Welcome @67091784802379 @122329325666497 and @65090262974683 to the volunteers only channel and thanks for offering to help moderate and manage an Investors channel. A few questions for you to help me set that up. 1. Channel name. HIT Tech Investors, Angels & VCs or prefer something else? 2. Do you want this channel to be open or request to join? If the latter, what are the criteria to join? 3. Can one of you please share a brief channel description suggestion? Important for norms and dos/donts and should call out that general community rules also apply.

Thanks Nadia. Sounds good Kiran, I’m the VP Community for the HBS alumni angels global. Lmk when you’re available for a Zoom. I’m in Saudi arabia 🇸🇦 this month . @278760624505059 @67091784802379 @129768209023197

@278760624505059 @122329325666497 glad to have you aboard and yes, you can certainly help us as we formulate the framework for a proposal for the HIT Investors Group. I have created a document in Dropbox and can share the link with you if you DM me. I'm planning a Teams call in early July to gain more feedback and insights and start the process of putting together the proposal for Nadia, Ben and Laura. Let me know what works best for you.

If Ivan requests to join the channel and is confirmed he wants to volunteer (this is a volunteer only channel), I can add him.

Got it! I'll confirm with him.

@129768209023197 - just got back in town after attending to personal matters. I got your Dropbox link and access to the draft. I will review and provide my feedback this weekend

@129768209023197, @IvanReidel, @67091784802379 and @122329325666497 I have updated the Dropbox doc that was sent by Stefan. Take a look at it. What I did: I built upon the excellent foundation that was already documented and reviewed the materials shared by @142279549415587 to ensure the proposed Investor Subgroup is fully aligned with the broader Harvard in Tech (HIT) mission, existing initiatives, and current subgroup activities. My goal was to position this group not as a standalone effort, but as a complementary platform that collaborates with and amplifies the impact of other HIT communities. In developing these recommendations, I also drew upon my experience helping grow an angel investment forum from approximately 140 members to more than 400 members over a two-year period, creating a community that helped founders raise more than $20 million in capital. Many of the ideas incorporated into this framework reflect lessons learned from building investor engagement, facilitating deal flow, supporting founders, and fostering meaningful collaboration among investors. To that end, I expanded the framework to include: Executive Summary Mission and Vision Strategic Objectives, including: Supporting Harvard Founders Investor Education & Development Deal Flow & Co-Investment Network Thought Leadership & Market Intelligence Harvard Ecosystem Collaboration Proposed Programming (monthly, quarterly, and bi-annual activities), with an emphasis on coordination and cross-collaboration with existing HIT groups Additional strategic initiatives and growth opportunities Key discussion questions for HIT leadership and founding members to help shape the group's direction, partnerships, governance, and long-term impact To preserve the integrity of the original proposal and ensure that all prior ideas remain intact, I left the existing document unchanged and added my expanded recommendations as a separate section at the end for review and discussion. My hope is that these additions help provide a more comprehensive framework for building a high-value investor community that strengthens connections among Harvard founders, investors, operators, and the broader innovation ecosystem. Ultimately, I believe this group has the potential to become a strategic asset for Harvard in Tech by helping founders access capital, enabling investors to discover high-quality opportunities, and creating stronger ties across the Harvard entrepreneurial and investment communities.