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Masterclass: How Bascom Ventures Evaluates a Deal

Join Alumni Ventures’ Greg Baker for an in-depth masterclass on how Bascom Ventures evaluates startup investment opportunities—from initial screening to final decision.

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This session will walk through the key factors the team considers when assessing a deal, including founder strength, market potential, traction, and competitive landscape. Greg will share real-world examples and provide a transparent look into the due diligence process used to identify high-potential startups.

Whether you’re a current investor or exploring venture for the first time, this webinar will offer valuable insights into how professional VCs make investment decisions. Don’t miss this opportunity to sharpen your venture investing knowledge with a behind-the-scenes perspective.

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    Inside Access: Learn how the Bascom Ventures team screens and evaluates deals.
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    Investment Criteria: Understand the key traits of successful startups and strong opportunities.
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    VC Process: Get practical insights into how due diligence is conducted in real-world scenarios.

Reserve your spot today to learn how Bascom Ventures identifies standout investment opportunities. Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.

About your presenter

Greg Baker
Greg Baker

Managing Partner, Bascom Ventures & Towerview Ventures

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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