Webinar
Inside 116 Street Ventures: How You Can Invest in The Future
Join Alumni Ventures Managing Partner Rob Adams for a deep dive into 116 Street Ventures, a fund designed for the Columbia University community and its extended network.
This session will provide an inside look at how the fund identifies, evaluates, and invests in high-growth startups aligned with Columbia’s spirit of innovation. Rob will walk through 116 Street’s investment thesis, highlight recent portfolio activity, and explain how individual investors can participate in building the next generation of market leaders.
Whether you’re a first-time investor or seasoned alum, this webinar will help you understand how venture capital fits into a modern portfolio—and how 116 Street Ventures helps make that possible. The conversation will also include guidance on getting involved and staying informed as the portfolio evolves. Reserve your spot today to learn how you can join the 116 Street Ventures investor community.
Want to access our 116 Street Ventures Syndicate startup deals to see, evaluate, and optionally invest? No cost, no commitment.
Why Attend?
- HomeUnderstand how 116 Street Ventures connects Columbia alumni with exciting venture opportunities
- HomeLearn how Alumni Ventures sources, vets, and invests in early-stage startups
- HomeHear directly from Rob Adams about the fund’s mission, progress, and path forward
Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
About your presenter
Rob is a former entrepreneur, institutional fund manager, and software executive. He has served on many corporate boards and has founded or financed more than 40 companies, raising capital in both public and private markets. He is an internationally recognized expert and speaker on innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship. Most recently, Rob was on the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin, where he taught entrepreneurship in the MBA program and was the Founder and Director of Texas Venture Labs. He was CEO and Founder of Business Matters, a venture-backed developer of financial modeling products that was acquired. He was also an executive with Pervasive Software, a company he helped take public. Rob holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue, an MBA from Babson’s Olin School of Management, and a PhD in Management from Capella University.