Webinar
Spike Evaluate a Deal Webinar
Join Todd McIntyre, Managing Partner of Spike Ventures, for an inside look at how the team evaluates venture opportunities — from initial diligence and portfolio fit to the factors that build investment conviction.
Todd will walk through the process Spike Ventures uses to assess prospective investments, including how the team reviews available diligence materials, considers a company’s fit within a diversified venture portfolio, and evaluates the long time horizon associated with private-market investing. He’ll also explain how disciplined analysis helps the team identify the opportunities it believes are most compelling.
Whether you’re a Stanford alum, an experienced venture investor, or learning how professional investors assess startups, this session will provide a practical view of venture decision-making. Register to learn how Spike Ventures moves from an initial opportunity to an informed investment decision — and how you can apply those considerations when reviewing venture deals.
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Why Attend?
- HomeUnderstand the factors Spike Ventures considers when evaluating an investment opportunity
- HomeLearn how diligence, portfolio fit, and investment time horizon inform the team’s decisions
- HomeExplore how accredited investors can review and participate in venture opportunities through Spike Ventures
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About your presenter
Overview:
Todd McIntyre invests in transformative technologies that move markets and improve lives—where deep science, hardware innovation, and human health intersect. With 25+ years as both investor and operator, Todd has built, funded, and scaled companies from inception through exit. He focuses on opportunities where differentiated intellectual property and disciplined execution can create lasting value.
Before joining Alumni Ventures as Managing Partner of Spike Ventures (Stanford alumni fund), Todd co-founded Grey Sky Venture Partners, a healthtech venture capital fund that linked equity investment with fund-owned intellectual property. He sourced investments, guided portfolio companies as board member and mentor, and managed a 500+ patent portfolio. Earlier, as Vice President of Business Development at Invention Science Fund, he helped incubate and fund several landmark deep-tech startups, including TerraPower, Kymeta, Evolv Technologies, Echodyne, and Pivotal Commware.
Todd also played a leading role in growing Microvision from a three-person startup to a publicly traded innovator in display and imaging, and founded Lumera Corporation, a spinout focused on optical and biotech device technologies.
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Investment Lens:
Across healthcare, hardware, and deep tech, Todd backs founders who bring breakthrough ideas into reality. He looks for entrepreneurs who don’t just imagine the future—they engineer it, protect it, and scale it.
Todd’s investment lens emphasizes diversified venture portfolios: sector, stage, geography, and vintage. He has extensive experience negotiating and closing deals across the capital structure—from seed and early-stage ventures to M\&A and public financings. His track record spans pioneering work in healthtech, complex patent licensing transactions, and syndicating deals alongside top-tier venture firms.