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New STARTUP Data:
Entrepreneurial Activity
by Harvard MBAs

a study of recent classes at
In February 2014, HBS grad and EverTrue founder/CEO
Brent Grinna wrote a great post about HBS founders.
In February 2014, HBS grad and EverTrue founder/CEO
Brent Grinna wrote a great post about HBS founders.
In February 2014, HBS grad and EverTrue founder/CEO
Brent Grinna wrote a great post about HBS founders.
In February 2014, HBS grad and EverTrue founder/CEO
Brent Grinna wrote a great post about HBS founders.



(You can find the article here.)
In the post, Brent offers a few very valid points.
In the post, Brent offers a few very valid points.

Lots of people are saying Harvard
MBAs aren’t good startup founders.
In the post, Brent offers a few very valid points.

Lots of people are saying Harvard
MBAs aren’t good startup founders.
Many claim these grads start “only” a
small percent of Unicorn startups.
In the post, Brent offers a few very valid points.

Lots of people are saying Harvard
MBAs aren’t good startup founders.
Many claim these grads start “only” a
small percent of Unicorn startups.
But, um, the DATA says otherwise,
so please sit back and enjoy while I
lay the smack down on all the haters
out there who’d claim such things.
In the post, Brent offers a few very valid points.

Lots of people are saying Harvard
MBAs aren’t good startup founders.
Many claim these grads start “only” a
small percent of Unicorn startups.
But, um, the DATA says otherwise,
so please sit back and enjoy while I
lay the smack down on all the haters
out there who’d claim such things.
Okay, so we may have editorialized a little bit.
In the post, Brent offers a few very valid points.

Lots of people are saying Harvard
MBAs aren’t good startup founders.
Many claim these grads start “only” a
small percent of Unicorn startups.
But, um, the DATA says otherwise,
so please sit back and enjoy while I
lay the smack down on all the haters
out there who’d claim such things.
Okay, so we may have editorialized a little bit. (Sorry Brent!)
But still, we wondered:
Do Harvard MBAs make
PROLIFIC startup founders?
But still, we wondered:
In our experience at NextView, we’d say yes.


But still, we wondered:

Do Harvard MBAs make
PROLIFIC startup founders?
In our experience at NextView, we’d say yes.

But we decided to look at the data and expand Brent’s
study of the 2009 and 2010 classes to include more years.

But still, we wondered:

Do Harvard MBAs make
PROLIFIC startup founders?
And here’s the Veritas...
(Get it?)
And here’s the Veritas...
INSIDE THE DATA
Startups
Founded by
Harvard MBAs
ClassES 2008-14
Researched by Dimitri Dadiomov (@dadiomov)
HBS ’15 | MBA Associate, NextView Ventures
First, a look at entrepreneurial
“activity” (total companies
launched and capital raised).
In total, HBS classes 2008-14
exhibit the following activity:
In total, HBS classes 2008-14
exhibit the following activity:
•  260+ Founders
•  90+ STARTUPS
•  S2.5B+ RaisedI
Some of the startups they
founded include the following:
(U.S.)	
  
Some of the startups they
founded include the following:
acq. by
acq. by
(U.S.)	
   (INT’L)	
  
