Webinar
An Introduction to 116 Street Ventures
Watch our on-demand, 15-minute presentation about 116 Street Ventures, Alumni Venture’s fund for Columbia alumni and friends of the community.
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The discussion is led by 116 Street Ventures’ Managing Partner Ludwig Schulze and is open to all former students and friends of Columbia University. During the session, Ludwig discussed:
- HomeThe goal and structure of the fund
- HomeThe value of the Alumni Venture’s model
- HomeSome examples of current portfolio companies
- HomeThe benefits of diversifying into venture capital
- HomeThe minimum requirements needed to invest in the fund
* You must be accredited to invest in venture capital. Important disclosure information can be found at avg-funds.com/disclosures.
About your presenter
Ludwig has been on all sides of venture — as an entrepreneur, corporate buyer of ventures, and venture capitalist. Before Alumni Ventures, he experienced the daily realities of entrepreneurship as Founder and CEO of a mobile payments venture that served over 12 million people. Earlier, at a Fortune 100 telecommunications manufacturer (Nokia), he held general manager and business development roles that included investing in and acquiring venture-backed businesses. His first experience in venture capital was with an $800 million global fund that focused on enterprise and mobile software both before and after the dot.com crash. Ludwig began his career as a strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. He has a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia.