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Harvard University Endowment

Harvard University Endowment

Cambridge, Massachusettsharvard.edu

Overview

Harvard's endowment is a dedicated and permanent source of funding that maintains the teaching and research mission of the University . Harvard partners with world-class asset managers to invest in a wide variety of public and private asset classes and strategies, including public equities, private equity, hedge funds, real estate, and fixed income securities .

AUM

$53.2B

Portfolio Companies

12

Investments

Harvard University Endowment investments
CompanyDateStageLead
CavilinQMar 2026SeedCo-investor
SOURCEJul 2022Series DCo-investor
KuriosJun 2022SeedCo-investor
AutoLeapOct 2021Series ACo-investor
Leap FinanceSep 2021Series CCo-investor

Key People

Akiesha Ortiz

Greener Scott Scholars Co-Founder, Founding Advisor, Mentor

David Scadden

Co-founder And Co-director, Harvard Stem Cell Institute

Erich Theophile

Co-Founder, Nepal Architecture Archive, Francis Loeb Library

Karim Lakhani

Chair Co-Founder Digital, Data, Design Institute At Harvard

Kathy Pham

Co-Founder, Ethical Tech Working Group

Lining Zhang

HGSE Coaching For Equity Initiative, Co-Founder

Patricia Lewis

Co-Founder Senior Managing Editor, Harvard ALI Social Impact Review

Robert Hargrove

Co-Founder Harvard Leadership Project

Tushar K.

Co-Founder Researcher, The Frontier State Project

Wardah Chaudhary

Venture Cofounder

William Ury

Co-Founder, Program On Negotiation At Harvard Law School

Andrea Perera

Managing Director, University Communications

Betsy Shortell

Managing Director Of Transportation

Chester Lee

Managing Director

Drew Rapa

Managing Director, UDO Research

Emil Dabora

Managing Director

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts
Year FoundedN/A
AUM$53.2B

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