# Ali Hamed

> Ali Hamed is the founder, CEO, and partner of Treville Capital Group (formerly CoVenture), a New York-based alternative asset management firm he co-founded as a Cornell student in 2014. From cold-emailing tech executives as an agriculture major to managing $2.7 billion in assets across credit, capital solutions, and venture, Hamed has built one of the most creative and eclectic investing platforms of his generation - financing YouTube creator catalogs, watermelon crops, and Amazon roll-ups before most VCs knew those asset classes existed.

- **Role:** Founder, CEO & Partner at Treville Capital Group; Partner at Gallery Ventures
- **Organizations:** Treville Capital Group, Gallery Ventures, Crossbeam Venture Partners (former name), CoVenture (former name), Compound Ventures (former board partner)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's (Agriculture; self-describes as majoring in 'the internet'), Cornell University
- **Known for:** Built Treville Capital Group (formerly CoVenture) from a $392K seed to $2.7B AUM in 12 years, Pioneer of novel asset-backed credit strategies: YouTube creator catalog financing, agricultural produce financing, platform-economy credit, CoVenture Fund II achieved 5.6x TVPI

## Career timeline

- **2010-2014** — Attended Cornell University; played varsity baseball; co-founded POPSHOP maker space; joined Sphinx Head honor society; began cold-emailing tech executives with research reports
- **2014** — Co-founded CoVenture with Jamil Goheer, Michael Beller, and Thatcher Bell; raised first $392K from classmates and alumni families
- **2014-2018** — Built CoVenture's venture fund and direct lending fund; deployed $40M+; led investments in Produce Pay, Stellar, Tire Agent, Clearbanc, Returnly, Wave, Spotter
- **2018-2020** — Served as Venture Partner at Compound Ventures; helped identify investments in Nowsta, Counselytics, PayJoy, Blockstack
- **2018-2022** — Grew CoVenture's credit platform; pioneered novel asset-backed credit strategies including YouTube catalog financing, produce financing, heavy machinery software
- **2020-2021** — CoVenture's Fund II valued at 5.6x TVPI; firm raised $90M+ committed capital
- **2021-2022** — Launched Crossbeam Venture Partners as early-stage equity spinout; led investments in Spotter, Acquco, TapTap, QuickNode, Threecolts, Nelo, EvenUp
- **2024-11** — CoVenture rebranded to Treville Capital Group LLC; Crossbeam Venture Partners became Gallery Ventures
- **2026-03** — Treville closes inaugural Capital Solutions Fund at $500M+ in commitments from institutional investors; total AUM reaches ~$2.7 billion

## Achievements

- Built Treville Capital Group (formerly CoVenture) from a $392K seed to $2.7B AUM in 12 years
- Pioneer of novel asset-backed credit strategies: YouTube creator catalog financing, agricultural produce financing, platform-economy credit
- CoVenture Fund II achieved 5.6x TVPI
- Raised $500M inaugural Capital Solutions Fund in March 2026 from institutional investors
- Early backer of Clearbanc (now Clearco), Spotter, Acquco (raised $160M), QuickNode, EvenUp, Nelo
- Built from scratch via cold emails as a college student with no finance pedigree
- Mentored by Michael Ovitz, the legendary Hollywood super-agent turned investor
- Speaker at MIT FinTech Conference 2021
- Featured on Invest Like the Best, Capital Allocators, and multiple top finance podcasts
- Member of Sphinx Head, Cornell's elite senior honor society
- Co-founded POPSHOP, an entrepreneurship space at Cornell

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Treville Capital Group closes inaugural Capital Solutions Fund at $500M+ in institutional commitments; total AUM reaches ~$2.7 billion; investments include Embark, Consumer Edge, and Denny's take-private
- **2024-11** — CoVenture officially rebrands as Treville Capital Group; Crossbeam Venture Partners becomes Gallery Ventures
- **2024-09** — Published 'Valuations, Fundraises, and MPH' on CrossStack - on the two common pitfalls in growth-stage company fundraising
- **2024-07** — Published 'Getting Through the Hard Parts' on CrossStack - lessons from 10+ years of investing on how companies survive inflection crises
- **2024-06** — Appeared on Investors First Podcast (EP.85) discussing contrarian early-stage investing and the democracy of private markets

## Links

- Website: https://treville.com/team/ali-hamed
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alihamed/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AliBHamed

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Last updated: 2026-04-29