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Chestnut Ventures

Venture fund and syndicate for Penn alumni, run by Alumni Ventures

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Chestnut Ventures, which trades on its site as Chestnut Street Ventures, is a venture investing group for Penn alumni. Alumni Ventures runs it, offering a diversified fund plus single-deal syndicates alongside established venture firms.

Products and services

  • Annual fund: A new fund is raised each year, made up of a spread of startup investments.
  • Syndicate: Deal-by-deal investing for members who want to pick companies.
  • Diligence sharing: Members see the due diligence prepared on each deal.
  • Venture Club: Fund investors join a club for learning and networking.
  • Webinars and articles: Content on topics like AI, climate technology and medical device security.

Who it works with

Accredited Penn alumni who want exposure to venture capital and like investing with fellow alumni. Named holdings include Burrow, Integrate, data.world and Ghost Robotics.

Key facts

  • Operator: Alumni Ventures
  • Investor base: Accredited Penn alumni
  • Fund cycle: A new fund every year

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Chestnut Ventures is ranked on 3 TrustList rankings: #25 on 1, #31 on 1 and #44 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Chestnut Ventures has no reviews yet and 2 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Venture capital firm · 3 rankings

  • #25of 65
    Tokyo

    Of the top 56 here, 12 also cover partners and 8 also cover fintech; 23 also work in New York City and 22 also work in Silicon Valley.

    Behind BofA Securities, ahead of CITIC Capital Holdings.

  • #31of 87
    Chicago

    Of the top 65 here, 8 also cover series a and 8 also cover series; 19 also work in San Francisco and 17 also work in London.

    Behind Chaifetz Group, ahead of Consumer Ventures.

  • #44of 110
    Boston

    Of the top 69 here, 11 also cover biotech and 10 also cover seed stage; 12 also work in Chicago and 8 also work in Tokyo.

    Behind CapShift, ahead of Chiesi Ventures.

As of 2026-10-30. Organic ranks only; sponsored placements are never ranks. How TrustList ranks

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