Some of the startups they
founded include the following:
acq. by
acq. by
(U.S.)	
   (INT’L)	
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Some of the startups they
founded include the following:
acq. by
acq. by
acq. by
Startup Study: Entrepreneurial Activity by Harvard Business School Students
CompaniesFounded
DollarsRaised
$1.4B
$1.2B
$1B
$800M
$600M
$0
$200M
$400M
33
Graduating Classes (Total Founders)
38 49 58 25 21 41
(To Date) (To Date)
CompaniesFounded
DollarsRaised
$1.4B
$1.2B
$1B
$800M
$600M
$0
$200M
$400M
33
Graduating Classes (Total Founders)
38 49 58 25 21 41
It’s important to note that we’re using
capital raised as a proxy for entrepreneurial
activity, not a definite cause of success.
(To Date) (To Date)
CompaniesFounded
DollarsRaised
$1.4B
$1.2B
$1B
$800M
$600M
$0
$200M
$400M
33
Graduating Classes (Total Founders)
38 49 58 25 21 41
The Class of 2011 was the outlier, with 58
founders of 26 companies raising more than
$1.15B in venture capital.
(To Date) (To Date)
CompaniesFounded
DollarsRaised
$1.4B
$1.2B
$1B
$800M
$600M
$0
$200M
$400M
33
Graduating Classes (Total Founders)
38 49 58 25 21 41
Prior to 2011, HBS founders raised an
average of about $400M.
(To Date) (To Date)
CompaniesFounded
DollarsRaised
$1.4B
$1.2B
$1B
$800M
$600M
$0
$200M
$400M
33
Graduating Classes (Total Founders)
38 49 58 25 21 41
Time will tell for the more recent classes. To
date, they’ve raised roughly $200M total.
(To Date) (To Date)
DRILLING DOWN
A sampling of the
companies with the
most capital raised:
DRILLING DOWN
A sampling of the
companies with the
most capital raised:
$S50M+I
DRILLING DOWN
A sampling of the
companies with the
most capital raised:
$S50M+I
DRILLING DOWN
A sampling of the
companies with the
most capital raised:
$S100M+I
DRILLING DOWN
A sampling of the
companies with the
most capital raised:
$S300M+I
DRILLING DOWN
A sampling of the
companies with the
most capital raised:
$S400M+I
DRILLING DOWN
A few key exits:
EXITS
DRILLING DOWN
A few key exits:
EXITS
Next, we looked at the sectors
in which these HBS classes
launched their companies:
Next, we looked at the sectors
in which these HBS classes
launched their companies:
•  30% Ecommerce
•  23% b2c Tech
•  22% b2b Tech
Startup Study: Entrepreneurial Activity by Harvard Business School Students
Ecommerce
30%
Enterprise
22%
Consumer
23%
Cleantech
5%
Health
9%
Fintech
4%
Education
7%
Startups Founded by HBS Classes, ‘08-’14:
Sector
Ecommerce
30%
Enterprise
22%
Consumer
23%
Cleantech
5%
Health
9%
Fintech
4%
Education
7%
Startups Founded by HBS Classes, ‘08-’14:
Sector
These HBS classes showed a relatively
broad spectrum of interests in attacking
problems across various sectors.
Third: Harvard is a talent
magnet both domestically and
globally. So where did these
MBAs launch their startups?
•  39% East Coast U.s.
(Boston & NYC)
•  26% California
•  22% Outside N.A.
Third: Harvard is a talent
magnet both domestically and
globally. So where did these
MBAs launch their startups?
Startup Study: Entrepreneurial Activity by Harvard Business School Students
Boston
12%
New York
27%
California
26%
Other US &
Canada
13%
Asia
5%
Europe
6%
Africa
3%
Latin &
South
America
8%
Startups Founded by HBS '08-’14:
Geography
Boston
12%
New York
27%
California
26%
Other US &
Canada
13%
Asia
5%
Europe
6%
Africa
3%
Latin &
South
America
8%
Startups Founded by HBS '08-’14:
Geography
Heated discussion currently permeates
Boston Tech regarding the city’s need to
improve retention of its top students, and
rightfully so according to this data.
Startup Study: Entrepreneurial Activity by Harvard Business School Students
If they follow earlier classes,
the more recent grads of 2012
to 2014 represent a hefty sum
of investments:
S1BillionI
If they follow earlier classes,
the more recent grads of 2012
to 2014 represent a hefty sum
of investments:
S1BillionI
If they follow earlier classes,
the more recent grads of 2012
to 2014 represent a hefty sum
of investments:
S1BillionI
If they follow earlier classes,
the more recent grads of 2012
to 2014 represent a hefty sum
of investments:
So we’ve seen…
So we’ve seen…
•  Lots of startups
So we’ve seen…
•  Lots of startups
•  Lots of capital
So we’ve seen…
•  Lots of startups
•  Lots of capital
•  Lots of sectors
So we’ve seen…
•  Lots of startups
•  Lots of capital
•  Lots of sectors
•  Lots of geographies
So we’ve seen…
•  Lots of startups
•  Lots of capital
•  Lots of sectors
•  Lots of geographies
•  And even some “unicorns”
Now back to our 1st question…
????
Do Harvard MBAs make
PROLIFIC startup founders?
Unquestionably.
Do Harvard MBAs make
PROLIFIC startup founders?
Unquestionably.
Unequivocally.
Do Harvard MBAs make
PROLIFIC startup founders?
Unquestionably.
Unequivocally.
Undoubtedly.
Do Harvard MBAs make
PROLIFIC startup founders?
Unquestionably.
Unequivocally.
Undoubtedly.
Yes.
Do Harvard MBAs make
PROLIFIC startup founders?
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