Invests in
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$10,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,000,000.00
Skills
Education
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Lists including Jeff
Investments
Finkargo
Total Funding: $36M
H2Ok Innovations
Total Funding: $7.1M
Naya Homes
Total Funding: $8M
Syrup Tech
Total Funding: $30M
BloXroute Labs
Total Funding: $82M
Hedron
Total Funding: $23M
BrightHire
Total Funding: $37M
MadeiraMadeira
Total Funding: $310M
Exporta Technologies
Total Funding: $1.3M
Alpha Vantage
Total Funding: $2M
Work Experience
General Partner and Co-Founder
2003
Seed-stage venture capital firm based in Boston and New York City investing in entrepreneurs across a range of sectors who share our vision for leveraging the power of community. With over $1 billion under management across six seed funds and nine network funds, portfolio companies include BetterCloud, BitSight, Bowery, Chief, Codecademy (acq: SKILL), FalconX, Firebase (acq: GOOG), Habi, Infracommerce (BVMF: IFCM3), MadeiraMadeira, MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB), Open English, and Splice.
2016
Managing Partner and Founder
2016
A $10+M fund that invests in pre-seed and seed startups founded by recent Harvard graduates. Portfolio companies include Aerovect, Akooda, Aliro, Allianca Hospitalar, AllSpice, Alpha Vantage, Amartha, Arch, Banyan Infrastructure, BoldVoice, Boundless, BoxBot, Camino Financial, Candoor, Carma, Climacell, Condor, Coprata, Covalent, Dexai Robotics, EmCasa, Factor Hardware, Funding Societies, Garage, Getaway, Gryps, H2OK, Habi, Hardfin, Heirloom, Hemlane, Hey Jane, Hue, Khibra, Local Locker, LovePop, Meritic, Mosaic, Noetica, OnRamp, Osmosis, Ribbon Health, Shpyard, Stride, Syrup, TimeCredit, Toolbox, TopLine Pro, Twenty, UpEquity, Visor, X-COR, Yalla Fel Sekka, Zoba, and Zubale.
2012
Senior Lecturer
2012
Teach three second-year MBA classes in the entrepreneurship department: (1) Launching Technology Ventures (LTV), focusing on pre-product-market fit startups; (2) Scaling Minority Businesses (SMB), focusing on the unique challenges that BIPOC entrepreneurs face as they scale; and (3) Venture Capital Journey (VCJ), focusing on building a successful VC career. Authored over 50 HBS cases and teaching notes.
2016
Co-Founder and Board Chair
2016
Hack.Diversity tackles the underrepresentation of high-skilled, minority employees in the innovation ecosystem. We recruit Black and Latinx computer science and engineering students into the most innovative, fastest-growing companies--training, coaching, and mentoring employer and employee throughout the experience. Across our seven cohorts, we have a network of 500+ Fellows who have gained entry into the tech ecosystem, impacting the racial wealth gap for thousands of families.
2021
Seed Investor
2021
The leading digital platform for financing international purchases and providing full visibility into your supply chain.
2022
Seed Investor
2022
Syrup Tech is an AI-powered predictive software venture for inventory excellent in commerce, empowering merchandisers and planners at omni-channel brands and retailers to make data-driven inventory decisions.
2020
Seed Investor
2020
AllSpice develops software tools for electrical engineering teams to accelerate the development of next-generation hardware products. The "Github of Hardware".
2019
Seed Investor
2019
FalconX is a digital assets brokerage that provides a single account connected to global crypto liquidity pools. Asset managers can execute trades at prices smart routed across liquidity sources, and settle with a single counterparty. Announced financing led by GIC and Tiger at an $8 billion valuation in 2022.
2015
Seed Investor
2015
Pioneer in indoor farming, creating the ideal conditions for growing the purest produce imaginable. Announced investment from Fidelity in mid-2021 at a $2.3 billion valuation.
2019
Seed Investor
2019
Habi is a digital platform that aims to simplify the process of buying and selling real estate properties. The company announced a financing led by Home Brew and Softbank that valued the company at more than $1 billion in 2022.