How Alumni Ventures Sources Deals
Venture Capital Fundamentals (VC 401) | Class 2
This lesson is coming soon. In the meantime, here’s a preview of what you’ll learn about how we source venture deals — including our co-investment model, our network-driven approach, and how we access opportunities alongside leading venture firms.
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What Is This Lesson?
A look at how we find and access venture investment opportunities. - Home
Who Is It For?
Anyone curious about how venture firms get into deals.
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About Your Instructors
Mike Collins
CEOMike Collins is an experienced operator across nearly every facet of venturing—from angel investing and venture capital to new business and product launches, as well as innovation consulting. He is a serial entrepreneur who has founded multiple companies, including one partially owned by WPP, and began his career at the venture capital firm TA Associates.
Matt Caspari
Managing Partner, Strawberry Creek Ventures, Deep Tech FundMatt is a two-time venture-backed founder/CEO with a decade of startup operating experience. Before joining Alumni Ventures, he was an Investing Partner at Spike Ventures, where he participated in over twenty investments. Matt holds an MBA with a Certificate in Entrepreneurship from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a BS in Biochemistry from Georgetown University.
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