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 Webinar - August 11th 2026
An Introduction to the AI First Fund
Ray Wu, Managing Partner, AI First Fund, alongside Partners Jack Statza and Sophia Zhao and Principal Bryan Liu, led a current look at the AI First portfolio — what’s been added, what’s breaking out, and where the team sees the most compelling AI venture opportunities forming next.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 11th 2026
Distilling Oil: The Unseen Cost of the Strait Closure
Ryan Musto, Senior Associate at Alumni Ventures, led a clear-eyed look at why the Strait of Hormuz disruption was never just an oil story — and why the cascading effects across plastics, fertilizer, aviation, freight, and global supply chains reveal one of the most consequential venture opportunities of the decade.
by Alumni Ventures
June 29, 2026
Deep Tech Eats Venture Capital
Deep tech is rapidly transforming venture capital landscape, growing from a niche category into one of the dominant forces shaping global investment. Fueled by breakthroughs in AI, robotics, defense, energy, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing, investors are increasingly backing companies solving large-scale real-world problems with science and engineering at their core. This report explores the data behind deep tech’s accelerating rise, the market forces driving demand, and why many believe the next decade of venture capital will be defined by deep technology.
by Matt Caspari
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 Webinar - August 6th 2026
The Yard Ventures Last Call
Laura Rippy, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, alongside Senior Partner Stacey Tsai, Senior Principal Luca Giani, Senior Associate Charlotte Jenkins, and Drew Wandzilak, Managing Partner, led an introduction to Yard Ventures — Alumni Ventures’ Harvard alumni-affiliated venture fund — and how accredited investors can gain structured exposure to the founders emerging from one of the world’s most consequential innovation ecosystems.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 5th 2026
The Rise of Physical AI: How Intelligent Machines Are Reshaping the Real World
Alumni Ventures’ Ron Levin and Jason Bird of the Seed Fund led a look at how physical AI is moving out of research labs and into the factories, warehouses, and infrastructure that run the real world — and why embodied intelligence is shaping up to be one of the most consequential venture opportunities of the decade.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 4th 2026
X-energy’s IPO and What It Means for Nuclear Energy
Alumni Ventures’ Senior Principal Keaton Nankivil led a clear-eyed look at X-energy’s IPO — one of the most consequential public listings in the nuclear space in decades — and what small modular reactors, AI compute demand, and a renewed appetite for baseload power mean for the venture opportunity forming across advanced energy today.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - August 4th 2026
U.S. Strategic Tech Fund Introduction
Drew Wandzilak, Managing Partner of the U.S. Strategic Tech Fund, alongside Laura Rippy, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, Senior Partner Darrin Wizst, and Principal Ryan Musto, led an introduction to one of the most consequential venture theses of the decade — and how the U.S. Strategic Tech Fund gives accredited investors structured exposure to the rebuild of American defense, energy, advanced manufacturing, AI infrastructure, and critical minerals.
by Alumni Ventures
June 19, 2026
How Syndications Work
Syndications give investors the opportunity to evaluate and invest in individual venture-backed companies alongside Alumni Ventures. In this lesson, you’ll learn how syndications work, how opportunities are selected, and how investors can participate while building their venture knowledge and confidence.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - July 30th 2026
The $3 Trillion Moment: What the SpaceX, Anthropic & OpenAI IPOs Mean for Public and Private Market Investors
Mike Collins, Founder & CEO of Alumni Ventures, alongside Gray Chynoweth, CEO of PrePublic Equity Partners, led a conversation on what could be the most consequential private-market year in history — as SpaceX launched its record IPO, and Anthropic and OpenAI took steps toward public listings that could introduce more than $3 trillion in new market value to public investors over a matter of months.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - July 30th 2026
Welcome to Triphammer Ventures
Brian Keil, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, led an introduction to Triphammer Ventures — the firm’s Cornell alumni-affiliated venture fund — and a clear-eyed look at how accredited investors can gain structured exposure to the founders emerging from one of the country’s most prolific research and innovation ecosystems.
by Alumni Ventures
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 Webinar - July 28th 2026
Strawberry Creek Ventures Fund Launch
Alumni Ventures’ Matt Caspari led an inside look at Strawberry Creek Ventures — the firm’s UC Berkeley alumni-affiliated fund — and how privileged access to one of the country’s most prolific research and innovation ecosystems translates into a differentiated venture portfolio for accredited investors.
by Alumni Ventures
June 18, 2026
Alumni Ventures’ Awards & Rankings
Alumni Ventures (AV) has democratized access to professional-grade venture capital, a key asset class missing from the portfolios of many individual accredited investors. AV has received several awards from national outlets and organizations, recognizing our distinct model and the quality and breadth of our investment activity. See below to learn about some of our firm’s notable awards.
by Alumni Ventures

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