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Harper Court Ventures
Venture capital
Harper Court Ventures is an early-stage deep tech venture fund that invests in startups emerging from the University of Chicago ecosystem. It is independently managed by MFV Partners and led by Managing Partner Karthee Madasamy.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordsdeep techquantum computinglife sciencesenergyartificial intelligenceuniversity spinouts
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Or find every investor that fitsHarper Court Ventures lists 12 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (42%), AI & Machine Learning (16%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (16%). 50% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside MFV Partners, Playground Global and Qualcomm Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Harper Court Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Harper Court Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 12. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 30th | 12 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 76th | 42% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 69th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 42% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 16% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 16% | 7% |
| Gaming | 5% | 1% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
| Education | 5% | 7% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 5% | 1% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 5% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companies
Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund
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| Share | |
|---|---|
| MFV Partners | 7 |
| Playground Global | 2 |
| Qualcomm Ventures | 2 |
| Safar Partners | 2 |
| A&E Investments | 1 |
| Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund | 1 |
| BAM Elevate | 1 |
| Big Brain Holdings | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers12100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Harper Court Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backvs Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund1 shared company→Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
as stated on its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Harper Court Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 | Seed | |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Harper Court Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Harper Court Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
12 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility Robotics designs and deploys humanoid robots for industrial automation | Robotics & HardwareIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Beacon delivers highly effective, chemical-free disinfection that quietly works around the clock | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CavilinQ builds scalable quantum solutions | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Apr 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Flow Medical works to improve pulmonary embolism care | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Mapmyindia provides maps, location intelligence, and IoT solutions | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| OrisDX detects disease early and guides people to early clinical intervention through the use of next-generation testing modalities backed by cutting-edge research. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| PsiQuantum is building and deploying the future of computing with the world’s first useful quantum computers. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| SimCare provides AI-powered simulations for counselor training, allowing students to practice counseling skills with virtual clients and receive instant feedback. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Thrixel generates structured 3D assets from text or images for use in various applications, including gaming and simulation. | AI & Machine LearningGaming | Oct 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Waze provides driving directions and traffic reports | Mobility & LogisticsAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| NOMO is an app that helps people scroll less and build a better relationship with social media without banning their social apps. | Healthcare & BiotechMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- harpercourt.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 2 Apr 2026
- Companies checked
- 12
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