Bascom Ventures is a venture capital fund for University of Wisconsin alumni and friends, operating under the Alumni Ventures umbrella. It invests in a diversified portfolio of early-stage to pre-IPO companies with a UW-Madison connection, co-investing alongside leading venture capital firms.
40% of their portfolio is in Food & Agriculture. Their most common stage is growth (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $15.3M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
4
Fund Size
$6M
Top Stage
Growth
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
GB
Greg Baker
Managing Director
KN
Keaton Nankivil
Partner
CK
Christian Kaczmarczyk
Principal
LN
Liam Narozanick
VP
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
5 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cultured Decadence | Pre-Seed | $1.6M | Apr 2021 |
 GrubMarket | Growth | $25M | Apr 2019 |
| GrubMarket | Growth | $25M | Jan 2019 |
 Domuso | Unknown | $3.1M | Aug 2017 |
 Solsten | Series B | $22M | — |
Top Co-Investors
University Growth Fund2 shared
GGV Capital2 shared
WI Harper Group2 shared
ACE & Company2 shared
Fusion Fund2 shared
Tiger Global Management, LLC2 shared
Digital Garage, Inc.2 shared
GFR Fund1 shared
Konvoy1 shared
Dentsu Ventures1 shared
Galaxy Interactive1 shared
Sisu Game Ventures1 shared
Decathlon Capital Partners1 shared
Bluestein Ventures1 shared
Joyance Partners1 shared
gener8tor1 shared
Moonshots Capital1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026