Webinar
Foundation Fund Final Call
Greg Baker, Executive Partner of the Foundation Fund, led an introduction to Alumni Ventures’ flagship diversified venture fund — and a clear-eyed look at how the Foundation Fund gives accredited investors a single, professionally managed vehicle to access institutional-quality venture across sectors, stages, and the broader Alumni Ventures platform.
In this session, Greg walked through the Foundation Fund’s investment thesis and how the fund is constructed — including how the team builds diversification across sectors, stages, and lead investors, what differentiates the fund from other venture access products, and how the Foundation Fund draws on Alumni Ventures’ position as one of the most active venture investors in the country. Greg shared recent portfolio activity, where the team is sharpening conviction, and how the Foundation Fund fits alongside Alumni Ventures’ other fund options.
Whether attendees were new to venture, evaluating the Foundation Fund for the first time, or already familiar with Alumni Ventures and looking to deepen their understanding, this session gave them a clear, current view of the fund’s thesis, structure, and fit within a long-term venture allocation. Watch the recording to hear directly from the leadership driving the fund forward and their responses to investor questions from the live Q&A.
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Key Takeaway
- HomeDiscover the Foundation Fund's investment thesis and how it gives accredited investors diversified access to institutional-quality venture in a single vehicle
- HomeUnderstand how Greg and the team construct the portfolio across sectors, stages, and lead investors — and where they're sharpening conviction today
- HomeLearn how the Foundation Fund fits alongside Alumni Ventures' other fund options to round out a long-term venture allocation
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About your presenter
Overview:
Greg began as a Managing Partner with Alumni Ventures in 2017, where he has helped lead more than 100 investments across a wide range of sectors. He is the Founder of Bascom Ventures and also manages Towerview Ventures, Alumni Ventures’ Duke-focused fund, the Foundation Fund, and the CIO Select Fund. His portfolio includes innovative companies such as Axiom Space, SHINE Medical, American Gene Technologies, Juvena Therapeutics, Centaur Health Holdings, Canela Media, and Matchwell.
At Alumni Ventures, Greg has been a generalist investor, but his passion lies in infrastructure—investing in the tools and platforms that will enable and support the next generation of transformative industries, particularly in energy. He is especially interested in how foundational technologies create ripple effects that unlock growth across healthcare, frontier tech, and industrial innovation.
Prior to joining Alumni Ventures, Greg built a successful career as a senior executive across the electrical products, packaging, and chemical industries, with expertise spanning corporate leadership, business development, startups, M&A, and strategic growth. He began his career as a Design Engineer at Texas Instruments before pursuing his MBA at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.
Funds actively worked on:
- Bascom Ventures
- Towerview Ventures
- Foundation Fund
- CIO Select Fund
Investment Lens:
Greg’s passion lies in infrastructure—tools and platforms that enable and support the next generation of transformative industries, particularly in energy. He is particularly interested in how foundational technologies create ripple effects that drive growth across:
- Healthcare
- Frontier technologies
- Industrial innovation
Representative investments include:
- Axiom Space (pioneering the commercial space industry)
- Juvena Therapeutics (unlocking regenerative medicines)
- Canela Media (leading digital media company serving Latino audiences)
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