Where does Laura Bordewieck Rippy work?

Laura Bordewieck Rippy is Board Director at Basecamp Fund.

Where did Laura Bordewieck Rippy go to school?

Laura Bordewieck Rippy studied at Dartmouth College (AB, Government); Harvard Business School (MBA); Wellesley High School.

Laura Bordewieck Rippy

Investor

Board Director at Basecamp Fund · Board Director at Alumni Ventures

Greater Boston

About

Laura Bordewieck Rippy is a Managing Partner and Board Member at Alumni Ventures, where she manages The Yard Ventures, Green D Ventures, the Women's Fund, and the US Strategic Tech fund. She previously held CEO, chairman, board member, advisor, and executive roles at high-technology companies including Microsoft, and was named to Business Insider's Best Early Stage Investors lists in 2024 and 2025. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Government from Dartmouth College.

Experience

Alumni VenturesManaging Partner, Board Membercurrent2017 — present
Yard Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Managing Partnercurrent2024 — present
Women's Fund (An Alumni Ventures Fund)Managing Partnercurrent2024 — present
US Strategic Tech Fund (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Managing Partnercurrent2024 — present
Green D VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2017 — present
Ripplecreek PartnersManaging Partner2003 — 2017Greater Boston Area
FA Technology VenturesGeneral Partner2013 — 2015Greater Boston Area
HandangoCEO, Board Member1999 — 2003Dallas/Fort Worth Area
MicrosoftGeneral Manager, Product Manager, Product Planner, Intern1992 — 1999Seattle and Dallas
Alliance Consulting GroupStrategy Consultant1989 — 1991Cambridge, MA and Dusseldorf, Germany

Skills & more

Start-ups86Mobile Devices33Enterprise Software22Marketing5Sales2SaaS16Product Management25Product Marketing6Board of Director experience1Leadership19Intrapreneurship1Entrepreneurship13

+12 more

Strategic PlanningStrategyBoard of DirectorsInnovationMobile ApplicationsManagementStrategic PartnershipsPartner ManagementSalesforce.comDemand GenerationBusiness DevelopmentCompetitive Analysis

Languages German

From Laura's professional profile.

Colleagues at Basecamp Fund

Errik Anderson

Board Director at Basecamp Fund

James Chalmers

Managing Partner at Basecamp Fund

James Gill

Co-Founder & Lead Director at Basecamp Fund

Keiran Simunovic

Analyst at Basecamp Fund

Lauren Kolodny

Board Observer at Basecamp Fund

Ludwig Pierre Schulze

Board Director at Basecamp Fund

Luke Antal

Co-Founder at Basecamp Fund

Mark Edwards

Executive Team at Basecamp Fund

Network7

Adam Draper

Managing Director at Boost VC

Andre De Baubigny

Managing Partner at MVP Ventures

Ash Patel

Co-Managing Partner at E12 Venture Capital, Llc

Ben Hemani

Founding Partner at Bison Ventures

Byron Ling

Partner at Twelve Below

Cordero Barkley

Director, Investment Development at TitletownTech

Don Thompson

CEO at Cleveland Avenue

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Laura Bordewieck Rippy?: Laura Bordewieck Rippy is a Managing Partner and Board Member at Alumni Ventures, where she manages The Yard Ventures, Green D Ventures, the Women's Fund, and the US Strategic Tech fund. She previously held CEO, chairman, board member, advisor, and executive roles at high-technology companies including Microsoft, and was named to Business Insider's Best Early Stage Investors lists in 2024 and 2025. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Government from Dartmouth College.
Where does Laura Bordewieck Rippy work?: Laura Bordewieck Rippy is Board Director at Basecamp Fund.
Where did Laura Bordewieck Rippy go to school?: Laura Bordewieck Rippy studied at Dartmouth College (AB, Government); Harvard Business School (MBA); Wellesley High School.