Webinar
The Dartmouth Flywheel: How a Small Ivy Plays in the Big Leagues of Venture
Join Mike Collins, Founder & CEO of Alumni Ventures, for a clear-eyed look at why investors are increasingly seeking access to Dartmouth’s entrepreneurial ecosystem — and how Green D Ventures gives accredited investors a structured way to back the founders emerging from one of the country’s most consequential — and most underappreciated — alumni networks.
In this session, Mike Collins will walk through what makes Dartmouth’s entrepreneurial ecosystem unusually strong for an institution of its size — the tightly coupled system of a top-tier liberal arts undergraduate college, Tuck’s MBA and venture literacy, Thayer’s engineering and invention culture (where more than half the faculty have founded startups), Geisel’s medical school and health-tech translation, and a foundational software-and-AI legacy that reaches back to the 1956 Dartmouth Summer Research Project — the meeting that coined the term “artificial intelligence.” Mike will discuss how Dartmouth’s cross-disciplinary reach, its alumni network operating as venture infrastructure, and its recent institutional push into AI at scale combine to produce founders who consistently punch above the university’s weight.
Whether you’re a Dartmouth alum, a current Alumni Ventures investor, or evaluating university-connected venture for the first time, this session will offer a clear lens on why Dartmouth-affiliated founders deserve a seat at the table — and how to participate in that thesis through a single, diversified vehicle. Register to hear directly from Mike and bring your questions to the live Q&A.
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Why Attend?
- HomeDiscover why Dartmouth — anchored by Tuck, Thayer, Geisel, and a distinctive AI legacy dating back to the term's coinage in 1956 — keeps producing category-defining founders
- HomeUnderstand how Green D Ventures sources and evaluates Dartmouth-connected deals, and what the team looks for before writing a check
- HomeLearn how to access this network through a single diversified fund, with the option to co-invest alongside top venture firms in standout deals
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About your presenter
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.