Founders And Funders

Laura Bordewieck Rippy, Managing Partner of Green D Ventures, shares how Dartmouth alumni investors are bringing more than just money to venture-backed businesses. Subscribe to Founders and Funders on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Google Play, iHeartRADIO, and Android Podcast Players. Episode Summary When Mike Collins, founder of Green D Ventures and parent company Alumni Ventures Group, began pooling capital from Dartmouth alums to invest in Dartmouth-connected businesses, the goal was to open access to a previously unavailable asset class while giving alums an avenue to "pay it forward." Dartmouth entrepreneurs would receive funding from Dartmouth-educated investors, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem would be enhanced. Now, with Green D well into raising its fifth fund, a new benefit has emerged. "We literally have such a huge level of engagement with our alumni that sometimes we can change the trajectory of companies just by sending a newsletter,"according to Laura Bordewieck Rippy, Managing Partner of Gree