Keaton Nankivil
InvestorPartner at Alumni Ventures
Chicago, Illinois
Writes $50K – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
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.
Experience
- Alumni VenturesPartnercurrent2020 — presentChicago, IL
- Bascom VenturesPartnercurrent2020 — presentChicago, IL
- American Family VenturesVenture Capital Intern2019
- Alumni VenturesSenior Venture Fellow2017 — 2018
- Bascom VenturesVenture Fellow2017 — 2018Madison, Wisconsin Area
- Orlandina BasketProfessional Athlete2016Capo D'Orlando, Sicily
- VEF RigaProfessional Athlete2015Riga, Latvia
- Obradoiro CABProfessional Athlete2014 — 2015Santiago De Compostela Area, Spain
- ratiopharm UlmProfessional Athlete2011 — 2014Ulm Area, Germany
Skills & more
Leadership11Entrepreneurship4Start-ups5
From Keaton's professional profile.
Colleagues at Alumni Ventures
Andy Ervin
Deputy CIO at Alumni Ventures
Beth Obermiller
Co-Founder & Board Member Emeritus at Basecamp Fund
Brian Keil
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
David Beazley
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
David Lang
Board Director Emeritus at Alumni Ventures
David Shapiro
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
Erin Burke
Investor at Alumni Ventures
Errik Anderson
Board Director at Basecamp Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Keaton Nankivil?
- 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.
- Where does Keaton Nankivil work?
- Keaton Nankivil is Partner at Alumni Ventures.
- What check size does Keaton Nankivil write?
- Keaton Nankivil typically writes checks of $50K – $10M.
- Where did Keaton Nankivil go to school?
- Keaton Nankivil studied at Wisconsin School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Corporate Finance & Investment Banking); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor's degree, Education).
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