Haas Impact Fund

Our MBA student venture partners did an incredible job presenting their ventures to a panel of seasoned judges at the 2024 Invest for Impact Pitch Competition. This year’s winners, MedHaul, Splight and Hertha Metals, were chosen from a field of 10 early-stage startups and have each received a $75,000 investment from the student-run Haas Impact Fund. Congratulations! 🌟 Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to this inspiring event, including judges David Hartwig, Sara Weinheimer, Shilpi Kumar, Teresa Tate Mark Goldstein, who also served as keynote speaker. The competition also celebrated the achievements of the Sustainable Investment Fund, which has managed over $4 million in responsible investments. Sustainable & Impact Finance at Berkeley Haas Haas Sustainable Investment Fund Haas Impact Fund #ImpactInvesting #HaasImpact https://lnkd.in/gmd75rAx

Congratulations to Piper Foster Wilder and Tonya R. James, cofounders of one of the Haas Impact Fund's portfolio companies 60Hertz Energy, for being names to Inc. Magazine's 2024 Top 250 female entrepreneur list and recognized for breaking barriers in a male-dominated field. https://lnkd.in/dxNmqcgM

Could you join us for the Pitch Day in April? If not, you can read about it here:

This is why I'm proud to teach at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business – moments like this! Closing Spring semester with extremely tough competition among students. Ten teams participated, with each team sourcing over 200 deals. Traditionally, only one team gets to invest. This year, the caliber of student work was so exceptional that we made a spontaneous decision. Students identified and thoroughly vetted top deals across industries, from climate tech to manufacturing to education. As professors, we decided to raise additional funds on the spot – right during the competition and lunch break – enabling our MBA students to invest in three of the most promising companies. Three outstanding deals. Three triumphant teams. I promise: we won't stop here. After overseeing 2,000+ deals, we will invest more. Our students - future leaders - have already started moving the needle in the industry. Here at University of California, Berkeley. It’s incredible to work with Prof. Adair Morse. We’ll kick off a brand new CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FUND for growth-stage investment in Fall. The first of its kind in any business school! 😎 Special thanks to our incoming Chancellor Rich Lyons, Dean Ann E. Harrison, Dean Laura D. Tyson, Scott Pinkus, Allan Holt, Charles Michaels, CFA, Sara Weinhiemer, David Hartwig, Larry Johnson, Michele de Nevers, Mark H Goldstein, Teresa M. L. Tate, Shilpi Kumar, Megan E. Morrice, Elizabeth Friedman Branoff, MPA, CFRE, and all faculties, expert mentors, and alumni at Berkeley Haas. Sustainable & Impact Finance at Berkeley Haas, Haas Impact Fund

Honored to share that our Haas Impact Fund team won $75k for MedHaul & Erica Plybeah at the HIF 2024 Pitch Competition! With lots of hard work and learning over the past few months, it was immensely gratifying to work with phenomenal women on our health equity team - Rosana Rabines, Crystal Gaeta, Lauren Zinser - and to be mentored, challenged, and encouraged by Jeep Kline, Adair Morse, Savannah Johnson, and Liz Rockett. Thank you to our judges Mark H Goldstein, David Hartwig, Shilpi Kumar Teresa M. L. Tate, and Sara Wienhiemer. We’re so excited to see the heights that MedHaul will reach! #HaasImpactFund #impactinvesting #impactvc #healthtech #healthequity #startups #venturecapital #berkeleyhaas Sustainable & Impact Finance at Berkeley Haas

Roll call, what former Haas Impact Fund students can join us for the 2024 Invest for Impact Pitch Competition next Friday, April 26th?