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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
companies for which it raised funds were people of color, 25 times the share backed by traditional venture capitalists. Republic now makes inclusion part of every pitch: Company listings are assigned tags... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 17 Nov 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Activist Investors Became Respectable
online well before any regulatory filing disclosed his holdings in the company. These tactics may have been designed for drama, but the investment strategy and its scale are nothing unusual today. Activist shareholders and the hedge funds... View Details
- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
we could donate to a cultural institution in one of those cities. "We either go very deep with an artist or fund ideas that support the industry in an overarching way," Evans notes. To accomplish these goals, Evans has View Details
- 14 Apr 2014
- News
The Puzzle of Life
notify accredited investors who are signed up for VentureHealth. Those who want to invest do, and those who don't don't." Demand has been strong; in its first round in April 2013,VentureHealth raised $875,000 in three weeks, then, in... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
An investment in meaningful results
million in over 200 programs and schools in 2013. The organization's 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief raised more than $50 million to help victims of the storm rebuild and recover. Robin Hood takes a venture philanthropy approach to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Giving Together
a fellowship fund to support HBS students with a military service background—and so did 11 of his classmates. Haley, a former US Navy SEAL and currently a managing director at Ziff Brothers Investments, led an effort that View Details
- 06 Feb 2020
- News
HBS Alumni Join Forces on Virus Outbreak in China
items to hospital and response personnel, while another seeks to raise funds from HBS alumni to support the families of victims of the virus. The Wuhan Task Force, aims to quickly source and distribute... View Details
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Black Investment Club
challenges to raising capital, being empowered to make investment decisions, and accessing the mentorship and resources to promote our talent.” Each of the Co-Presidents brings unique experiences to the leadership team, serving to further... View Details
- 07 Aug 2018
- News
DreamBox Learning Breaks New Ground
popular adaptive learning companies, specializing in math .Across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, DreamBox serves nearly 3 million students and 120,000 teachers. Today, the company is announcing $130 million in growth equity funding from... View Details
- 01 Apr 2024
- News
Generosity Multiplied
There’s little doubt that James Reed (MBA 1990) loves his job. After all, he’s the chairman and CEO of Reed, the United Kingdom’s first and largest jobs website, and he takes the company’s slogan—“Love Mondays”—to heart. Even so, he admits he has a side hustle. When... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- News
Giving Together
SEAL and currently a managing director at Ziff Brothers Investments, led an effort that raised $335,000 toward the fund that carries the name he believes says it all, the MBA Class of 2001 National Defense... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Finding a cure so that others may benefit
In 1986, Joe O’Donnell (AB 1967, MBA 1971) and his wife, Kathy, founded the Joey Fund in memory of their son, who died as a result of cystic fibrosis. O’Donnell has raised millions to battle the disease, and... View Details
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Summer Fellowships | MBA
the freedom to realize their unique career visions without feeling limited by compensation levels, regardless of role, industry, or location. Funding is available for students joining existing organizations, as well as for those founding... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Generosity Multiplied
multiplies the gifts’ impact. The Reed Foundation launched the Big Give in 2007, and since then, it has raised nearly £200 million for 10,000 charities that address a range of causes, from climate change and cancer research to food... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Profile
Jan Petzel
After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu... View Details
Keywords: Other Financial Services
- 21 Sep 2015
- News
Rockin’ for a Cause
Education (PiE), a foundation that provides nearly three-quarters of the flexible funding available to the city’s cash-strapped schools. Scheel’s wife, Susan, was an early leader of PiE, which raises... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Reaching New Heights
First-year students in Section G raised nearly $12,000 toward the construction of a new primary school in Nepal after hearing a presentation from former Microsoft executive John Wood. After a trek in the Annapurna region, Wood quit his... View Details
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
Venturing Away from Venture Capital
requires a significant initial capital investment, and she raised just over $10 million in seed and series A funding to get it up and running in 2011. Since then, Lin’s had plenty of opportunities to View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 May 2013
- News
Canadian Fellowships
fellowships,” says Ralph Barford (MBA 1952), a longtime supporter of HBS and one of the initial leaders of the initiative to raise fellowship funds for Canadian students. “HBS was the making of me. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
the online-only June Bulletin’s coverage of the path ahead for education, health care, management, and the hotel and restaurant industries. Return to June Bulletin HT: Venture capital is a lagging indicator, trailing what’s happening in the market. The firms investing... View Details