Tech Optimist Episode 11: Three Breakthroughs — Huge Oil Found in Antarctica, Apple and AI, Warp Drive Breakthrough

Alumni Ventures CEO Mike Collins and Senior Associate Drew Wandzilak discuss three groundbreaking advancements

Alumni Ventures
2 min readJun 11, 2024

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In our latest Three Breakthroughs segment, Alumni Ventures Founder and CEO Mike Collins and Senior Associate Drew Wandzilak discuss three groundbreaking advancements:

  • Massive oil deposits discovered off the coast of Antarctica and the potential geopolitical impacts.
  • Apple’s moves in AI and privacy enhancements.
  • Revolutionary scientific developments in warp drive technology for interstellar travel.

Join them as they delve into these exciting technological breakthroughs and their potential global impacts.

Alumni Ventures offers accredited individuals access to professional-grade venture capital, a key asset class missing from the portfolios of many sophisticated investors. Since 2014, AV has raised $1.3+ billion from 10,000+ investors and backed 1,300+ unique portfolio companies. AV is a top 20 venture firm in North America according to CB Insights, as well as the #1 most active venture firm in the U.S., and #3 most active in the world, according to PitchBook’s 2022 and 2023 rankings. AV has won awards from Inc. Magazine, Fast Company, Benzinga, and the US FinTech Awards.

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