MBA Ventures Q1 2024 Update
The VC for top MBA Founders
Dear Friends of MBA Ventures,
As we celebrate our first anniversary at MBA Ventures, we are thrilled to share a quick update on our progress to date. We are fresh off the heels of completing Coolwater Capital’s Emerging Manager program as well as writing our 18th investment check.
As a quick reminder to those new to this newsletter, MBA Ventures is a global early-stage VC fund and network committed to backing MBA student and alumni founders from top-tier schools.
In this issue you will find the following:
💸 Investments: summary of our Q1 deals (18 deals and counting!1).
🌐 Summary of Coolwater Capital Emerging Fund Manager Program (Cohort 9)
👩🎓🧑🏽🎓 Scout Program: find out how to work with us (for current MBA students)
Cheers,
Clark & Monica
💸 Q1 2024 Investments
📜 Marveri, co-founded by Connor Acle, Harvard MBA graduate, Samuel Bosch, Emily Mu, and Jeremie Lasnier, is a US-based generative AI tool for law firms that reviews every legal document to ensure hidden issues are found and addressed, saving law firms months of work. Stage: pre-seed. Notable co-investors: Sequoia Scout fund, Tectonic.
🍷 Just Enough Wines, co-founded by Jessica Herschfield and Kaitlyn Lo, Ross School of Business MBA graduate, is a US-based consumer drinking product delivered in the form of perfectly portioned, consciously canned wine. Stage: pre-seed. Notable co-investors: Larry Bloch.
💻 Hacker Pulse, co-founded by Gleb Braverman, and Alberto Schreb, Duke University - the Fuqua School of Business MBA graduate, is a US-based hiring platform that helps software engineers showcase their skills using AI-powered profiles. Stage: pre-seed, Notable co-investors: Antler.
*full list of investments to date here.
📈 Coolwater Capital (Cohort 9)
In early January, we were selected to participate in Coolwater Capital’s 9th cohort, a program designed to foster and grow first-time fund managers.
Described as “the Y-Combinator for emerging fund managers”, Coolwater selects between 15-20 managers to participate in a bi-annual two-month cohort that culminates with a demo day in front of 150+ potential LPs. The acceptance and completion of Coolwater’s program was not only a validation of our investment thesis and traction to date but a stamp of approval as we continue to build out MBA Ventures as an early-stage venture firm.
👩🎓🧑🏽🎓 Scout Program
We now have over 30 Investment Partner Scouts who are MBA students at top programs sourcing deals and participating in our investment process. If you are a current MBA student at a top program who is interested in VC and learning more about our Scout Program, click here.
P.S. to learn more about MBA Ventures, feel free to reach out to us directly at clark@mba-ventures.com or monica@mba-ventures.com.