VC 101: Why Relationships Matter in VC
Learn how our growing network of 600,000 community members helps us source high-potential investment opportunities
Access to top deals can often be driven by who you know. Based on the science behind “six degrees of separation,” our growing network of 600,000 community members provides broad access to the entire VC universe.* In this episode of VC 101, AV Co-Founder and CCO Luke Antal discusses the importance of relationships in successful venture investments.
In the world of VC, a game-changing network is more than the sum of your relationships. Tapping into that extended network requires trust and confidence from the people you’re working with. That type of relationship is typically built through deep personal connections and shared experiences, and that’s exactly the type of trust that’s found in our network at Alumni Ventures.
Watch the following video featuring AV’s Co-Founder and CCO Luke Antal to learn how Alumni Ventures leverages its unparalleled relationships with entrepreneurs and investors to source high-potential deals.
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Less than five percent of accredited investors have ever invested in a startup venture. It's likely that if you're watching this, you may not be too familiar with how deals get done in the venture world. Well, there's a lot that goes into it, and like many things in life, strong relationships with the right people help out a lot with deal flow and deal access.
Alumni Ventures provides accredited investors with access to venture capital in an unprecedented way. Once solely the domain of large institutions and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, AV has helped democratize access to the venture asset class. We help accredited investors build a portfolio of promising startups to tap into the high potential value of private companies before they go public.
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Luke Antal
Co-Founder & Chief Community Officer, Alumni VenturesLuke Antal is a Co-Founder of Alumni Ventures and is an experienced startup and tech executive with a focus on marketing, sales operations, and customer experience. As the firm’s Chief Community Officer, Luke has built and oversees many of the processes, systems, and teams that contribute to the firm’s fundraising initiatives. He has scaled many startups as a founder or employee #1. He is the Founder of the AV Venture Fellow Program, which is a one-of-a-kind career accelerator and educational experience that is a groundbreaking on-ramp to a career in VC. Luke has an AB in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College.
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*Gardiner Morse, “The Science Behind Six Degrees,” Harvard Business Review, February 2023