Webinar
Arbor Street Ventures Introduction: How to Diversify Your Portfolio
Join Mike Peri, Partner, and Keaton Nankivil, Senior Principal at Alumni Ventures’ Arbor Street Ventures, as they walk through how University of Michigan alumni can access venture capital — and why portfolio diversification into private markets has never been more relevant for accredited investors.
In this session, Mike and Keaton will introduce Arbor Street Ventures — Alumni Ventures’ Michigan-focused venture fund — and walk through how it gives University of Michigan alumni and friends a smart, simple way to build exposure to venture capital. They’ll cover how the fund is structured, how investments are sourced and selected, and what a diversified venture portfolio looks like in practice.
The conversation will also explore why venture capital belongs in a modern investment portfolio, how Arbor Street approaches diversification across stage, sector, and geography, and what sets university-connected investing apart from traditional VC access.
Whether you’re a current Arbor Street investor or exploring venture capital for the first time, this webinar will give you a clear picture of how the fund works and what opportunity looks like for Michigan alumni. Reserve your spot to hear directly from the Arbor Street Ventures team and learn how to diversify your portfolio with venture capital.
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Why Attend?
- HomeDiscover how Arbor Street Ventures builds diversified venture portfolios for University of Michigan alumni and accredited investors
- HomeGain a clear understanding of how the Alumni Ventures team sources, evaluates, and selects investments across stage and sector
- HomeHave your questions answered directly by the Arbor Street Ventures investment team
About your presenters
Mike, an accomplished venture capitalist and operator with over a decade of industry experience, brings a wealth of expertise to Alumni Ventures. Before joining AV as a Partner, he held a Lead Director role at CVS Health Ventures, where he focused on investments in early and growth-stage digital health companies and played a key role in shaping the firm’s portfolio management strategy. Prior to this, Mike served as a Partner at Distributed Ventures, an early-stage fund with a strong thematic emphasis on digital health, insuretech, and fintech sectors. His journey in the industry began with leadership in product and analytics at Yaro Health, a venture-incubated company that achieved a successful acquisition. Throughout his career, Mike has assumed pivotal roles in strategy, early-stage startups, and data science, shaping his comprehensive understanding of the venture landscape. Mike holds a Masters of Science in Applied Data Science from the University of Chicago, along with graduate and undergraduate degrees from DePaul University and the University of Iowa, respectively.
Keaton has spent his career focused on high-level teamwork. A proud Wisconsin Basketball alumnus, he started his career playing professional basketball in Europe. He played for and led teams in competitions across Europe, including stops in Germany, Spain, Latvia and Italy. When he returned from overseas, his career focus shifted to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. He has worked with both institutional and corporate venture teams and completed and MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship. He holds a BS in kinesiology from UW-Madison and an MBA from the Nicholas Center for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking from the Wisconsin School of Business.