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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

  • 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

  • Investment Banking Associate

    2015 - 2016

    Provided sell and buy side M&A advisory services. Company acquired by Rothschild & Co.

  • Investment Banking Associate

    2014 - 2014

    Summer Associate. Sell side M&A advisory services.

  • Valuation Associate

    2010 - 2014

    Valued illiquid investments for hedge fund, private equity and venture capital clients.

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