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IU Ventures

Inside the 750,000-strong Indiana University alumni community is the IU Founders and Funders Network, a world-class startup community with IU "DNA." Each month, hear Hoosier founders and funders share the problems they're solving, advice for aspiring IU innovators, and most importantly, hard-hitting questions like Mother Bear's or Pizza Express? Little 500 or Homecoming? Sample Gates or Showalter Foundation? Hosted by Jon Barada, VP - Engagement at IU Ventures, and presented by nationally ranked Kelley Direct Programs. Go Hoosiers!

Steve Simon, BGS '89 – Co-Owner, Indiana Pacers & Founder, Simon Equity Partners

45 mins; April 01, 2026

Jennifer Holmes, BS '84 – CEO, PrecisionCare AI

48 mins; March 02, 2026

Dr. Richard DiMarchi, PhD '79 – Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences, Indiana University

62 hours 9 mins; February 02, 2026

Paul Caine, BA '86 – President, On Location

53 mins; December 16, 2025

Benton Miller, MBA '23 – Founder & CEO, RetrievAir

45 mins; November 21, 2025

Steve Aird – Head Coach, IU Women's Volleyball

51 mins; October 22, 2025

Darius Willis, BS '12 – Founder & CEO, ScoutSync

38 mins; September 09, 2025

Anthony Leal, MBA '25 BS '23 – Co-Founder, Motion

42 mins; August 19, 2025

Rachel Zhao, BS '16 – Principal, PayPal Ventures

36 mins; July 16, 2025

Neil Powell, MBA '98 – Director of Finance, Cloud and AI Supply Chain, Microsoft

41 mins; May 13, 2025

Kenzie Weston Mucci, BA '13 – Investor, Takeda Digital Ventures

41 mins; April 18, 2025

Drushya Musham, Class of '25 – Founder & CEO, Taptic

36 mins; March 26, 2025

Amy Brown, MSW '00 BS '98 – Founder & CEO, Authenticx

45 mins; February 11, 2025

Emily Atkinson, PhD '22 BS '16 – Senior Director of Innovation, BioCrossroads

40 mins; January 08, 2025

Mike Farah, BS '01 – Film & TV Producer

47 mins; December 10, 2024

David Krane, BA '94 – CEO & Managing Partner, Google Ventures (GV)

57 mins; November 12, 2024

Julie Heath – Executive Director, IU Innovates

51 mins; October 08, 2024

Dan Hanrahan, BS '01 – Founder, Neighbor Serve

41 mins; September 10, 2024

Matt Gacek, Class of '25 – IU Student, 3x Founder

45 mins; July 09, 2024

Vince Wong, JD '96 – CEO, BioCrossroads

51 mins; June 11, 2024

Megan Caldwell, BSPA, BA '12 – Customer Experience, Mimecast

46 mins; May 07, 2024

Jean Ross, RN '10, BA '03 – Co-Founder and CEO, Primary Record

48 mins; April 09, 2024

Tommy Chan, BA '04 – Serial Entrepreneur and CEO, ACwise

44 mins; March 12, 2024

Max Yoder, BA '10 – Co-Founder and Former CEO, Lessonly

54 mins; February 13, 2024

Brian DeKemper, BS '02 – Enterprise Account Executive, AWS

43 mins; January 09, 2024

Grace Hahn, BS '18 – Senior Associate, Edison Partners

38 mins; December 13, 2023

Jim Fielding, BA '87 – Author, Advocate, Executive-in-Residence

44 mins; November 07, 2023

Kim and Todd Saxton – Professors, Kelley School of Business

50 mins; October 10, 2023

Brennan Woodruff, MBA '13 – Co-Founder and CBO, GoCharlie AI

46 mins; September 12, 2023

Haley Zollo, BS '11 – Partner, Starting Line

41 mins; August 08, 2023

Jori Davis, BS '11 – Founder & CEO, WEVOLV

44 mins; July 11, 2023

Jake Miller, IUPUI BA '07 – Founder & CEO, The Engineered Innovation Group

42 mins; June 13, 2023

Justin Delaney, MBA '13 – Managing Partner, Wabi Capital

43 mins; May 09, 2023

Tony Conrad, BA/BS '84 – Partner, True Ventures

46 mins; May 09, 2023

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