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Office Locations:
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121 W Wacker Drive, 34th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
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Information Technology
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Media & Digital Media
Software & Internet
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The Yard Ventures is a community of Harvard alums: investors, executives, entrepreneurs, and innovation enthusiasts with a connection to one of Harvard's 15 schools. At its core, Yard Ventures is a Harvard alum venture fund investing in Harvard alum-led companies. The group is private, for profit, and not part of Harvard. Every year, Yard raises capital from up to 99 alums ($50k - $500k per investor) then source deals from the Harvard network. The group invests in 20 - 30 deals per year spanning a range of industries, stages, and geographies. Investors musts be accredited--annual income of $200k+, or with spouse $300k+.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
Revenue |
Growth Stage
(also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage
(also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
| Private Equity | |
| Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
| Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
| Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
| Large Cap | >$1B |
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