# Vanderbilt University: portfolio, investments and team

> Vanderbilt University is a growth equity. 3 investments on record, latest Feb 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/vanderbilt-university (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Vanderbilt University

Last cheque observed Feb 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Growth equity Quiet

Series B Series A

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **630** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$100M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Vanderbilt University highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Feb** **[EnCharge AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/encharge-ai)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$100M** With 19 others
- **Jan** **[Cambium](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambium)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$100M** With 11 others
- **2002** 1 round
- **Jan** **[ActivBiotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/activbiotics)** Series A **$17M** With 2 others

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.

## The team

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.

## The cheque

Series B Series A

Median round joined **$100M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2025

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *2*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Vanderbilt University. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Vanderbilt University put money into.

[**EnCharge AI** $100M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/encharge-ai)[**Cambium** $100M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambium)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Vanderbilt University in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 18 Feb 2021 · 26 min Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse With [Jerry Stackhouse](https://millionrounds.com/person/jerry-stackhouse) Mentions [Vanderbilt University](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vanderbilt-university) Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

- [The Deal](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-deal) 20 Aug 2026 · 33 min Why Everyone's Watching Vanderbilt Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) 22 Nov 2022 · 18 min Reid Hoffman | The Importance of Friendship Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 18 Jun 2022 · 19 min Above all else, invest in friendship: Reid Hoffman’s 2022 commencement speech Apple Podcasts
- [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) 29 May 2022 · 18 min Reid Hoffman | The Importance of Friendship Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Vanderbilt University

### What does Vanderbilt University invest in?

Vanderbilt University invests most often at Series B and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Vanderbilt University?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2025.

### What has Vanderbilt University invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: EnCharge AI (Series B, Feb 2025) and Cambium (Series B, Jan 2025).

### How big are Vanderbilt University's cheques?

The median round it joins is $100M.

### Is Vanderbilt University investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2025.

### Who does Vanderbilt University invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Vanderbilt University?

Vanderbilt University is a growth equity firm.

### Where does this information on Vanderbilt University come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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