Venture News

Watch this on-demand presentation about Towerview Ventures, Alumni Ventures’ fund for Duke alumni and friends of the community. The discussion was led by Towerview Ventures Managing Partner Greg Baker and Senior Associate Matt Jones. It is open to all alumni and friends of Duke University.

Watch this on-demand episode of our Masterclass Live! series with Alumni Ventures’ Chief Investment Officer Mark Edwards and Deputy CIO Andy Ervin. In this session, you’ll discover how to evaluate a deal, walk through the process our own investment teams use to invest in promising startups, and learn how you, too, can invest in startups just like this through our Syndications Program. At Alumni Ventures, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to invest in the next big thing. That’s why we’ve created a platform that allows our investors to flex their skills by investing not only in our offerings of portfolios of startups but also in individual syndication opportunities.

Watch this on-demand presentation about the math behind venture capital, led by Towerview Ventures’ Managing Partner Greg Baker. Towerview Ventures is Alumni Ventures’ Duke-focused venture capital fund, and this webinar is open to all alumni and friends of the community.

Join us for a live, 45-minute presentation about Towerview Ventures, Alumni Ventures’ Duke-focused venture capital fund. This is an excellent opportunity to meet Towerview Ventures Managing Partner Greg Baker, as well, as the team, and hear about their approach to investing in private-stage companies.

Recent events have been an important reminder that sophisticated portfolios should be diversified, including alternative assets like VC. Alumni Ventures makes it easy for accredited investors to add professional venture capital to their portfolios with our smart, simple venture funds.  If you’re interested in learning more and intrigued to grow your understanding of the venture capital asset class, register today.

Watch this on-demand expert panel webinar featuring the CEOs and founders of some of the most innovative and high-potential ClimateTech companies in the industry. This session will give you an exclusive opportunity to hear directly from the leaders of these cutting-edge companies in our portfolio about their vision for the future of ClimateTech.

Watch this on-demand presentation featuring founders of leading AI companies in the Alumni Ventures portfolio as we discuss the latest advances in AI, the exciting potential of innovating companies in this sector, and the wide-ranging impact of AI-related technology.

Looking back, 2022 has been an important reminder that sophisticated portfolios should be diversified, including alternative assets like VC. Alumni Ventures makes it easy for accredited investors to add professional venture capital to their portfolios with our smart, simple venture funds.  If you’re interested in learning more and intrigued to grow your understanding of the venture capital asset class, register today.

Join us for a live, 45-minute webinar featuring a panel of leading VCs offering insights into the future trends of finance and banking-related technologies as we prepare to head into 2023.

Watch this on-demand presentation featuring a panel of women leaders discussing the impact of their business and offering insights into the current and future trends of Web3. Their perspectives from different parts of the industry will help paint a holistic picture of blockchain’s potential as well as help highlight the unique opportunities and challenges for women in the space.

With the deadline for investing in the current Towerview Ventures Fund right around the corner, join us for a 45-minute discussion with Managing Partner Greg Baker who will provide an overview of Towerview Ventures and how we build a fully diversified venture portfolio.

Venture capital is the practice of investing in innovative, fast-growing private companies that are believed to have long-term equity appreciation potential. The work involves numerous calculations from performing due diligence, calculating risks and returns, and bigger picture calculations of the market.