What does Duke University invest in?
Duke University invests most often at Series B and Series D (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Blockchain and Virtual Currency.

United States · Investor
Last cheque observed Oct 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.
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8 rounds on record
Mostly Series B and Series D: 100% of its rounds
Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $10K
1 exits from the portfolio
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An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
From their own portfolio page (on their website)
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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.
The latest companies Duke University put money into.
Episodes that name Duke University in their description, not their title.

Brookfield Asset Management's David Nowak - "earn your seat" private equity
WithDavid Nowak

High-Growth Tech Investor: Apax Digital’s Dave Evans
WithDave Evans
MentionsApax PartnersDuke University

[REPLAY] Matt Bank - "GEMs" of Risk, Asset Allocation, and Manager Selection (EP.419)
WithMatt Bank
MentionsDuke University

NBA Africa's Biggest Success | The Khaman Maluach Story
MentionsDuke University

Matt Bank - "GEMs" of Risk, Asset Allocation, and Manager Selection (EP.419)
WithMatt Bank
MentionsDuke University
Duke University invests most often at Series B and Series D (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Blockchain and Virtual Currency.
8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2025.
Its most recent investments on record: NewLimit (Oct 2025).
The median round it joins is $45M.
Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.
Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and Canada (13%).
No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2025.
Duke University is a VC firm based in Durham, United States.
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