Webinar
An Introduction to Alumni Ventures' Seed Fund
Watch our on-demand 45-minute presentation about Alumni Ventures’ Seed Fund, our seed and pre-seed focused venture capital fund.
A very early-stage fund like this one that offers both high risk and high rewards is a natural complement to a stage-diversified venture portfolio. This fund is power-law defined, but we think our large and focused team, network and value proposition to seed entrepreneurs, and strategy will maximize the chances of catching difference-making investments. The discussion will be led by Alumni Ventures’ CEO, Mike Collins, and CIO, Anton Simunovic, and moderated by Senior Partner, Deborah Walden. There will be time for open questions during the call.
During the session, we discuss:
- HomeThe goal and structure of the fund
- HomeThe value of the Alumni Ventures model
- HomeSome examples of current portfolio companies
- HomeThe benefits of diversifying into venture capital
- HomeThe minimum requirements needed to invest in the fund
* You must be accredited to invest in venture capital
The webinar recording does not feature our live Q&A, please make sure to join webinars live to participate in the discussion.
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 currently CEO of Alumni Ventures Group, the managing company for our fund, 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.
Before joining Alumni Ventures’ Seed Fund, Catherine was a successful entrepreneur, product manager, and software engineer. She was Director of Product at NEA-backed DataVisor, an enterprise company offering an unsupervised machine learning fraud solution. Prior to hat, she co-founded the retail analytics company Fancy That (acq. acquired by Palantir in 2015). While at Stanford, she built an online platform used by thousands of students and instructors to streamline grading. Catherine graduated from Stanford with a BS and MS in Computer Science, focusing on AI. Investments Sourced By Catherine: Anycart (Menlo Ventures, Greycroft), Strongsuit (Bloomberg Beta), RIOS (Morpheus Ventures), Lily AI (NEA, Canaan Partners), Mighty Buildings (Khosla Ventures), Haven Money (Unusual Ventures; acq. by Credit Karma)
Webinar Moderator
Deborah has over 25 years of experience working with social impact entrepreneurs and mission-driven leaders. Prior to joining AVG, Deb was an independent consultant for business development and growth strategies, guiding founders through the early startup and launch phases of new social ventures and nonprofit organizations. Her clients included an MIT professor and former dean launching a venture to transform the higher education landscape, social ventures focused on national security and foreign policy, and a national organization building a global joint initiative for world leaders. She has worked in higher education advancement, nonprofit management, and as a Capitol Hill lobbyist, beginning her career as committee staff in the US Senate. Deborah holds a BS in political science from Birmingham-Southern College and a MA in Communication from American University.