Andrew Padilla

Andrew Padilla is a Partner at Alumni Ventures, a network-powered venture capital firm with over $1 billion in assets under management.12 He has over a decade of experience in alternative investments, including roles as an investor, board advisor, and limited partner across venture capital and private equity.1

Career Highlights

Current Role: Andrew joined Alumni Ventures in April 2021 as a Senior Principal and was promoted to Partner in July 2023.2 In this role, he focuses on investing in various sectors, including deep tech, enterprise software, and frontier technologies.

Previous Experience:

• Investor at Mithril Capital Management, a multi-stage global investment firm backed by Peter Thiel, where he focused on deep tech and enterprise software investments.12
• Principal in Private Markets Investments at GCM Grosvenor.2
• Founder of Simplending, an online lending platform that incorporated machine learning into consumer credit underwriting.12
• Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch, where he worked on M&A and capital markets advisory in the specialty finance and financial technology sectors.2

Education and Early Career

Andrew holds a BBA from Baylor University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.1 He began his career as a CPA with Ernst & Young, a Big Four accounting firm.12

Investment Focus

At Alumni Ventures, Andrew has been involved in investments across various sectors, including:

• Autonomous precision manufacturing (Formlogic)
• AI-powered real estate data analytics (Beekin)
• Robotics for logistics (Dextrous Robotics)
• Radio Frequency data analytics (Hawkeye 360)
• Game development (Build a Rocket Boy)
• Virtual behavioral health (Brave Health)
• Fintech for nonprofits (B Generous)
• On-demand talent marketplace (Graphite)
• Travel tech (Cruisebound)2

Andrew's diverse experience and expertise in alternative investments make him a valuable asset to the Alumni Ventures team, contributing to the firm's mission of disrupting the venture capital industry.3