Webinar
HealthTech Fund 5 Is Closing - Here’s What You Should Know
Alumni Ventures’ David Shapiro and Mike Peri led a final opportunity for investors to learn about the Healthtech Fund before that year’s fund closed.
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In this session, David and Mike provided a clear overview of the Healthtech Fund’s investment thesis, sourcing strategy, and how the fund is building a diverse portfolio across healthcare innovation. Attendees heard recent portfolio updates, emerging trends shaping the healthtech landscape, and how the Healthtech Fund positions investors to capture opportunities across one of the most impactful and resilient sectors in venture capital.
The conversation covered key developments in healthtech — from digital health and care delivery to diagnostics, therapeutics, and health IT — and what these trends meant for venture investors. Attendees also learned about the fund’s approach to identifying and backing category-defining companies transforming healthcare and improving patient outcomes.
Watch the recording to hear David and Mike’s insights and responses to investor questions from the Q&A.
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Why Attend?
- HomeGet a comprehensive overview of the Healthtech Fund's investment strategy and portfolio approach
- HomeHear the latest updates on portfolio companies and emerging trends in healthcare innovation
- HomeParticipate in a live Q&A with David Shapiro and Mike Peri before the fund closes
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About your presenters
David has over 25 years of experience as an investor, adviser, and board member, with expertise across early- and late-stage venture capital. Before joining Blue Ivy, David was Senior VP of Corporate Development and Business Development for DataXu, a marketer-aligned data and analytics company. Prior to his time at DataXu, he was a Director with the global venture and private equity firm 3i, including board directorships with ten companies. He also worked in the private equity group at GE Asset Management, where he specialized in late-stage venture and growth capital opportunities. David received his BA in History from Yale in 1991 and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in 2000.
Mike, an accomplished venture capitalist and operator with over a decade of industry experience, brings a wealth of expertise to Alumni Ventures. Before joining AV as a Partner, he held a Lead Director role at CVS Health Ventures, where he focused on investments in early and growth-stage digital health companies and played a key role in shaping the firm’s portfolio management strategy. Prior to this, Mike served as a Partner at Distributed Ventures, an early-stage fund with a strong thematic emphasis on digital health, insuretech, and fintech sectors. His journey in the industry began with leadership in product and analytics at Yaro Health, a venture-incubated company that achieved a successful acquisition. Throughout his career, Mike has assumed pivotal roles in strategy, early-stage startups, and data science, shaping his comprehensive understanding of the venture landscape. Mike holds a Masters of Science in Applied Data Science from the University of Chicago, along with graduate and undergraduate degrees from DePaul University and the University of Iowa, respectively.