# The Graduate Syndicate

> The Graduate Syndicate is a VC fund backing Software. See 52 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 52
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 12%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-graduate-syndicate
- Website: https://thegraduatesyndicate.com/

The Graduate Syndicate is a VC fund in Boston focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. The Graduate Syndicate is led by Jeff Bussgang, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School (HBS) and co-founder and general partner, Flybridge Capital Partners. They invest in pre-seed and seed stage startups led by recent graduates of Harvard, primarily HBS. In recent years, entrepreneurship has grown tremendously on campus and many valuablecompanies have been created by recent graduates. Their goal is to bring investors, students, graduates, and friends of Harvard together to build successful, impactful and sustainable companies

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $100k–$9.2M |
| Pre-Seed | $300k–$3.1M |
| Series A | $6M–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 13 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 12 | 23% |
| FinTech | 6 | 12% |
| Health Care | 6 | 12% |
| Internet | 5 | 10% |

102 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 26 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 18 | 35% |
| Series A | 3 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 37 | 71% |
| Singapore | 3 | 6% |
| Brazil | 2 | 4% |
| Egypt | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jeff Bussgang | Managing Partner & Founder | 81 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-bussgang |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cortex Ventures | Cortex Ventures is an AI platform acquiring and scaling electrical engineering firms to accelerate hardware design and engineering delivery. | $10M | Seed | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| AACI Group | AACI Group is an insurtech company offering risk management and protection systems focused on climate and catastrophe risks. | $9.2M | Seed | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| BioCognitive Engines | BioCognitive Engines provides an AI-powered diagnostic insights platform to uncover potential causes of unexplained health conditions. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| BoldVoice | BoldVoice is a communication coaching app that helps non-native speakers improve their communication and confidence. The company's application helps foreign-born professionals and students in the US to improve their English accents via hyper-personalized content, enabling them to improve their English language pronunciation and confidence viapersonalized content from Hollywood's top accent coachesBoldVoice was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | $21M | Series A | Dec 17, 2025 |  |
| Argus Systems | Argus Systems builds data and evaluation infrastructure for robotics and physical AI | $3M | Pre-Seed | Jun 23, 2025 |  |
| heva | heva is a vertical SaaS AI platform for doctors serving medical tourists. | $3.1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 25, 2025 |  |
| Callback | Callback automates invoice processing, PDF parsing, allowing customers to focus on their core business operations. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Sep 25, 2024 |  |
| Hive Health | Hive Health is a digital FinTech platform that provides access to easy-to-use, affordable, and quality healthcare coverage plans in the Philippines. | $6.5M | Seed | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| Noolie AI | Nollie helps hospitality operators turn their data into action—without needing a marketing team. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Mar 20, 2024 |  |
| Topline Pro | Topline Pro delivers an AI-powered platform for home service professionals that autonomously manages marketing, sales, and operations. It offers features such as website creation, social media content, reviews, advertising, quote generation, scheduling, invoicing, and photo and customer management. The platform operates three intelligent agents, AIMarketing, AI Sales, and AI Operations, that handle web presence, lead engagement, and workflows without requiring manual intervention. Topline Pro’s approach has allowed the company to grow quickly and efficiently, supporting thousands of businesses while maintaining strong connections with the people behind them. | $5M | Seed | Oct 31, 2022 |  |

10 of 52 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Flybridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flybridge-capital) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does The Graduate Syndicate invest in?

The Graduate Syndicate invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 52 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is The Graduate Syndicate's check size?

The Graduate Syndicate typically joins rounds of $100k–$9.2M at Seed, $300k–$3.1M at Pre-Seed and $6M–$21M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds The Graduate Syndicate participates in.

### How do I contact The Graduate Syndicate?

Public channels for The Graduate Syndicate include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at The Graduate Syndicate?

The team at The Graduate Syndicate includes Jeff Bussgang (Managing Partner & Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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