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- 08 Jun 2023
- News
Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner
through floor-to-ceiling windows, and were entertained by mentalists who mingled with them during cocktails before dinner. "We go all out to make it a fantastic event at every level," says Vecchione. All funds View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 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 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
clear you can raise $4 billion for your next fund instead of the planned $1 billion. Professor of Management Practice Nabil N. El-Hage coauthored the case with HBS professor and Finance unit head Richard... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
Natty. The pair grew up in Burnaby, British Columbia, where the proprietor of a local forest products company spotted McArthur’s potential and helped fund his college education. Upon earning his MBA, McArthur entered the DBA program and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)
implementation of our organizational strategy and budget. I work with our team and other stakeholders to think through research questions, and partner with funders to identify funding to investigate questions and disseminate our results.... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 23 Jan 2019
- News
The Promise of Personalized Medicine
the process so that not every family, not every brother has to go out and raise $2 million to save their brother. You know, two million bucks is, in the grand scheme of things, not a ton of money; but for what we’re trying to do, it’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
which raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital only to get wiped out in the dotcom bust. But entrepreneurs and venture capitalists were making expensive bets well before Silicon Valley existed, says Alex Lazarow. Alex... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Fearless Force for Change
fund research and clini-cal trials. Jen died July 20 at the age of 40. Diagnosed with a soft-tissue sarcoma (a relatively rare cancer) in December 2004, Linn endured chemotherapy and surgeries during the initial phase of her treatment, a... View Details
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
With No Time to Lose
worked closely with Kremer to ensure that his needs on campus were met. And HBS students—from Kremer’s class until today—have actively raised money for Prize4Life, while many alumni donors continue to support the cause, including many... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
raising an initial round of financing from its own members to fund future expansion. BYO Bags Lead to Indulgences What’s in Assistant Professor Uma Karmarkar’s grocery bags? It may depend on if she’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Case Study: Power Nappy
and blowouts. It’s also the only product to place 100 percent clean cotton against the baby’s skin—good news for the landfills and the baby bums with sensitive skin conditions like eczema. Kudos has raised $3.2 million in seed View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
attention and resources. Are the potential of the disability market and the proven success in wellness sufficient to enable the company to raise funds and apply separate leadership to the additional market... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
professional development and visibility of executives of color in the not-for-profit sector.” Contributions from individuals and corporations are welcomed. With seed money from its founders and multiyear pledges from companies and individuals, by June 2021, the View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 12 May 2021
- News
Aid from Afar
working with GiveIndia to channel funds directly to NGOs that have been authorized to supply equipment and supplies to hospitals and COVID care centers in India. Funds are dispersed by GiveIndia to nonprofit... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- News
The Power of Three
record, raising $4,000,835. To demonstrate their commitment and to inspire their classmates, the trio led the way with major contributions of their own. “I personally benefited from a fellowship that allowed me to go to HBS,” Dias Griffin... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
biggest misses have been far misses, not near misses—companies that we didn’t pursue aggressively because we didn’t “get it,” or we believed the funding round was likely outside our typical parameters. Those include Stitch Fix, Cruise... View Details
- 22 Jan 2020
- News
What It Takes
fund. Very difficult to do that, but we did. It was the largest first-time fund ever raised and the third biggest in the world when it was raised. One of the younger partners at the firm brought this Edgcomb... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
numbers of capital-efficient companies today face challenges in raising that next round of capital. "Today entrepreneurs have more access to their first couple of million dollars than they have had before," says Dorsen. "The challenge is... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Care
destination in the world, the company has raised in excess of $100 million in investment funds across more than 15 countries, and has 7 million members who avail themselves of caregiving services for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Committed To HBS’s Success
people?” With his contribution to The Harvard Business School Campaign, a gift that also honors his upcoming 50th Reunion, Tukman converted the Mel Tukman Dean’s Fund, a discretionary fund he established in 1999 that was used for faculty... View Details