Webinar
Meet the Venture Team
Join Alumni Ventures’ David Beazley and Mike Peri for an inside look at the people and process behind AV’s venture investment engine.
In this engaging session, David and Mike will share how the team sources, evaluates, and supports startups across a wide range of sectors and stages. You’ll learn about the criteria AV uses to select high-potential companies and how the team works to create long-term value for both founders and investors.
Whether you’re new to venture capital or a seasoned investor, this webinar will provide valuable insight into how AV’s team-based model operates. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the team behind the fund and gain a clearer understanding of how your investment is put to work.
Why Attend?
- HomeTeam Insights: Get to know the investors making decisions across AV’s diverse fund family.
- HomeInvestment Process: Learn how deals are sourced, vetted, and supported post-investment.
- HomeStrategic Approach: Understand how AV balances risk and opportunity across its portfolio.
Reserve your spot today to meet the venture team behind your investment. Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
About your presenters
David has played a leading role in many aspects of the VC investment cycle: structuring transactions as a fundless sponsor, improving operations as a consultant, leading management teams as a CEO, evaluating opportunities as an investor and advisor, and selling companies as a licensed business broker. Previously, he founded Synergy Financial, a private capital and consulting firm for entrepreneurs, PE professionals, and family offices. He started his investment career as a professional advisor managing millions in assets. David has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Northwestern and played for the two-time Big Ten Championship Northwestern Wildcats Football Team. He serves on the NUvention and Kellogg Entrepreneurial Center Advisory Boards.
Partner, Purple Arch Ventures
Mike, an accomplished venture capitalist and operator with over a decade of industry experience, brings a wealth of expertise to Alumni Ventures. Before joining AV as a Partner, he held a Lead Director role at CVS Health Ventures, where he focused on investments in early and growth-stage digital health companies and played a key role in shaping the firm’s portfolio management strategy. Prior to this, Mike served as a Partner at Distributed Ventures, an early-stage fund with a strong thematic emphasis on digital health, insuretech, and fintech sectors. His journey in the industry began with leadership in product and analytics at Yaro Health, a venture-incubated company that achieved a successful acquisition. Throughout his career, Mike has assumed pivotal roles in strategy, early-stage startups, and data science, shaping his comprehensive understanding of the venture landscape. Mike holds a Masters of Science in Applied Data Science from the University of Chicago, along with graduate and undergraduate degrees from DePaul University and the University of Iowa, respectively.