Webinar
Introduction to Spike Ventures

Join Alumni Ventures’ Managing Partner Todd McIntyre for an introductory session on Spike Ventures, a venture capital fund exclusively for the Stanford community and its extended network.
This webinar will provide a clear overview of the fund’s mission, investment strategy, and the unique value it delivers to individual investors. Todd will discuss how Spike Ventures identifies promising startups, the role of Stanford-connected founders and technologies in the portfolio, and how investors can participate.
Whether you’re an alum, affiliate, or simply interested in Stanford’s startup ecosystem, this session offers valuable insight into how the fund builds and manages a diversified portfolio. You’ll also hear about recent investments and market trends shaping the venture landscape. Reserve your spot today to discover how Spike Ventures connects Stanford innovation with world-class venture capital opportunities.
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Why Attend?
- HomeGet an overview of Spike Ventures’ strategy and connection to the Stanford community
- HomeLearn how the team sources and selects startups across industries
- HomeHear directly from Managing Partner Todd McIntyre about portfolio updates and opportunities
Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
About your presenter
Overview:
Todd McIntyre invests in transformative technologies that move markets and improve lives—where deep science, hardware innovation, and human health intersect. With 25+ years as both investor and operator, Todd has built, funded, and scaled companies from inception through exit. He focuses on opportunities where differentiated intellectual property and disciplined execution can create lasting value.
Before joining Alumni Ventures as Managing Partner of Spike Ventures (Stanford alumni fund), Todd co-founded Grey Sky Venture Partners, a healthtech venture capital fund that linked equity investment with fund-owned intellectual property. He sourced investments, guided portfolio companies as board member and mentor, and managed a 500+ patent portfolio. Earlier, as Vice President of Business Development at Invention Science Fund, he helped incubate and fund several landmark deep-tech startups, including TerraPower, Kymeta, Evolv Technologies, Echodyne, and Pivotal Commware.
Todd also played a leading role in growing Microvision from a three-person startup to a publicly traded innovator in display and imaging, and founded Lumera Corporation, a spinout focused on optical and biotech device technologies.
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Across healthcare, hardware, and deep tech, Todd backs founders who bring breakthrough ideas into reality. He looks for entrepreneurs who don’t just imagine the future—they engineer it, protect it, and scale it.
Todd’s investment lens emphasizes diversified venture portfolios: sector, stage, geography, and vintage. He has extensive experience negotiating and closing deals across the capital structure—from seed and early-stage ventures to M\&A and public financings. His track record spans pioneering work in healthtech, complex patent licensing transactions, and syndicating deals alongside top-tier venture firms.
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