Jack Statza Top-Executive

Jack Statza is a multi-stage, deep-tech investor and fund builder who has backed more than 100 startups across AI, blockchain, fintech, and other frontier technologies. At Alumni Ventures, he launched and scaled the firm’s first dedicated Blockchain and AI funds, writing first checks as early as Seed and supporting founders through IPO. Previously, Jack helped build Allstate Ventures, the venture arm of Allstate Insurance, and earlier advised on M&A at Lazard and Livingstone.

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Industry: Medicine and Biology
Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois
Title: Partner: AI First Fund
Company: Alumni Ventures
Company Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Website: av.vc
Company Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/avgfunds
Company Size: 51-200
Current Job Duration: 3 yrs 6 mos
Country: United States
Work Experience: Title: Alumni Ventures Company: Alumni Ventures Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alumniventures/ Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity Company Size: 51-200 Location: None Country: None Employment Type: None Start At: 07-2022 Ends At: Present Description: Founding Principal for Alumni Ventures’ first actively managed, in-house AI fund. Launched and scaled from inception, leading sourcing, diligence, and portfolio construction. Select AI Investments: • Lambda Labs (Series C) • Higgsfield (Seed) • Corgi (Series A) • Patlytics (Seed) • Toma (Seed) • Haven (Seed) • Ceramic AI (Seed) • Spice AI (Seed) • Hyperbolic (Seed), Founding Principal and first hire for Alumni Ventures’ first in-house dedicated Blockchain fund. Launched and scaled from inception, driving sourcing, diligence, and portfolio strategy. Select Blockchain Investments: • Circle (Growth) - IPO'd NYSE: CRCL • Kraken (Growth) • 0g Labs (Seed) - NASDAQ: ZSTK • Babylon Chain (Seed) – $BABY • Bluesky Social (Series A) • SoSoValue (Seed) – $SOSOVALUE • Transcrypts (Seed) • Sahara AI (Seed) - $SAHARA • Space and Time (Series A) – $SXT • Playtron (Seed) • Aurora (Seed) – $AURORA • Autonomys (Series A) - $AI3 • ETHSign (Seed) - $SIGN • Hyperbolic (Seed) • Quai Network (Seed) – $QUAI • Napster (Series A) – Acq. by Infinite Reality • Veda (Seed) • Kite AI (Series A) • Bagel (Seed) Select Fintech Investments: • Bitwave (Series A) • Manifest (Series A) • Lemon (Series B) Title: Allstate Strategic Ventures Company: Allstate Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allstate/ Industry: Insurance Company Size: 10001+ Location: None Country: None Employment Type: None Start At: 03-2019 Ends At: 05-2021 Description: 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), First U.S. hire at Allstate Strategic Ventures, brought on to help build the corporate venture capital arm from the ground up. As a founding team member, played a key role in sourcing, diligence, and portfolio construction for strategic investments across fintech, mobility, AI, blockchain and cybersecurity. Helped shape investment theses, internal processes, and key reporting infrastructure for the fund. Title: Investment Banking Associate Company: Livingstone Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/livingstone/ Industry: Investment Banking Company Size: 51-200 Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States Country: None Employment Type: None Start At: 04-2015 Ends At: 11-2016 Description: None Title: Investment Banking Associate Company: Lazard Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lazard/ Industry: Financial Services Company Size: 1001-5000 Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States Country: None Employment Type: None Start At: 06-2014 Ends At: 08-2014 Description: None Title: Valuation Associate Company: Northern Trust Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/northern-trust/ Industry: Financial Services Company Size: 10001+ Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States Country: None Employment Type: None Start At: 05-2010 Ends At: 05-2014 Description: None
Education: School: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Degree: MBA, Chicago Business Fellows, Chicago Booth Banking Club, Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club Activities: None School: University of Wisconsin-Madison - School of Business Degree: BBA, Sigma Chi, Men's Lacrosse Club Activities: None School: Macquarie University Degree: null, Finance Activities: None School: Lake Forest High School Degree: null, Men's Lacrosse Team Activities: None
Headline: Partner @ AV | AI & Fintech
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