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The MBA Fund

The MBA Fund

Palo Alto, Californiathembafund.com

Overview

The MBA Fund is a venture capital firm that helps founders from top startup-producing universities create legendary companies. It primarily backs student, alumni, and dropout founders from Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The firm has made over 150 early-stage investments from its core Fund I and Fund II.

Year Founded

2018

Portfolio Companies

34

Investments

The MBA Fund investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Journify LearningMay 2026SeedCo-investor
Thetawave AI, Inc.Jan 2026Early FundingCo-investor
Flair LabsDec 2025SeedCo-investor
hevaSep 2025Pre SeedCo-investor
CreatifyMay 2025Series ACo-investor

Key People

Hansae Catlett

Co-Founder, General Partner

Hiro Tien

Co-Founder And GP

Josh Hoffman-Senn

Co-Founder, General Partner

Sieva Kozinsky

Co-Founder, General Partner

Iynna Halilou

General Partner

Carmi Medoff

Venture Partner

Adam Mombru

Investment Partner

Adrian Schneider

Investment Partner

Akshat Parikh

Investment Partner

Alan Ma

Campus Investment Partner

Angela Zhang

Investment Partner

Brian Solender

Investment Partner

Carolyn Zhou

Investment Partner

Catherine Li

Lead Investment Partner

Dan Lee

Investment Partner

Daniel Mika

Investment Partner

Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Year Founded2018

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