Spike Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) | 4,469 followers on LinkedIn. An Alumni Ventures Fund and community for Stanford alumni & friends. | Spike Ventures is an Alumni Ventures' venture capital fund for alumni of Stanford that invests in companies with a Stanford connection. We are part of Alumni Ventures, America’s largest venture firm for individual investors. Founded in 2014, we are the venture investing partner to over 11,000 individuals and institutions.