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HarbourVest Partners

Global private-markets manager born from venture investing.

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Target market
Venture, growth and buyout managers globally
Typical check
Large institutional commitments
Geography
Global

Overview

HarbourVest Partners is one of the oldest and largest private-markets firms, founded in 1982 as Hancock Venture Partners — venture fund investing is literally its founding business. Today it builds diversified portfolios of primary commitments, secondaries and co-investments for institutions and private-wealth clients globally. For venture GPs, HarbourVest is a scaled, multi-decade LP that can participate across a firm's whole lifecycle: primary capital for new funds, secondary liquidity for early LPs, and co-investment for breakout companies.

Key facts

  • Founded in 1982 as Hancock Venture Partners
  • An early pioneer of the fund-of-funds model
  • Spans primaries, secondaries and direct co-investments
  • Headquartered in Boston with offices worldwide

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