Alumni Ventures

James Gill built a network-powered model letting individual accredited investors access venture capital and, with prior CEO/CFO experience in food and ingredients, focuses on physical-world industrial and climate companies.

Luke Antal cold-called a CEO to enter VC, launched a fellowship placing 600+ nontraditional candidates (75% non-male/non-white), and champions democratizing institutional-quality venture access and education.

Ludwig Schulze is Executive Managing Partner and Board Member at Alumni Ventures. He previously founded and led a fintech company serving over 12 million people, held a General Manager position at Nokia, and worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. Schulze holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia University.

Brian Keil is Managing Partner of Chestnut Street Ventures, an Alumni Ventures Group fund serving Penn alumni investors and entrepreneurs. He brings senior-level venture capital experience in investment analysis, deal structuring, negotiation, and due diligence across enterprise software, digital media, and emerging technologies. Keil holds the Chartered Financial Analyst certification.

David Beazley is an Executive Partner at Alumni Ventures with over 25 years of investment experience spanning venture capital, private equity, private credit, public equities, real assets, and digital infrastructure. He previously founded Synergy Financial, advising entrepreneurs and investors on capital markets and strategic growth, and holds Series 7, 66, 82, and 63 licenses. A Northwestern alumnus, he serves on advisory boards and growth-stage company boards.

David Shapiro is Founding Managing Partner at Blue Ivy Ventures, an Alumni Ventures fund focused on Yale alumni entrepreneurs. With 30 years of experience as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and operator, he has invested across early and late stage venture, growth equity, and secondary investments, with particular domain expertise in digital media, programmatic marketing, healthcare IT, and wireless technology. Shapiro holds board directorships at multiple private companies and provides strategic advisory services at both board and operating levels.

Jack Statza is a Partner at Alumni Ventures focused on the AI First Fund, where he has invested in over 100 startups spanning AI infrastructure, applied AI, blockchain, fintech, and deep technology sectors. He previously launched and scaled Alumni Ventures' Blockchain and AI funds, supporting portfolio companies through multiple stages including IPO exits. His earlier experience includes roles building Allstate Ventures and advising on M&A transactions at Lazard and Livingstone.

Keaton Nankivil is a Partner at Alumni Ventures who transitioned from professional athletics to venture investing. He focuses on supporting founders building companies with social impact and works to expand access to entrepreneurship and startup investing, particularly among athletes.

Ray Wu is a Founding Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures AI First Fund with over 25 years of business and investment experience. He has invested in numerous AI, SaaS, blockchain, and infrastructure companies across various stages, including public companies and acquisitions by major technology firms. Wu holds an EMBA from Columbia and Berkeley, serves as a Forbes Council member, and speaks at technology and venture conferences.

Rob Adams is an Executive Partner at Alumni Ventures, where he founded Congress Avenue Ventures and Ring Ventures, investment funds focused on the University of Texas and Texas A&M communities. With 30 years in venture capital, he previously served as Director of Texas Venture Labs at the University of Texas at Austin and founded AV Labs in affiliation with Austin Ventures. His career also includes two decades as a software executive, including roles at Lotus and Pervasive Software, and he has founded or financed more than 300 companies. Adams holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, an MBA from Babson College, and a Ph.D. in Management from Capella University.

Glenn Borok is a Principal on the Seed Team at Alumni Ventures focusing on early-stage investments in AI, vertical SaaS, and fintech. He previously held roles as a Vice President at Jump Capital sourcing application-layer AI and go-to-market technology investments, and worked on product strategy at LinkedIn for Sales Navigator. He is also founder of inVest Ventures, a LinkedIn alumni micro-fund with a portfolio of early AI and B2B software startups, and is a graduate of UC Berkeley and MIT.

Errik Anderson is the CEO and founder of Alloy Therapeutics, Inc. and a general partner at 82VS. He also serves as a board member at Aakha Biologics.

Michael Collins founded Kid Galaxy and Big Idea Group across industries, giving him an unusually broad operator perspective while educating accredited investors through Tech Optimist talks on AI and drones.

Stephanie King is SVP of Investor Engagement at Alumni Ventures, where she manages relationships with high-net-worth limited partners. She brings over 15 years of experience in relationship management across higher education, corporate foundations, and nonprofit advisory, including work on board development, fundraising, and engagement strategies.