Greg Baker Launches Bascom Ventures for UW Alum: Greg Baker
- Aug. 25, 2017
Greg Baker ’86 has taken the helm of Bascom Ventures, a new venture fund that invests in UW Alum Entrepreneurs. The fund was created to enable UW alums to invest in companies with a connection to the school and simultaneously support UW’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and the next generation of UW entrepreneurs. (The fund is private, for-profit, and not affiliated with the UW.)
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