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Michael Madden

Co-Founder of Alumni Ventures & Managing Partner of The Yard Ventures

Greater Boston

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2016

    "The Yard" is a community of Harvard alums: investors, executives, entrepreneurs, and innovation enthusiasts with a connection to one of Harvard’s 15 schools. At our core, we are a Harvard alum venture fund investing in Harvard alum-led companies. We are private, for profit, and not affiliated with the University. We raise capital from alums who want access to a diversified, growth oriented portfolio of Harvard alum-led businesses. We invest alongside top-tier Venture Capital and Private Equity firms. Our portfolio spans a range of industries, stages and geographies. We are building a large community around this effort and would love for you to take part. By joining thousands of other alums, you will receive a monthly newsletter with updates on our investments, information on events, and other content related to The Yard. You can sign up at our website.

  • Co-Founder & Managing Partner

    2016

    Alumni Ventures Group manages >$500M on behalf of alumni and community members of the university communities of the Ivy League, Stanford, MIT, etc. We are one of the most active venture capital funds in the US each of the last 3 years. We exclusively co-invest with well-established funds such as Accel, a16z, Benchmark, NEA and Insight Partners. We complement the lead investor with a network of 600K alumni to assist with connections, capital & customers. Investment criteria: sector agnostic, seed through growth stage, $50K - $10M check size

2013 - 2015

  • Managing Director

    2013 - 2015

    Led Square 1 Bank's venture banking efforts in the New England region. Worked with private equity and venture capital investors to provide all the resources necessary to help their portfolio companies thrive. Also worked directly with entrepreneurs and management teams to assist in the ongoing growth and success of their companies.

2010 - 2012

  • Principal

    2010 - 2012

  • Principal

    2005 - 2010

2003 - 2005

  • Associate

    2003 - 2005

2003 - 2003

  • Business Development

    2003 - 2003

2000 - 2003

  • Analyst

    2000 - 2003

2000 - 2003

  • Analyst

    2000 - 2003