Harper Court Ventures Fund I

United States

Pre Seed

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 computing

life sciences

energy, AI, robotics

Bullish Signals

$25M Fund I launched May 2025website

5 portfolio cos deployed: NoMo, OrisDX, SimCare, Flow, Beaconwebsite

Managed by MFV Partners, Silicon Valley deep techwebsite

Chicago quantum hub momentum, national leadership positionwebsite

4 of 5 portfolio cos life sciences focuswebsite

Active content: EV, robotics, quantum, AI themeswebsite

Polsky Center pipeline = structured dealflowwebsite

Official branding: Harper Court Ventures confirmedwebsite

Latest thought leadership: EV powertrain, humanoid robotics 2025website

Founder stories + deep tech trends coverage activewebsite

Contrarian Signals

UChicago-only deal funnel, narrow sourcingexternal

Brand-new fund, zero exits yetexternal

Midwest ecosystem still early-stage vs coastsexternal

Website copy incomplete, lorem ipsum sections visiblewebsite

Founder Do's

Spin out of UChicago labs or Polsky Center

Be UChicago alumni founder

Operate in quantum, AI, life sciences, energy, robotics

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 alumquantum/AI/energy expert

Ayo Roberts

Principal

early-stage focusportfolio supportUChicago ecosystem

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$25M

Saves0

Website

Key People

Karthee Madasamy

Karthee MadasamyManaging Partner

Ayo RobertsPrincipal

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