# Alert Venture Foundry

> Alert Venture Foundry is a VC fund backing Banking and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alertventurefoundry
- Website: https://alertventure.com

Alert Venture Foundry is a startup studio that focuses on new technologies using AI, machines, and advanced design instruments.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Alert Venture Foundry. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Alert Venture Foundry. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/alert-venture-foundry?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Lert | CEO and Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-lert-e110 |
| Robert Sullivan | Co-Founder, President and Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-sullivan-1dfb |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AAZZUR | AAZZUR is a Fintech innovation that is changing banking. 10 years ago financial institutions built most of their own infrastructure, products, and services themselves. The new paradigm is to connect services. This is more flexible, cheaper, and more powerful. AAZZUR is a layer above the banks and fintech to facilitate the exchange of data,messages, and transactions. This is the promise of open banking. AAZZUR is an open banking platform that will revolutionize how data is monetized, customers are serviced, and how banks and fintech can be built. It’s a marketplace to provide the next wave of financial services. | $2.7M | Seed | Jan 20, 2026 |  |
| AAZZUR | AAZZUR is a Fintech innovation that is changing banking. 10 years ago financial institutions built most of their own infrastructure, products, and services themselves. The new paradigm is to connect services. This is more flexible, cheaper, and more powerful. AAZZUR is a layer above the banks and fintech to facilitate the exchange of data,messages, and transactions. This is the promise of open banking. AAZZUR is an open banking platform that will revolutionize how data is monetized, customers are serviced, and how banks and fintech can be built. It’s a marketplace to provide the next wave of financial services. |  |  |  |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Great Stuff Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/great-stuff-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Haatch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haatch) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tenity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tenity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tyr Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tyr-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Alert Venture Foundry invest in?

Alert Venture Foundry invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Alert Venture Foundry?

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### Who are the partners at Alert Venture Foundry?

The team at Alert Venture Foundry includes John Lert (CEO and Founder) and Robert Sullivan (Co-Founder, President and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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