Webinar
Foundation Fund Introduction
Join Alumni Ventures’ Executive Partner Greg Baker for an introductory session on the Foundation Fund, designed to offer diversified access to venture deals across industries, stages, and geographies.
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This webinar will outline the strategy behind the Foundation Fund, explain how it complements AV’s other offerings, and highlight recent investments from the portfolio. Greg will share the fund’s investment approach, insights into venture market trends, and examples of compelling deals.
Whether you’re new to venture capital or looking to expand your exposure to private market opportunities, this session will help you understand how the Foundation Fund fits into a long-term investing strategy. You’ll also learn how to get started and what to expect as an investor in this diversified vehicle. Reserve your spot today for a clear overview of how the Foundation Fund can support your venture investing goals.
Why Attend?
- HomeDiscover how the Foundation Fund provides diversified exposure to a broad portfolio of venture-backed companies
- HomeLearn how Alumni Ventures sources, evaluates, and invests in high-potential startups across sectors
- HomeGain insights directly from Greg Baker on venture investing strategy and market outlook
Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
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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