Hillside Ventures

What they do

Founded in 2020, Hillside Ventures is an early-stage venture fund supporting companies either founded by UConn alumni or that are in the sustainability, insurtech, or edtech industries. Hillside provides students real world venture capital experience as they invest into startups while receiving mentorship and guidance from a panel of expert alumni. The fund's mission is to support the rapid growth of entrepreneurship at the University, engage diverse personal and professional backgrounds, pave the way for students heading towards private capital and present many other opportunities that would otherwise not be available from the undergraduate level.

What they look for

Hillside Ventures seeks to invest in early-stage companies; typically pre-seed to Series A . The STEM fund focuses on Healthcare, Manufacturing Technology, and Software-as-a-Service. If there is a UConn alumnus amongst a startup’s management team, Hillside is able to invest, regardless of industry. If there is no UConn connection, Hillside will limit its investments into startups within the three outlined industries.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Sectors

SaaS, Healthcare

Based

Storrs Mansfield, US