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 Webinar - June 2nd 2026
CIO Select Investor Update
Join Alumni Ventures’ Chief Investment Officer Mark Edwards and Managing Partner Greg Baker for a closed-door update on the CIO Select Fund — including portfolio activity to date, follow-on positioning across AV’s most promising portfolio companies, and the team’s outlook on where the strategy is heading next.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - July 2nd 2026
Ring Fund Launch Webinar
Join Rob Adams, Managing Partner of Alumni Ventures’ Ring Ventures, as he opens the doors on the next vintage of Ring Ventures — and walks Texas A&M-connected investors through how to get in early on a diversified, network-powered venture portfolio built around the Aggie community.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - May 28th 2026
Masterclass Live! The Art of Evaluating a Deal
Join Mark Edwards, Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures, and Andy Ervin for a masterclass on how experienced venture investors actually evaluate a deal — the frameworks, signals, and red flags that separate the opportunities worth backing from the ones that look better on paper than they perform in practice.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - May 27th 2026
VC 201: Venture Capital Insights
Join Rob Adams, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, and Hilary Ncala for a deeper dive into how venture capital actually works — built for investors who already understand the basics and want a sharper view of what drives returns, risk, and access in the asset class.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - May 26th 2026
Masterclass Live! How We Evaluate a Venture Deal
Join Laura Rippy, Managing Partner of Alumni Ventures’ Yard Ventures, alongside Senior Principal Luca Giani, Principal Drew Wandzilak, Senior Partner Stacey Tsai, and Senior Associate Charlotte Jenkins for a live masterclass on how the team evaluates, selects, and invests in venture deal
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - May 26th 2026
Ventures To Know: Energy & Strategic Minerals
Join Mason Hale, Principal at Alumni Ventures, as he breaks down the venture opportunity in energy and strategic minerals — two sectors increasingly viewed as the foundation of national security, AI infrastructure, and the next industrial cycle.
by Alumni Ventures
April 9, 20266 min read
The Preclinical Arbitrage
If you’re raising capital as a preclinical biotech company today, the market is sending a clear signal: come back when you have more data. But that signal may be creating one of the more interesting investment opportunities in the sector right now.
by Luca Giani
April 7, 20267 min read
The Cal Effect: Why Investors Should Chase UC Berkeley Access
University of California, Berkeley has quietly become the most prolific public university in the world for venture-backed founders, pairing elite engineering depth with a research-to-market pipeline that consistently produces breakout companies. From powering global leaders like Apple, Tesla, DoorDash, Databricks, and OpenAI to shaping the next generation of AI and deep tech startups, Berkeley’s founder ecosystem offers investors rare access to a compounding engine of innovation.
by Matt Caspari
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 Webinar - May 18th 2026
Blockchain Digital Assets & Marketplaces Fund Last Call
Join Ray Wu, Managing Partner, along with Senior Principal Jack Statza, Senior Principal Sophia Zhao, and Investor Bryan Liu of Alumni Ventures’ Blockchain, Digital Assets & Marketplaces Fund, for a final opportunity to explore the fund before it closes — and hear directly from the team on where they’re placing their bets in the next era of digital finance.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - June 9th 2026
CIO Select Introduction Webinar
Join Mark Edwards, Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures, and Greg Baker, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, for an introduction to the CIO Select Fund — and a clear-eyed look at how concentrating capital into AV’s highest-conviction portfolio companies works as a venture strategy for accredited investors.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - May 7th 2026
Purple Arch Ventures Introduction: How to Diversify Your Portfolio
Join Mike Peri, Partner of Alumni Ventures’ Purple Arch Ventures, and Senior Principal Keaton Nankivil, as they make the case for venture capital as a diversification strategy — and share why Northwestern alumni are increasingly adding private market exposure to their investment portfolios.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - May 6th 2026
Lakeshore Intro Webinar: How to Diversify Your Portfolio
Mike Peri, Partner of Alumni Ventures’ Lakeshore Ventures, and Senior Principal Keaton Nankivil made the case for venture capital as a diversification strategy — and shared why UChicago alumni are increasingly adding private market exposure to their investment portfolios.
by Alumni Ventures

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