Webinar
Masterclass: The Smart Investor’s Guide to Building a Venture Portfolio
Join Mike Collins, CEO and Founder of Alumni Ventures, as he shares AV’s framework for building a venture portfolio — broad exposure across 100–150 companies, assembled over four to five years, alongside established lead investors.
Mike will explain why Alumni Ventures believes private-company exposure can complement a diversified portfolio and why breadth matters in a power-law asset class. He’ll walk through AV’s approach to diversification across companies and vintage years, the venture fund lifecycle, and the role of established lead VCs.
Whether you’re new to venture or refining an existing allocation, this session will offer an educational framework for combining diversified funds, sector funds, and individual deals. Register to learn how AV approaches building a disciplined, long-term venture portfolio.
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Why Attend?
- HomeUnderstand why diversification matters in a power-law asset class
- HomeLearn AV’s approach to building exposure across 100–150 ventures over four to five years
- HomeExplore how diversified funds, sector funds, and individual deals can serve different portfolio goals
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Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
About your presenter
Mike has been involved in almost every facet of venturing, from angel investing to venture capital, new business and product launches, and innovation consulting. He is the CEO of Alumni Ventures and launched AV’s first alumni fund, Green D Ventures, where he oversaw the portfolio as Managing Partner and is now Managing Partner Emeritus. Mike is a serial entrepreneur who has started multiple companies, including Kid Galaxy, Big Idea Group (partially owned by WPP), and RDM. He began his career at VC firm TA Associates. He holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering Science from Dartmouth and an MBA from Harvard Business School.