Webinar
Green D Ventures Portfolio Update
Join Alumni Ventures team members Laura Rippy, Darrin Wizst, Charlotte Jenkins, and Drew Wandzilak for a comprehensive portfolio update on Green D Ventures.
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This session will provide a detailed look at the fund’s current investments, recent performance highlights, and outlook for the remainder of the investment cycle. The team will share insights on the fund’s strategy for identifying and backing promising early-stage companies connected to the Dartmouth community.
Attendees will also get a closer look at key portfolio companies and learn how macro trends are shaping the venture landscape. Whether you’re a current investor or considering participating in the future, this webinar will offer valuable context on fund activity and direction. Reserve your spot today to hear directly from the Green D Ventures team.
Why Attend?
- HomeStay informed on recent performance and updates from Green D Ventures' portfolio
- HomeGain insight into how the team evaluates and selects investment opportunities
- HomeLearn how the fund continues to support high-potential companies with Dartmouth ties
Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
About your presenters
Laura Rippy is a Managing Partner and Board Member at Alumni Ventures. She runs the Harvard-focused fund (The Yard Ventures), the Dartmouth-focused fund (Green D Ventures), the Women’s Fund at Alumni Ventures, and our US Strategic Tech fund. Alumni Ventures is “America’s Largest Venture Firm for Individuals” with $1.5B raised, and 1500 portfolio companies. AV is one of the top 3 most active venture capital firms globally, per Pitchbook 2018-24. Previously, Laura was a serial CEO, Chairman, Board Member, Advisor, and Executive in high-technology companies including Microsoft. Business Insider ranked Laura in the Best Early Stage Investors of 2024 and 2025. Laura Rippy holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Government from Dartmouth College.
Charlotte Jenkins is a Principal at Alumni Ventures, where she invests in early-stage companies across sectors, with a focus on AI and emerging technologies reshaping everyday life and work. Before joining Alumni Ventures, Charlotte helped build and scale startups spanning AI, consumer technology, and logistics, with operating experience from pre-seed through Series B. She brings an operator’s perspective to investing and is particularly drawn to the 0-to-1 stage, where creative problem-solving, rapid learning, and unconventional ideas can lay the foundation for transformative businesses.
Actively Works On:
- Green D Ventures
- Women’s Fund
- Next-Gen Consumer Syndicate
Investment Areas of FocusCharlotte focuses on AI and emerging technologies reshaping how people live, work, and interact with the world. Her investment interests span AI-native services, consumer technology, AI applications, and infrastructure, with a particular interest in products that move beyond enabling tasks to delivering outcomes. She approaches emerging technologies through a behavioral lens, exploring how new capabilities change what people expect from software, how they make decisions, and how businesses deliver value. She is particularly drawn to opportunities where technological shifts unlock entirely new products, services, and business models.
Drew has worked in high-growth industries as both an investor and operator, focusing on how people and technology interact within organizations. As a long-time investor with Alumni Ventures, he has worked across multiple funds and internal initiatives. He has worked on National and State level political campaigns, focusing on Small Business and Entrepreneurial policy. Drew holds a BS from Northwestern University in Education and Social Policy, specializing in Learning & Organizational Development. He also served as an Ambassador for Northwestern’s Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and was recognized in Chicago Inno’s 25 under 25.
Senior Partner
Darrin is an investment professional with an extensive background in financial services and B2B. Throughout his 25 year career, he has worked with individual investors, investment advisors and their clients, and institutional (foundations and endowments) clients, with various investment vehicles including mutual funds, separately managed accounts, socially responsible portfolios, and alternative investments. He earned a BA in Economics & Public Management from UMaine and an MBA from Boston College.