​Harvard-Yale Office Hours

​Sponsored by: Orrick, Link Ventures, Pear VC, Alumni Ventures, Xfund, and Dorm Room Fund

​For: Yale & pre-registered student builders to meet the sponsors of our Harvard-Yale 2025 Entrepreneurship Summit (RSVP here: https://luma.com/vomr35po).

​Date: Friday, November 21
Time: 2-5PM

​After registering, our sponsors will reach out via email with a Calendly link if interested. Please sign up there for 1:1 meeting time. (Note: registering for office hours here does not guarantee meetings; please keep an eye out for and sign up via personal Calendly links).

​Feel free to bring your cofounders!

​Orrick

​Orrick is a tech-focused law firm passionate about helping entrepreneurs, innovators and investors push boundaries. Through its extensive client portfolio, deal volume, and relationships in the ecosystem, Orrick provides commercial insight to each client’s strategy. With one of the world’s most active venture practices, Orrick represents 4,000+ startups and 300+ VC funds worldwide, offering a holistic suite of services from financing and IP to policy advocacy. Explore Orrick's Tech Studio suite of services & resources to help you scale your business. ​​

​Contact: Andy Bloom (abloom@orrick.com) & Eric Armstrong (earmstrong@orrick.com)

​​Link Ventures

​A Boston-based venture capital firm investing exclusively in AI-driven startups emerging from Harvard, MIT, and the Greater Boston ecosystem. Link Ventures bridges world-class research and real-world commercialization in fields ranging from fintech to digital health.

​Contact: Frazer Anderson (frazer@linkventures.com) & Boaz Fachler (bfachler@linkventures.com)

​​Pear VC

​A generalist pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund based in Menlo Park, CA with approximately $800M AUM, currently investing out of a recently closed $432M early-stage fund. Pear has backed iconic companies like DoorDash, Guardant Health, and Vanta from day zero.

​Contact: Harris Stolzenberg (harris@pear.vc)
Yale Pear Fellows: Vinesh Kothari (vinesh.kothari@yale.edu) & Amelie Liu (amelie.liu@yale.edu)

​​Alumni Ventures

​One of the most active venture capital firms in the U.S., with over $1B AUM and investments in 1,000+ companies including Boom Supersonic, Udemy, and Beyond Meat. Alumni Ventures connects a 600,000+ member community of accredited investors to high-growth opportunities worldwide.

​Contact: Lucy Friedmann (lucy@av.vc)

​Xfund

​Xfund is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Cambridge, MA, and Silicon Valley with investments across consumer, AI, fintech, healthcare, enterprise, and more. Xfund backs talented student entrepreneurs with its "Xperiment" program, where student founders receive a $100k SAFE upon graduation. Xperiment applications are open, due in December. Learn more here: https://www.xfund.com/pitchus.

​Contact: Tuan Ho (tuan@xfund.com) & Prat Mallick (prat@xfund.com)

​​Dorm Room Fund (DRF)

​The original student-run venture fund backed by First Round Capital, DRF invests in student founders at the earliest stages and has supported over 400 startups including Snackpass and Brooklinen.

​Contact: Roxana Grunenwald (roxana@dormroomfund.com)