Webinar
Introduction to Spike Ventures
Todd McIntyre, Partner at Alumni Ventures’ Spike Ventures, introduced the firm’s Stanford alumni-affiliated venture fund — and explained how accredited investors could access a diversified portfolio of venture-backed startups.
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Todd presented the Spike Ventures investment thesis, explained how the fund drew on the Stanford community and Alumni Ventures’ broader network to source and evaluate opportunities, and outlined how the team constructed a diversified venture portfolio. He also discussed the role venture capital could play in an investment strategy, the fund’s investment process, and what investors could expect throughout the fund lifecycle.
Whether you were a Stanford alum, a current Alumni Ventures investor, or exploring university-connected venture capital for the first time, this session provided a clear overview of Spike Ventures and its approach to startup investing. Watch the recording to understand how the fund worked, meet the investment leadership behind it, and explore ways investors could participate.
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Key Takeaway
- HomeDiscover how Spike Ventures provides access to a diversified portfolio of venture-backed startups.
- HomeUnderstand how the team uses the Stanford and Alumni Ventures networks to source and evaluate investment opportunities.
- HomeExplore how accredited investors can participate through the Spike Ventures fund and deal-by-deal opportunities.
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Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors.
About your presenter
Overview:
Todd McIntyre invests in transformative technologies that move markets and improve lives—where deep science, hardware innovation, and human health intersect. With 25+ years as both investor and operator, Todd has built, funded, and scaled companies from inception through exit. He focuses on opportunities where differentiated intellectual property and disciplined execution can create lasting value.
Before joining Alumni Ventures as Managing Partner of Spike Ventures (Stanford alumni fund), Todd co-founded Grey Sky Venture Partners, a healthtech venture capital fund that linked equity investment with fund-owned intellectual property. He sourced investments, guided portfolio companies as board member and mentor, and managed a 500+ patent portfolio. Earlier, as Vice President of Business Development at Invention Science Fund, he helped incubate and fund several landmark deep-tech startups, including TerraPower, Kymeta, Evolv Technologies, Echodyne, and Pivotal Commware.
Todd also played a leading role in growing Microvision from a three-person startup to a publicly traded innovator in display and imaging, and founded Lumera Corporation, a spinout focused on optical and biotech device technologies.
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Investment Lens:
Across healthcare, hardware, and deep tech, Todd backs founders who bring breakthrough ideas into reality. He looks for entrepreneurs who don’t just imagine the future—they engineer it, protect it, and scale it.
Todd’s investment lens emphasizes diversified venture portfolios: sector, stage, geography, and vintage. He has extensive experience negotiating and closing deals across the capital structure—from seed and early-stage ventures to M\&A and public financings. His track record spans pioneering work in healthtech, complex patent licensing transactions, and syndicating deals alongside top-tier venture firms.