Webinar
The IPO Window: What's Next for Private Markets and Investors — A Conversation with Alumni Ventures & The Daily Upside
Laura Rippy, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, and Patrick Trousdale, Founder and President of The Daily Upside, led a fireside conversation on the state of venture and private markets — where sophisticated capital was being deployed, how individual accredited investors were gaining access to the asset class, and what shifts across private markets meant for portfolios built for the next decade.
In this session, Laura Rippy and Patrick Trousdale unpacked what was happening across venture and private markets — including how companies were staying private longer, why the endowment-style allocation model had moved from institutional playbooks into individual portfolios, and how the venture asset class fit alongside public equities and other alternatives in a modern portfolio. Laura and Patrick examined the market with a focus on what well-informed investors needed to watch, question, and consider.
Whether you were a current Alumni Ventures investor sharpening your view of the private-markets landscape or an accredited investor evaluating the asset class for the first time, this session provided a grounded, cross-market perspective from one of the most active venture platforms for individuals and one of the most widely read financial media voices for professional audiences. Watch the recording to hear Laura and Patrick’s conversation and learn from their responses to investor questions during the live Q&A.
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Key Takeaway
- HomeHear a cross-market view on venture and private markets from Alumni Ventures' Laura Rippy and The Daily Upside's Patrick Trousdale
- HomeUnderstand how sophisticated capital is thinking about private markets today — and where the durable opportunities are forming for individual accredited investors
- HomeGet a grounded, media-and-practitioner take on how venture fits alongside public equities and alternatives in a modern portfolio
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About your presenters
Laura Rippy is a Managing Partner and Board Member at Alumni Ventures. She runs the Harvard-focused fund (The Yard Ventures), the Dartmouth-focused fund (Green D Ventures), the Women’s Fund at Alumni Ventures, and our US Strategic Tech fund. Alumni Ventures is “America’s Largest Venture Firm for Individuals” with $1.5B raised, and 1500 portfolio companies. AV is one of the top 3 most active venture capital firms globally, per Pitchbook 2018-24. Previously, Laura was a serial CEO, Chairman, Board Member, Advisor, and Executive in high-technology companies including Microsoft. Business Insider ranked Laura in the Best Early Stage Investors of 2024 and 2025. Laura Rippy holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Government from Dartmouth College.
