Founders And Funders

AVG is disrupting the venture capital industry by giving individual investors access to the most competitive venture deals and by creating a career path for aspiring VCs. Subscribe to Founders and Funders on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Google Play, iHeartRADIO, and Android Podcast Players. Photo: Luke Antal, CMO and founder of AVG's Venture Fellow Program (left), and Weston Moyer, VP of Fellow Program and Digital Outreach (right) Episode Summary The disruption that Alumni Ventures Group is causing in the venture capital industry is well-documented in other episodes of Founders & Funders and TechCrunch, among other major media. Until the firm came along in 2014, accredited investors had scant opportunity to add venture to their portfolios unless they could make very large investment minimums — in the ballpark of ~$10M. Now people can invest as little as $50K in a diversified portfolio across stage, sector, and geography, and alongside the top venture firms in the world — thanks to AVG. AVG has also ignited a s