Tech Optimist Episode 23: Three Breakthroughs — Regulatory Pushback, Glassy Gels, and the Year of the Drone
Alumni Ventures CEO Mike Collins and Managing Partner Matt Caspari discuss three groundbreaking tech advancements
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In our latest Three Breakthroughs segment, Alumni Ventures Founder and CEO Mike Collins and Managing Partner Matt Caspari discuss three groundbreaking advancements:
- The recent U.S. appeals court decision that crucially impacts venture capital and private equity by pushing back on regulatory overreach.
- The revolutionary “glassy gels,” a material innovation that blends the hardness of plastics with the flexibility of gels, promising advances in robotics, healthcare, and sports equipment.
- Why this could be the year of the drone, as these versatile machines extend beyond military uses to solve real-world commercial challenges.
Tune in to see how these breakthroughs are reshaping industries and potentially transforming our daily lives.
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.
