Webinar
Introduction to Green D Ventures
Join Alumni Ventures’ team—Laura Rippy, Charlotte Jenkins, Darrin Wizst, and Drew Wandzilak—for an introductory session on Green D Ventures, a venture fund for the Dartmouth community.
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This webinar will provide an overview of the fund’s investment strategy, portfolio construction, and how it connects Dartmouth alumni to high-growth startups. The team will share recent investment highlights and explain how Green D Ventures offers diversified access to private innovation.
Whether you’re new to venture investing or looking to expand your exposure, this session will give you a clear understanding of how the fund operates. You’ll also learn how to get involved and stay connected as the portfolio evolves. Reserve your spot today to discover how Green D Ventures is building a powerful investing community for Dartmouth alumni and friends.
Why Attend?
- HomeLearn how Green D Ventures builds a diversified venture portfolio
- HomeHear directly from the team about sourcing and evaluating deals
- HomeUnderstand how to participate in future investment opportunities
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About your presenters
Overview:
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 helps 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.
Funds Actively Worked On:
- Yard Ventures
- Green D Ventures
- Women’s Fund
- US Strategic Tech Fund
Investment Lens:
Laura’s investing areas at AV leverage her operating experience in consumer internet, enterprise software, and novel technology innovations. She is inspired by founders aiming to build “N of 1” companies, ideally with IP or other moats. Business Insider ranked Rippy in the Top 100 Early Stage Investors of 2024 and 2025, and #1 in the Top Female Seed Investors of 2025.
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.