{"id":1169,"date":"2021-04-14T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T00:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital.hbs.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/submission\/hbap-vc\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T20:15:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T00:15:00","slug":"hbap-vc","status":"publish","type":"hck-submission","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/submission\/hbap-vc\/","title":{"rendered":"HBAP VC"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1222\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-7.02.26-PM-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-7.02.26-PM-1024x575.png 1024w, 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src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.46-PM-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.46-PM-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.46-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.46-PM-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.46-PM-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.46-PM-2048x1151.png 2048w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.46-PM-600x337.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1220\" src=\"http:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.58-PM-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.58-PM-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.58-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.58-PM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.58-PM-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.58-PM-2048x1151.png 2048w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-hbapideation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-6.57.58-PM-600x337.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Vision and value proposition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data science-driven digital ventures continue to transform the business landscape in the Age of AI; HBAP VC\u2019s platform will connect its extensive network of operating partners and utilize an innovative data analytics crowd-sourced diligence and investment approval process to bring smart capital to founders along with growth and functional operating expertise, attracting HNW and pension funds and driving outsized returns to its end investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The problem<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data science-driven digital ventures are the engine of the AI economy and need smart funding and operational expertise to scale.\u00a0 Traditional VC firms, rooted in excel spreadsheets and an arcane investment committee approach, and focused on transactions rather than full life cycle growth support, are not fully aligned with this new business paradigm and as a result, digital ventures are being improperly capitalized and suboptimally going to market and growing.\u00a0 Further, HNW and pension funds rely on a small number of venture capital firms to source these opportunities, and many need greater access to these types of investments, in an advantaged way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Target market and opportunity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The VC market is $24B and continues to grow YoY. In the past few years,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0growth has been focused on areas of HBAP\u2019s expertise.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HBAP VC will deliver by leveraging its greatest asset, its people. HBAP VC addressable market is between $100m-$500m growing at 25% CAGR. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The solution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A data-driven approach to venture capital investments based on a platform that leverages the breadth and depth of the HBAP network to crowdsource the various investment processes to follows a consistent, repeatable approach to startup investing helping thrust transformative companies that disrupts industries while providing a space for HBAP participants and alumni to invest, learn, practice, and earn returns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Team<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Founders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> HBAPer who contributes $10,000+\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>General Partners<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: all HBAPers will be allocated a piece of the GP<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Operational Partners<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: HBAPers who wish to help specific investments grow and who are selected to be the lead partner in venture-specific assignments will earn carry in that specific venture. The OP would be responsible for sponsoring the venture through the various processes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Operations Team<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Develops and maintains the platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>People Currently Involved<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rick Spear<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicholas Chacon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Todd Brous<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eric Villacanmpa<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Suzanne Grant<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Competition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other Harvard VC funds (also potential partners) and other VC funds (both partners as well as exit vehicles)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Incubators and accelerators<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HNW individuals and pension funds (also clients)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBAP VC is a community-driven, crowdsourced, and data-driven approach to venture capital investing. 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