Jack Statza
Partner, AI and Blockchain Funds at Alumni Ventures
Greater Chicago Area
Overview
Work Experience
Partner, AI and Blockchain Funds
2024 - Current
Early and Late Stage Venture Investor focused on deep tech including AI and Blockchain. Helped build the AI and Blockchain Funds from scratch and developed a robust startup tracking pipeline and system. Select Investments: Analog, Anything World, Aurora, Babylon, Barnyard, Bitwave, ChainML, Ecosapiens, ETHSign, Exocore, GamerGains, Harmonic, Helium, Lambda Labs, Napster, Oak Network, Path Crypto, Patlytics, Pin AI, Pixelynx, Playtron, Pontem Network, Quai Network, Roofer.com, Sahara AI, Secure 3, Solid World, Space and Time, Spice AI, Stadium Live, Subspace, Upland, Zero Gravity, WeatherXM About Alumni Ventures: America's Largest Venture Firm for Individuals Top 20 Venture Firm (CB Insights '24) #1 Most Active US Venture Firm, #3 Globally (PitchBook '22 & '23) 10,000+ individual accredited investors already trust us with their venture investing Fast Company's Most Innovative Personal Finance Company ('22) $1.25B+ raised & 1,300+ portfolio companies since 2014
Senior Principal, AI and Blockchain Funds
2022 - 2024
Principal, Blockchain Fund
2021 - 2022
Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital investment firm that manages fund families that invest in a portfolio of companies.
Raised $500,000.00 from Michael Bunning.
Senior Associate
2019 - 2021
Early and Late Stage Venture Investor focused on deep tech verticals for Allstate Insurance Company. Helped build out the fund from scratch and developed a robust startup pipeline process and tracking system. Select Investments: Carpe Data (Series A) (Acquired by Thomas Lee Partners, 30x MOIC) Accurence (Series A) (Acquired by Next Gear, a portco of Serent Capital, 10x MOIC) Life360 (Series C) (IPO, 7.5x MOIC) Ridecell (Series B) (3x MOIC), Stride Health (Series B) (2.5x MOIC) Bark (Series B) (2.3x MOIC)
Associate
2016 - 2019
Allstate is an insurance company that offers car, home, and life insurance services.
Raised $500,000,000.00.
Investment Banking Associate
2015 - 2016
Provided sell and buy side M&A advisory services. Company acquired by Rothschild & Co.
Livingstone is an international mid-market Mergers & Acquisitions and Debt Advisory firm completing 50 to 60 transactions each year.
Investment Banking Associate
2014 - 2014
Summer Associate. Sell side M&A advisory services.
Lazard is a financial advisory and asset management firm focused on income strategies, alternative investments, and private equity funds.
Raised $400,000,000.00.
Valuation Associate
2010 - 2014
Valued illiquid investments for hedge fund, private equity and venture capital clients.
Northern Trust Corporation provides asset management, wealth management, retirement, financial technology & investment management services.