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October 29th 2026
Cancer Is Losing: Why AI is changing the oncology investment case
Join Luca Giani, Senior Principal at Alumni Ventures, and Mike Collins, CEO and Founder of Alumni Ventures, as they examine how AI is reshaping oncology — and why this accelerating shift is changing the investment case for cancer innovation
by Alumni Ventures
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October 27th 2026
U.S. Strategic Tech Fund Final Call
Drew Wandzilak, Principal of Alumni Ventures’ U.S. Strategic Tech Fund, led a final session exploring the fund’s strategy, portfolio construction, and focus on technologies critical to America’s economic and national security.
by Alumni Ventures
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October 20th 2026
Strawberry Creek Ventures Masterclass Live"
Matt Caspari, Managing Partner of Strawberry Creek Ventures, pulled back the curtain on how the team evaluated promising startups — and what separated compelling venture opportunities from the rest.
by Alumni Ventures
September 10, 2026
The Rise of AI-Native Services
The largest opportunity AI unlocks isn’t better software. It’s the multi-trillion-dollar services economy. For every $1 enterprises spend on software, they spend roughly $6 on people and services to get the job done.¹ AI-native services can compete for that spend with a fundamentally different model: each outcome can generate revenue while requiring progressively less human labor, improving future performance, and unlocking more work to own.
by Charlotte Jenkins
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October 20th 2026
Masterclass Live! How We Evaluate a Venture Deal
Laura Rippy, Managing Partner of Green D Ventures, alongside Senior Partner Darrin Wizst, Senior Associate Charlotte Jenkins, and Senior Principals Drew Wandzilak and Luca Giani, led a masterclass on how the team evaluated venture deals — from the first review through the final investment decision.
by Alumni Ventures
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October 20th 2026
How Chestnut Street and Triphammer Ventures Evaluate a Deal
Brian Keil, Managing Partner of Chestnut Street and Triphammer Ventures, and Senior Principal Mason Hale provided a behind-the-scenes look at how their teams evaluated venture opportunities — from the first review through the final investment decision.
by Alumni Ventures
September 8, 2026
The Hidden Architect of Aging
For decades, the field of biological aging has increasingly refined taxonomies of what changes as organisms grow older. The most widely accepted framework — the hallmarks of aging — reasonably describes twelve interconnected processes: genomic instability, telomere attrition, epigenetic alterations, mitochondrial dysfunction, loss of proteostasis, impaired macroautophagy, deregulated nutrient sensing, stem cell exhaustion, cellular senescence, altered intercellular communication, microbiome disturbance, and chronic inflammation.
by David Shapiro
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October 22nd 2026
AI Goes Nuclear
Join Drew Wandzilak, Principal of Alumni Ventures’ U.S. Strategic Tech Fund, and Mike Collins, CEO and Founder of Alumni Ventures, as they examine why AI’s growing energy demands are placing nuclear power at the center of the technology and investment landscape.
by Alumni Ventures
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October 22nd 2026
VC 301: How VCs Evaluate Deals
Join Andrew Ervin, Deputy CIO at Alumni Ventures, and Hilary Ncala, EVP Investor Relations, for a deep look inside how venture capitalists actually evaluate a deal — the scorecards, signals, and screens that turn 500+ monthly opportunities into a small handful of investments worth backing.
by Alumni Ventures
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October 8th 2026
Introduction to Spike Ventures
Todd McIntyre, Partner at Alumni Ventures’ Spike Ventures, introduced the firm’s Stanford alumni-affiliated venture fund — and explained how accredited investors could access a diversified portfolio of venture-backed startups.
by Alumni Ventures
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October 15th 2026
Your Guide to Venture Investing with 116 Street Ventures
Rob Adams, Executive Partner of 116 Street Ventures, provided a practical guide to investing in Alumni Ventures’ Columbia alumni-affiliated venture fund — from its strategy and portfolio to the mechanics of participating.
by Alumni Ventures
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October 15th 2026
Investing for a Post-AGI World
Matt Caspari, Managing Partner of Alumni Ventures’ Deep Tech Fund, explored how investors could prepare for a future shaped by artificial general intelligence — and where durable value might emerge as technology rapidly evolved.
by Alumni Ventures
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