Webinar
How Venture Investing Really Works: Insights from Bascom Ventures' Portfolios
Join Alumni Ventures Executive Partner Greg Baker and Senior Principal Keaton Nankivil for a behind-the-scenes look at how venture investing really works—through the lens of Bascom Ventures’ portfolios.
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This webinar will break down how our team sources deals, evaluates startups, and builds a diversified portfolio of high-potential companies. You’ll hear real examples from Bascom Ventures’ investments and gain a clearer understanding of what goes into making smart, long-term venture decisions.
Whether you’re new to venture or looking to deepen your understanding, this session will offer valuable, real-world insights from seasoned investors. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how the venture process works—from sourcing to exit.
Why Attend?
- HomePortfolio Highlights: See real examples of how Bascom Ventures has backed standout startups.
- HomeVC Process Unpacked: Learn how deals are sourced, vetted, and supported throughout their lifecycle.
- HomeInvestor Education: Gain actionable insights into how venture capital creates long-term value.
Reserve your spot today for a practical look inside venture investing with Bascom Ventures. Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
About your presenters
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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Keaton has spent his career focused on high-level teamwork. A proud Wisconsin Basketball alumnus, he started his career playing professional basketball in Europe. He played for and led teams in competitions across Europe, including stops in Germany, Spain, Latvia and Italy. When he returned from overseas, his career focus shifted to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. He has worked with both institutional and corporate venture teams and completed and MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship. He holds a BS in kinesiology from UW-Madison and an MBA from the Nicholas Center for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking from the Wisconsin School of Business.