Michael Madden

Founder & Managing Partner

2016 - Current

"The Yard" is a community of Harvard alums: investors, executives, entrepreneurs, and innovation enthusiasts with a connection to one of Harvard’s 15 schools. At our core, we are a Harvard alum venture fund investing in Harvard alum-led companies. We are private, for profit, and not affiliated with the University. We raise capital from alums who want access to a diversified, growth oriented portfolio of Harvard alum-led businesses. We invest alongside top-tier Venture Capital and Private Equity firms. Our portfolio spans a range of industries, stages and geographies. We are building a large community around this effort and would love for you to take part. By joining thousands of other alums, you will receive a monthly newsletter with updates on our investments, information on events, and other content related to The Yard. You can sign up at our website.

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

2016

Alumni Ventures Group manages >$500M on behalf of alumni and community members of the university communities of the Ivy League, Stanford, MIT, etc. We are one of the most active venture capital funds in the US each of the last 3 years. We exclusively co-invest with well-established funds such as Accel, a16z, Benchmark, NEA and Insight Partners. We complement the lead investor with a network of 600K alumni to assist with connections, capital & customers. Investment criteria: sector agnostic, seed through growth stage, $50K - $10M check size

Managing Director

2013 - 2015

Led Square 1 Bank's venture banking efforts in the New England region. Worked with private equity and venture capital investors to provide all the resources necessary to help their portfolio companies thrive. Also worked directly with entrepreneurs and management teams to assist in the ongoing growth and success of their companies.

Principal

2010 - 2012

Principal

2005 - 2010

Associate

2003 - 2005

Business Development

2003 - 2003

Analyst

2000 - 2003

Analyst

2000 - 2003