portfolio. Successful early investments in private companies can be huge difference makers in your wealth-building strategy. While most new startups won’t survive, the ones that do succeed often deliver outsized returns on your investment. Some early investors in unicorn companies have made 100x or more. In addition, bets are small, so less is at stake in any one investment. We will pursue a chase-the-winners strategy, keeping significant reserves to double down on investments that are thriving.
AVG is uniquely positioned to offer an exceptional seed venture fund for investors. Seed deals are typically hyper-local, and universities are at the nexus of many great startups. With a national network of alumni funds, AVG has strong roots at universities. In addition, we have recruited a nationwide network of seed stage scouts to share the best deals they’re doing.
Investment Strategy
Smart, Simple Venture Investing
Large, Diverse Portfolio
30-40 investments, diversified by sector and geography
Chasing Winners
We’ll have a large reserve (~50%) for deployment in the top investments that prove themselves.
Co-Investing with the Best
We invest alongside the top seed investors in the country. Our scout network consists of successful entrepreneurs who are domain experts, leads at the top incubators and accelerators, and active angel groups throughout the U.S.
Co-Invest Alongside Top Venture Firms
Invest In Deals Most Individuals Never Know About or Get Access To
- 3M New Ventures
- 500 Startups
- Accel Partners
- Accomplice
- Alsop Louie Partners
- Andreessen Horowitz
- Arena Ventures
- Aspect Venture Partners
- Atlas Ventures
- Benchmark
- Bessemer Venture Partners
- Bezos Expeditions
- BlackRock
- Blockchain Capital
- Borealis Ventures
- Comcast Ventures
- CrunchFund
- DFJ Capital
- Drive Capital
- Flybridge Capital
- Elephant Partners
- Founder Collective
- Foundry Group
- F-Prime Capital (Fidelity)
- General Catalyst Partners
- Golden Seeds
- Goldman Sachs Ventures
- Google Ventures
- Greylock Partners
- Highland Capital
- Javelin Partners
- Khosla Ventures
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Link Ventures
- Maveron
- Menlo Ventures
- ML Capital
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
- Nokia Growth Partners
- Norwest Venture Partners
- NXT Ventures
- Obvious Ventures
- OrbiMed
- Pelion Venture Partners
- Relay Ventures
- Resolute Ventures
- Sequoia Capital
- Summit Partners
- Space Angels
- SV Angel
- Thiel Capital
- Venrock
- Winklevoss Capital
- Y Combinator
How does the First Check Fund assemble a great portfolio for me?
- Our full-time investment team wakes up every morning dedicated to delivering a diverse portfolio to investors.
- We leverage a scout network and university connections to access deals that most individuals never know about.
- We only invest in deals or assets that have been rigorously analyzed by our team and other experts.