After the events at CashDrop A, FloresMartinez received two specific offers from VC-Fonds for his startup CashDrop. This case describes the tension between the two funds: a traditional venture capital fund that would provide FloresMartinez with a prestigious platform and a newer venture capital that focuses on financing diverse businesses. The case asks which FloresMartinez …
Launched in 2015 by Melinda Gates, cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Pivotal Ventures is an investment and incubation company. The company aims to support and promote transformational ideas, people and organizations, and advance social progress for women and families in the U.S. Hoping to leverage and expand her expertise in missiondriven investing, …
In July 2019, Bruce Miller, CEO of Investure, LLC (Investure), a major outsourced investment office (OCIO), prepares a proposal for Franklin and Marshall (F&M), a small humanities school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before to donate 350 million dollars. . F&M recently began looking for a new foundation manager in hopes of improving their investment returns and …
Ukrainian founder Aleksandr Stepura wants to expand his Skyeton civil drone manufacturing startup. Drawing on a local pool of Soviet-era aviation expertise, Stepura quickly achieved product excellence that is technically comparable to world powers such as Boeing and other manufacturers in the military field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Starting from a market approach that …
In May 2017, SoftBank announced the official launch of the Vision Fund, which quickly became the world’s largest technology-driven mutual fund, with nearly $ 100 billion under management. Reports from a few months earlier indicated that SoftBank is considering a multi-million dollar investment deal with WeWork, a commercial real estate company that specializes in shared …
In November 2020, DigiPlex co-founders are exploring the future growth path of their Nordic data center business. There was a fundamental question on the agenda: was now the time to sell DigiPlex? Originally a $ 2.75 million investment in a small data center in the wake of the dotcom bubble, the Norwegian company had grown …
After the events at CashDrop A, Jarrid Tingle and Henri PierreJacques, the founders of the Harlem Capital partners, were concerned that Ruben FloresMartinez, the founder of CashDrop, would accept another offer while they waited for it to be officially made. HCP traditionally took more time to consider its potential investments, but Tingle and PierreJacques did …
Black entrepreneurs face many unique barriers when it comes to raising capital to start and grow a business. During their sophomore year at Harvard Business School (HBS), MBA students Kimberly Foster and Tyler Simpson decided to do something for early-stage black tech entrepreneurs seeking funding. In just four months they launched the first ever Black …
In March 2020, Zach Sims, co-founder and CEO of online education platform Codecademy, prepared for a meeting with his chief of staff, Kunal Ahuja, to discuss the company’s goals. Codecademy called itself the world’s largest online resource for computer and programming skills. It had 45 million active users in 190 countries who learned to code …
In 2019, BT Slingsby launches Catalys Pacific, the first biotech startup fund in Tokyo. After winning some of Japan’s largest pharmaceutical companies to invest, BT hopes the fund can create a sensation and transform biotech innovation in Japan. After researching hundreds of potential investment opportunities, your team must decide which deals to look for first. …