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July 7th 2026
How to Invest in Ring Ventures
Rob Adams, Managing Partner of Ring Ventures, led a final opportunity to learn about the fund before it closed — and a clear-eyed look at how Texas A&M-connected venture is constructed, what the portfolio looks like today, and how accredited investors can participate before the window shuts.
by Alumni Ventures
May 22, 2026
Analyzing Venture Deals - The Importance of a Lead Investor
Understanding who leads a venture round — and why it matters — is one of the most important skills in venture investing. In this class, you’ll learn how experienced venture firms and partners can influence startup outcomes, why conviction matters, and how Alumni Ventures evaluates the signals behind strong lead investors.
by Alumni Ventures
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June 30th 2026
Masterclass Live! The Art of Evaluating a Deal
Join Mark Edwards, Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures, and Andy Ervin for a behind-the-scenes look at four Alumni Ventures portfolio companies — the reasons they earned capital, what the team saw early, and what each one reveals about how Alumni Ventures actually builds a venture portfolio.
by Alumni Ventures
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June 30th 2026
Masterclass Live! The Art of Evaluating a Deal
Join Alumni Ventures Managing Partner Laura Rippy and Senior Principal Luca Giani for an exploration of the outsized opportunity of investing in one of the world’s most prestigious alumni networks.
by Alumni Ventures
May 21, 2026
Analyzing Venture Deals - The Importance of Deal Dynamics
This lesson explores how venture investors analyze deal dynamics — including runway, round composition, valuation, and investment terms — to evaluate risk and build conviction before investing in a startup.
by Alumni Ventures
May 18, 2026
Analyzing Venture Deals - Assessing Company Execution
Great venture investing requires more than identifying exciting ideas — it requires evaluating whether a company can execute over the long term. In this class, you’ll learn how venture investors assess customer demand, growth momentum, business models, and competitive advantages to determine whether a startup has the potential to compound value over time.
by Alumni Ventures
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June 25th 2026
From Chatbots to Daily Life: The Consumer AI Shift
Charlotte Jenkins and Bozhena Kulchyckyj, Senior Associates at Alumni Ventures, led a fast-moving look at the four AI consumer trends reshaping daily life — agentic commerce, ambient home AI, hyper-personalized health, and AI-powered learning — and the markets each one is set to define by 2030.
by Alumni Ventures
May 14, 2026
Analyzing Venture Deals - From Deal Review to Investment Decision-Making
This lesson explores how venture firms move from an initial startup introduction to a final investment decision. You’ll learn about the frameworks that Alumni Ventures uses to evaluate founders, analyze market dynamics, assess traction and competitive advantages, and apply structured scorecards to make disciplined investment decisions.
by Alumni Ventures
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June 23rd 2026
Deep Tech Eats Venture Capital: Two years after we called it, the data is in
Matt Caspari, Managing Partner of Alumni Ventures’ Deep Tech Fund, led a sharp look at why deep tech has moved from venture’s hardest, slowest-moving corner to the category quietly powering its biggest outcomes — and why the next decade of venture returns will be defined by the companies solving civilization-scale technical problems.
by Alumni Ventures
May 11, 2026
Mike’s 100 Venture Capital Greatest Hits
You asked for it. This is my venture reading list — the books, essays, letters, memos, and company stories I keep returning to, organized as a practical learning path rather than a “best-of” pile.
by Michael Collins
May 8, 2026
The Little Lobster That Does Your Job
OpenClaw is a fast-growing, open-source autonomous AI agent that runs locally on your computer and can independently perform tasks — like managing emails, browsing the web, or executing workflows — without constant user prompting, marking a shift from reactive chatbots to proactive “digital coworkers.” Its rapid adoption, industry backing, and real-world use cases signal a broader transition in AI toward agent-based systems that act on users’ behalf, potentially reshaping how both individuals and businesses use artificial intelligence.
by Sophia Zhao
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June 18th 2026
AI First Fund Portfolio Update
Ray Wu, Managing Partner of Alumni Ventures’ AI First Syndicate, alongside Senior Principals Jack Statza, Sophia Zhao, and Bryan Liu, shared 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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