Harper Court Ventures Fund I

About Harper Court Ventures Fund I

Harper Court Ventures Fund I is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Climate Sustainability

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

UChicago researcher/alum spinning out deep tech pre-seed

UChicago spinouts

deep tech pre-seed

quantum & AI

life sciences

energy

Bullish Signals

$25M Fund I just launched May 2025external

5 portfolio cos already in 2024–2025external

Managed by MFV Partners, Silicon Valley deep techexternal

Chicago quantum hub momentum buildingexternal

4 of 5 portfolio cos life scienceswebsite

Active blogging: EV, robotics, quantum themeswebsite

5 named portfolio cos: NoMo AI, OrisDX, SimCare, Flow Medical, Beaconwebsite

Polsky Center pipeline = structured dealflowwebsite

Contrarian Signals

UChicago-only deal funnel, narrow sourcingexternal

Brand-new fund, no exits yetexternal

Midwest ecosystem still early-stageexternal

Website copy incomplete, lorem ipsum visiblewebsite

Founder Do's

Spin out of UChicago labs or Polsky Center

Be UChicago alumni founder

Operate in quantum, AI, life sciences, energy

Show research-to-commercialization path

Target Midwest deep tech ecosystem

Founder Don'ts

No UChicago research connection

Consumer or non-deep-tech plays

Beyond pre-seed stage

Key GPs & Partners

Karthee Madasamy

Managing Partner

deep tech veteranChicago Booth alumSilicon Valley background

Ayo Roberts

Principal

early-stage focus

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$25M

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Key People

Karthee Madasamy

Karthee MadasamyManaging Partner

Ayo RobertsPrincipal