The check that led
@TEKEVER's $580M round came from a university endowment. These endowments invest in startups directly and anchor the funds you're raising from:
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@Yale Investments Office: David Swensen's endowment, the one that made venture a core allocation
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@MIT (MITIMCo): backs deep tech & spinouts
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@Stanford Management Co: next to Sand Hill, invests like it
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@Princeton (PRINCO): one of the heaviest venture allocations in the Ivy League
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@NotreDame Investment Office
- UTIMCO (Texas) active across funds
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@DukeU (DUMAC) backs emerging and established managers
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@UMich: a public endowment that shows up in fund LP bases
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@UCBerkeley Investments: just led Tekever's $580M round directly
If you're raising a fund, these are the anchors behind your anchors. Patient, deep-pocketed, and very hard to reach cold.
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