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    Get Access To Top Quality Venture Capital & Private Equity Opportunities

    & Co-Invest Alongside Other Horace Mann School Alumni

    Join Bonded By Horace Mann School to start receiving venture capital and private equity opportunities based on your interests.

     

    Bonded By Horace Mann School is part of Bonded - VU's Affinity Investor Network, where investors select their preferences for the types of opportunities they want to receive and gain the benefits of investing alongside a professionally managed top tier fund.

  • VU's Investment Managers Were Some Of The Earliest & Largest Investors In 20+ Unicorns, Now Valued At $1B+

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  • Bonded Gives You Access To Invest With VU & Other Top Tier Funds

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  • Benefits Of Investing With Bonded

    Select Your Preferences For The Types Of Investment Opportunities You Want To Receive Across Venture Capital Verticals, Private Equity Sectors, Diversity/Impact, Geography, & Universities

    No Membership Fees

    There Are No Monthly Or Annual Membership Fees For Joining & Receiving Investment Opportunities

    Invest On A Deal-By-Deal Basis or In Committed Focused Funds

    Invest As Little As:

    • $5K+ per Deal
    • $250K+ per Committed Fund

    Get Access To The Full Spectrum Of The VC/PE Asset Class

    Be As Diversified Or Concentrated As You Want In Terms Of Risk & Return Across Stage, VC Verticals, PE Sectors, & Geographies

    Receive Our Top ~25 Opportunities To Co-Invest In Each Year

    A ~0.1% Selectivity, 10x More Selective Than An. Avg. VC/PE Fund At ~1%

    20,000+ Opportunities 

    Sourced & Reviewed Per Year

    10x More Deal Flow

    Than An Avg. VC/PE FUnd

    Professionally Managed 

    70+ Person Investment Team Across Venture Capital & Private Equity

    10x Larger Than An Avg. VC/PE Fund

    Participate On Q&A Investor Calls

    Our Investment Team Will Share The Due Diligence Completed & Investment Thesis On Each Opportunity

    Senior Investment Partners Have 100+ Years Of Investment Experience

    Across All Venture Capital Verticals

    & Private Equity Sectors

    Established Top Tier Track Record

    $9B+ Invested

    Across Venture Capital ($2B+)

    & Real Estate Private Equity ($7B+)

  • Venture Capital Verticals

    Invest in companies within certain verticals, each targeting a ~10-100x+ return within ~5-10 years

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    Consumer

    D2C Brands, Marketplaces, Web3

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    Enterprise

    B2B Solutions, Big Data, Cybersecurity

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    FinTech

    Fin. Services, Blockchain, NFTs, Crypto

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    Frontier

    AI, Robotics, Materials, SpaceTech

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    Healthcare

    HealthTech, Medical Devices, BioTech, Pharma

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    PropTech

    Residential & Commercial Real Estate Tech

  • Private Equity Sectors

    Invest in private equity opportunities with lower risk, shorter time horizons, and some of which provide cash flow distributions such as real estate and leveraged buyouts.

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    Real Estate

    Target Return:

    ~1.5-3x Over ~3-7 Years

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    Leveraged Buyouts

    Target Return:

    ~2-10x Over ~3-7 Years

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    PIPEs

    Target Return:

    ~2-5x Over ~1-3 Years

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    Pre-IPOs

    Target Return:

    ~2-7x Over ~1-3 Years

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    Growth Equity

    Target Return:

    ~3-10x Over ~3-5 Years

  • Geography

    Invest in companies in a specific geography

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    U.S. & Canada

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    Latin America

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    Europe

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    Asia-Pacific

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    Africa

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    Middle East

  • Diversity & Impact

    Invest in companies with diverse teams, diverse investors, and an ESG impact focus

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    Women Founders & Investors

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    Black Founders & Investors

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    Latinx Founders & Investors

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    LGBTQ+ Founders & Investors

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    Impact Investing