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Bascom Ventures: The Art of Evaluating a Deal

Managing Partner Greg Baker

Watch an on-demand presentation hosted by the Bascom Ventures team. In this session, you’ll discover how to evaluate a deal, walk through the process our investment team uses to invest in promising startups and learn how you, too, can invest in startups like this through Bascom Ventures.

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Greg Baker, managing partner at Bascom Ventures, and Keaton Nankivil, Senior Principal, discuss their backgrounds and experiences in venture capital. They discuss the importance of understanding deal dynamics, the influence of lead partners, and the significance of tracking a company over multiple years. They also highlight the importance of strategic investors and the role of venture capital in supporting startups. They encourage entrepreneurs to reach out to them directly for investment opportunities.

Bascom Ventures is Alumni Ventures’ fund for University of Wisconsin alumni and friends of the community.

During this session, we discussed:

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    Determining if a prospective deal fits in with your overall diversification goals
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    Understanding the time horizon of venture investments
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    Performing due diligence and reviewing the typical types of materials available in a deal
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    Weighing some of the challenges, key risks, and how to factor into the ultimate decision
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    Tracking companies after investment and the purpose of portfolio monitoring
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    More details about the Bascom Ventures
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About your presenter

Greg Baker
Greg Baker

Managing Partner, Bascom Ventures & Towerview Ventures

Greg has been a Managing Partner with Alumni Ventures since 2017. He is the Founder of Bascom Ventures and runs Towerview Ventures and has made more than 100 investments as a member of Alumni Ventures. These investments include: American Gene Technologies, SHINE Medical, Mission Bio, Axiom Space, Matchwell, and many others. Prior to joining AV, Greg was a highly accomplished executive with experience in corporate leadership, business development, startups, M&A, strategic planning, and more. He spent much of his career growing businesses in the electrical products, packaging, and chemical industries. Greg has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin (’86) and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University (’91).

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