Webinar
The Yard Ventures Fund 7 Update and Commitment Deadline
The commitment deadline for The Yard Ventures Fund 7 is this month. Join Managing Partner Michael Madden and Principal Alex Attard-Manché for a discussion highlighting how they will build a fully diversified venture portfolio.
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And in the meantime, learn more about Yard Ventures Managing Partner, Michael Madden, by watching the video below:
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This live, 45-minute discussion and Q&A about The Yard Ventures Fund 7 is open to all alumni and friends of Harvard.
During the session, we will discuss:
- HomeThe history of Alumni Ventures, our investment strategy and past performance
- HomeWhat is most important when diversifying into venture capital
- HomeMinimum requirements needed to invest in the fund
Note: You must be accredited to invest in venture capital. Important disclosure information can be found at av-funds.com/disclosures.
About your presenters
Michael is a Co-Founder of Alumni Ventures and has been the Managing Partner of The Yard Ventures since inception. Working alongside a great team, Michael has invested in over 120 companies on the way to building large, diversified venture capital portfolios for our Yard investors. Prior to joining the early team at Alumni Ventures, Michael had been a venture investor, board member, and advisor while at firms such as Summit Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, Edison Partners, and Square One. He earned an AB from Harvard University, where he was a four-year letter winner in both Varsity Football and Varsity Baseball. Michael later received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Alex is a Principal at The Yard Ventures and is experienced in strategy, operations, and investing. Prior to The Yard, she was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Bertelsmann, working within world-leading divisions across publishing, music, and TV, as well as Bertelsmann investments (who has over $1 billion invested). She began her career in London, firstly within media research at a leading European boutique firm before moving into strategy consulting and then working at the BBC. She has experience as an investor at two Boston-based venture capital funds and has a particular passion for investments within the media, technology and sports, and consumer industries. Alex received her BA and MA in Theology from the University of Oxford, Trinity College and her MBA from Harvard Business School.