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- February 2024
- Case
Vespucci Partners: The New World of Venture Capital in Hungary
By: Paul A. Gompers, Tonia Labruyere and Emilie Billaud
Julia Sohajda was the young, female founding partner of the Hungarian VC firm Vespucci Partners, which focused on investing at seed stage into Hungarian deep tech startups and prepare them for a launch in the U.S market. Vespucci's first fund had largely been comprised... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Startups; Investment Funds; Financing and Loans; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Hungary; United States
Gompers, Paul A., Tonia Labruyere, and Emilie Billaud. "Vespucci Partners: The New World of Venture Capital in Hungary." Harvard Business School Case 824-138, February 2024.
- 10 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
The Persistent Effect of Initial Success: Evidence from Venture Capital
- Fast Answer
Corporate venture capital subsidiaries: how to identify
How can I find which firms have corporate venture capital subsidiaries? Capital IQ allows you to create a list of corporate venture capital subsidiaries. Select Screening and click Company... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Catalysts for Climate Solutions: Corporate Responses to Venture Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups
By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Simon Xu
We study whether incumbent firms increase their product focus on climate solutions in response to venture capital (VC) financing of climate-tech startups. Using large language models to measure a firm's focus on climate solutions, we find that incumbents in similar... View Details
Keywords: Climate Finance; Climate Change; Technological Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Environmental Sustainability; Business Startups
Lu, Shirley, George Serafeim, and Simon Xu. "Catalysts for Climate Solutions: Corporate Responses to Venture Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-025, November 2024.
- 06 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion
at high-growth companies. The Technology Venture Immersion (TVI) course is co-taught by SEAS and HBS faculty and modeled after HBS’s Startup Bootcamp program, where students are asked to “learn by doing.” During the two-week intensive... View Details
- 04 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS
Recruiters reviewing hundreds of resumes for highly coveted roles in private equity and venture capital will often see candidates with backgrounds in banking and investing. This training and experience provides candidates with excellent... View Details
- January 1995 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal
By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
Covers the history of portfolio planning at CIBA-GEIGY, a leading Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical company, beginning with the introduction of the process in the mid-1980s. The discussion extends to the application of portfolio planning techniques to a specific... View Details
Keywords: Investment Portfolio; Corporate Strategy; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Chemicals; Chemical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland
Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal." Harvard Business School Case 795-040, January 1995. (Revised November 2021.)
- October 1996 (Revised April 2011)
- Module Note
Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module I
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Provides an overview of a module that focuses on how private equity funds are raised and structured. View Details
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module I." Harvard Business School Module Note 297-040, October 1996. (Revised April 2011.)
- August 2017 (Revised September 2023)
- Case
Altoona State Investment Board & Bain Capital Fund XI
By: Josh Lerner and Ted Berk
Considers the decision faced by state pension fund manager Rod Calhoun as he decides whether to invest $200 million in Bain Capital's eleventh global buyout fund: Bain Capital Fund XI. For the fund, Bain was offering its limited partners a choice among three different... View Details
Keywords: Equity Method; Leveraged Buyout; Management Buyout; Capital; Design; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Leveraged Buyouts; Management; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Banking Industry; Massachusetts
Lerner, Josh, and Ted Berk. "Altoona State Investment Board & Bain Capital Fund XI." Harvard Business School Case 218-022, August 2017. (Revised September 2023.)
- Web
Prizes & Benefits | New Venture Competition
encourage more HBS graduates to become involved in social enterprises and to support their efforts. Resources & Benefits The social enterprise track of the student New Venture Competition offers a number of resources and benefits: A... View Details
- September 2013
- Supplement
The Abraaj Group and the Acibadem Healthcare Investment (B)
By: Paul A. Gompers, Bora Uluduz and Firdevs Abacioglu
This case provides an update on the ultimate outcome of the transaction presented in The Abraaj Group and the Acibadem Healthcare Investment (A). View Details
Gompers, Paul A., Bora Uluduz, and Firdevs Abacioglu. "The Abraaj Group and the Acibadem Healthcare Investment (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 214-022, September 2013.
- October 1996 (Revised April 2011)
- Module Note
Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module IV
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Provides an overview of a module that focuses on the adaptation of the private equity model to corporate and nonprofit settings. View Details
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module IV." Harvard Business School Module Note 297-043, October 1996. (Revised April 2011.)
- August 2008
- Teaching Note
Tad O'Malley: The Investment Conundrum (TN)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for [808125]. View Details
- 03 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean
- 22 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club
decades.* Despite increased attention in recent years, the fact remains that Black founders receive a mere 1% of VC funding. For Black women, the numbers are even worse. One reason for this is that general partners at venture capital... View Details
- October 1996 (Revised May 2011)
- Module Note
Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module II
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Provides an overview of a module that focuses on the interaction between private equity investors and the firms they finance. View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment; Business and Stakeholder Relations
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module II." Harvard Business School Module Note 297-041, October 1996. (Revised May 2011.)
- February 2017
- Case
Eve Hall: The African American Investment Fund in Milwaukee
By: Steven Rogers and Alterrell Mills
The case highlights the role of minority chambers of commerce and the background of Eve Hall, a well-regarded multi-sector leader asked to revive Wisconsin's African-American chamber. This case study examines the lending options that a minority chamber of commerce... View Details
Keywords: Business Organization; Business Plan; Change Management; Demographics; Diversity Characteristics; Ethnicity Characteristics; Race Characteristics; Investment Fund; Cost Of Capital; Banks And Banking; Micro Finance; Interest Rates; Business Or Company Management; Management Styles; Management Succession; Mission And Purpose; Organizational Culture; Leadership Style; Leadership Change; Business And Community Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Wealth And Poverty; Organizations; Diversity; Ethnicity; Race; Small Business; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Decision Choices and Conditions; Employment Industry; Public Administration Industry; Financial Services Industry; Service Industry; United States; Wisconsin
Rogers, Steven, and Alterrell Mills. "Eve Hall: The African American Investment Fund in Milwaukee." Harvard Business School Case 317-076, February 2017.
- 08 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) and the Transition to Venture Capital
has now been on the investment team in Toronto for over a year. Key Learnings & Advice Memme brought a persistent attitude and work ethic to OMERS Ventures alongside other transferable skills that have... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit
Accountancy from the University of Illinois. Roughly 200 attendees joined the Fourth Annual Women in Investing Summit on November 29th. It was powerful to be surrounded by a diverse group of women and men who were so passionate about... View Details