​Harvard-Yale 2025 Entrepreneurship Summit

​Hosted by: Yale Entrepreneurial Society, Yale Undergraduate Capital Partners, Yale Pitchbook, Harvard Undergraduate Women in Entrepreneurship, Harvard Ventures, and H*QUOTIENT

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

​Join us for the Harvard-Yale Entrepreneurship Summit, an evening celebrating entrepreneurship and innovation across two of the world’s sauciest university rivalries: Harvard and Yale. This annual gathering brings together founders, builders, engineers, and investors shaping the future of technology — from AI and robotics to biotech, climate, and beyond.

​Open to all Harvard and Yale students, with friends joining from Columbia, NYU, MIT, and other Boston/NYC schools.

​Office Hour Locations

​Alumni Ventures (Lucy) - SOM 4463 (4th floor)
Link Ventures (Nick) - SOM 4465
Xfund (Prat, Tuan) - SOM 4467
Orrick (Andy, Chapin) - Tsai CITY 2nd floor huddle room
DRF (Linda, Nathan) - Tsai CITY 1st floor huddle room

​SOM: 165 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511

​Tsai CITY: 17 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511

​Agenda

​Location: Steep Café, 260 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
Date: Friday, November 21
Time: 5 – 9 PM

• ​2 – 5 PM | Office Hours
  Exclusive pre-registered session for Yale students and select founders to meet with visiting VC sponsors.

• ​5 – 6 PM | Summit Doors Open
  Grab a drink, meet fellow innovators, and connect with founders, funders, and future collaborators.

• ​6 – 7 PM | Introductions, VC & Legal Panel
  Hear from leading VC voices & Orrick as they share insights on early-stage tech, university spinouts, and advice for student founders.

• ​7 – 9 PM | Networking Mixer
  Mingle with peers from both campuses, meet investors, and celebrate the growing Harvard-Yale tech ecosystems. Food & drinks will be provided!

​What to Expect

• ​Founder-Focused Conversations — Learn how students are building the next wave of frontier-tech startups.

• ​Networking Across Campuses — Connect with builders from Harvard, Yale, and beyond.

• ​Food & Drinks — Enjoy great food, a relaxed atmosphere, and lively conversation.

​About the Hosts

​Harvard Undergraduate Women in Entrepreneurship (WiE)
WiE is a thriving community supporting women interested in entrepreneurship, providing them with opportunities to learn, develop skills, and connect with the broader startup ecosystem. Contact: Sunshine Chen ([email protected]) & Neeraja Kumar ([email protected]).

​Harvard Ventures
Harvard Ventures is the undergraduate entrepreneurship club at Harvard University. Founded in 2011, HV connects passionate students and provides them with resources to launch and grow their startups — hosting pitch competitions, founder coffee chats, and expert panels throughout the year. Contact Sahar Maisha ([email protected]).

​Yale Entrepreneurial Society (YES)
Founded in 1999, YES is Yale’s largest student community of founders, innovators, and investors. A 501(c)(3) non-profit, YES supports innovation at Yale through its incubators, fellowships, startup internships, and speaker series for students passionate about launching their own ventures. Contact Leia Ryan ([email protected]) & Oliver Hime ([email protected]).

​Yale Undergraduate Capital Partners (YUCP)
YUCP empowers Yale students to explore venture capital and early-stage investing through experiential education, sourcing opportunities, and partnerships with top-tier VC firms and accelerators. Contact: Krisha Ramani ([email protected]) & Aadi Krishna ([email protected]).

​Yale Pitchbook
Yale Pitchbook documents and amplifies the Yale startup ecosystem, highlighting emerging Yale founders and ventures, connecting them with investment opportunities. Contact Aadi Krishna ([email protected]).

​H*QUOTIENT
H*QUOTIENT is a new-age, global deep-tech community (founded by a fellow Yalie!) supporting emerging engineers, scientists, and artists with nearly 7,000 founders, investors, students, and academics across 55+ countries. HQ hosts events worldwide — from Yale and Boston to SF, London, and Zurich — and empowers young builders in therapeutics, robotics, AI, space & defense, materials, energy, and more. Learn more here. Contact: Roxana Grunenwald ([email protected]).

​Thank You to Our Sponsors

​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 Andrew Bloom ([email protected]).

​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.

​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.

​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.

​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.

​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 Cursor and Dandy, RapidSOS, Hightough. Contact [email protected].

​Please Note

​By registering for this event, you consent to be photographed and receive email updates from the hosts and be added to the H*QUOTIENT newsletter mailing list. Photographs may be used for marketing and media purposes without compensation.

​Reach out to [email protected] with questions!