Webinar
The $3 Trillion Moment: What the SpaceX, Anthropic & OpenAI IPOs Mean for Public and Private Market Investors
Join Mike Collins, Founder & CEO of Alumni Ventures and Board Chair of PrePublic Equity Partners, alongside Gray Chynoweth, CEO of PrePublic Equity Partners, and Hans Stege, Head of Investment Research at PEP, for a live conversation on what could be the most consequential private-market year in history — as SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI take steps toward public listings that could introduce more than $3 trillion in new market value to public investors over a matter of months.
In this joint AV × PEP session, Mike, Gray, and Hans will walk through what the potential IPOs of SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI actually mean for public and private market investors — including why the value in these companies is created before the bell (the median age at IPO has climbed from 5 years in 1999 to 14 today), why late-stage private companies now represent roughly half of all venture value, and how individual accredited investors can access this asset class through two complementary lenses: early-stage venture with Alumni Ventures, and late-stage secondaries with PEP.
Whether you’re evaluating private markets for the first time or already invested with Alumni Ventures, this session will give you a practitioners’ view — not a commentators’ one — on where the private-market opportunity is forming next, the pipeline of pre-public companies behind the marquee names, and how to build a single private-market allocation that spans the full journey from seed to IPO. Register to hear Mike, Gray, and Hans directly, and bring your questions to the live Q&A.
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Why Attend?
- HomeUnderstand what the potential SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI IPOs mean for both public and private market investors — and why more than $3 trillion in new market value could reach public investors in a single window
- HomeGet a practitioner's view on how early-stage venture and late-stage secondaries work as complementary — not competing — ways to access private markets
- HomeHear directly from AV and PEP leadership on where the next generation of pre-public companies is forming, and how qualified investors can access them
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About your presenters
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.
CEO, PrePublic Equity Partners
Graham Chynoweth is a mission-driven entrepreneur, operator, and investor. He has spent two decades scaling technology companies and raising more than $100M across public and private markets. As COO at Dyn (acquired by Oracle), he grew revenue from $3M to $60M and expanded internationally. As CEO at Minim (NASDAQ: MINM), he raised $30M, grew revenue to $55M, took the company up on NASDAQ, and diversified its manufacturing footprint. Beyond operations, Graham has deployed capital in more than 20 early-stage deals, guided over 15 M&A events, and served on multiple boards. A Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve, he has supported the Department of Defense’s innovation efforts. Graham holds a JD and MA in Public Policy from Duke University and a BA from UC Berkeley.
Head of Investment Research
Hans leads the firm’s research program and develops the data-driven insights that guide sourcing, underwriting, and portfolio strategy. He brings over a decade of global investing experience across long-only and alternative mandates. At Columbia Threadneedle, he co-managed over $1B in quality-growth equity strategies, shaping his disciplined, fundamentals-based approach to later-stage venture investing. Earlier, Hans worked in strategy consulting focused on global energy markets and served as a Fulbright research fellow in Kyiv. He holds an MBA with honors from Chicago Booth and graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College.