Webinar
Inside CIO Select Fund 5: AV’s Follow-On Strategy Explained
Join Alumni Ventures’ Mark Edwards and Greg Baker for an exclusive look at CIO Select Fund 5, a strategic fund designed to follow-on with high-potential portfolio companies.
In this session, they’ll break down how the fund identifies top-performing startups, the criteria for follow-on investments, and how these targeted bets can drive significant returns. You’ll gain insights into AV’s approach to capital allocation, the latest companies being supported through follow-ons, and what it means for investors.
Whether you’re already invested or considering participating, this webinar will provide a comprehensive view of the follow-on strategy and its potential impact. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from the fund’s leaders and get your questions answered.
Why Attend?
- HomeStrategy Breakdown: Learn how CIO Select Fund 5 strategically allocates follow-on capital.
- HomePortfolio Focus: Discover which companies are receiving targeted follow-on investments.
- HomeExpert Insights: Hear directly from Mark Edwards and Greg Baker on how AV identifies high-impact opportunities.
Reserve your spot today to learn how follow-on investments can drive portfolio success. Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
About your presenters
Mark Edwards is the Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures. A seasoned private equity executive who was an early investor in AV, Mark has served on the investment committees of Green D Ventures and Spike Ventures since inception. Mark has over 20 years of direct investing experience, having served in leadership roles at Five Peaks Capital Management, JLL Partners (~$4B of capital under management), and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (~$10B of capital under management). He holds an AB with honors from Stanford University and an MBA with distinction from Tuck (Tuck Scholar).
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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