The MBA Fund
VC Fund
Palo Alto, United States
The MBA Fund is a VC fund and network of founders, executives and investors committed to mentoring and investing in leading early-stage, student and alumni founders. The firm was founded in 2018 by Josh Hoffman-Senn, Hiro Tien, Sieva Kozinsky and Hansae Catlett.
- Total investments:
- 78
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries The MBA Fund invests in
Stages The MBA Fund invests in
Countries The MBA Fund invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.2M–$4.8M
- Pre-Seed
- $120k–$3.6M
- Series A
- $10M–$16M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 19 (24%)
- Health Care 14 (18%)
- Artificial Intelligence 13 (17%)
- E-Commerce 10 (13%)
- Food and Beverage 9 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 39 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 30 (38%)
- Series A 3 (4%)
- Series B 2 (3%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (3%)
Country
- United States 65 (83%)
- Ghana 1 (1%)
- France 1 (1%)
- Mexico 1 (1%)
- Colombia 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hansae Catlett
Co-Founder & General Partner
|
Co-Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Hiro Tien
Co-Founder and GP
|
Co-Founder and GP | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Josh Hoffman-Senn
Co-Founder & General Partner
|
Co-Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Julia Maltby
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Sieva Kozinsky
Co-Founder & General Partner
|
Co-Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThetaWave AI is dedicated to exploring and creating a new paradigm for education in the era of large-scale models—one that reimagines how people learn, teach, and grow by deeply integrating advanced AI capabilities into knowledge creation, personalized learning, and human–machine collaboration at scale. | Seed / Jan 28, 2026 | ||
| Creatify AI provides a platform for creating user-generated content UGC style video ads. Users can generate multiple video ads by simply pasting a product link, utilizing a library of AI avatars for a more engaging presentation. The service automates video production, allowing users to produce ads quickly and efficiently. Additionally, Creatifyoffers tools for performance marketers to analyze their advertising strategies and gain insights into their competition. This combination of video creation and analytical features supports sales teams in enhancing their marketing efforts and improving engagement with potential customers. | $15.5M / Series A / May 28, 2025 | ||
| heva is a vertical SaaS AI platform for doctors serving medical tourists. | $3.1M / Pre-Seed / Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| Hue is a software as a service platform that finds and incorporates real video evaluations into the marketing channels and websites of e-commerce companies.Hue enables businesses and retailers to incorporate TikTok-style shoppable films on their e-commerce websites, giving customers confidence to add to cart. | $4.5M / Seed / Oct 22, 2024 | ||
| Vytala is a food tech firm focused on improving nutrition through innovative solutions. | Pre-Seed / Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| Mbue provides AI-based quality control tools to help architecture, engineering, and construction firms achieve better results. The company aims to enable architecture and construction firms to create and automate quality control processes with beautifully designed, user-friendly products. Mbue is located in Austin, Texas. | $1.8M / Pre-Seed / Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| AmorSui is a modern protective apparel company focusing on the design, textile innovation, and digitalization of medical gowns and lab jackets for healthcare professionals. AmorSui protective apparel is antimicrobial, static-resistant, protective against bodily fluids, reusable, and recyclable.Founded in 2020 by Beau Wangtrakuldee, PhD after sheexperienced a chemical burn on her legs because a lab coat she had worn did not protect her, AmorSui delivers premium quality, most comfortable, and eco-friendly PPE made and sourced 100% in the USA. | $3.5M / Seed / Aug 08, 2024 | ||
| We are developing AI-powered translation engines and tools for the legal and intellectual property (IP) industries. Our solution is 2x more accurate and more data secure than Google Translate for contracts and patents. We offer both monthly subscription plans for our AI translator platform, as well as post-editing services by legal professionalsfor certified translations. We support 9 languages, serving over 100 clients across major law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies. | $2.2M / Seed / Aug 07, 2024 | ||
| Papaya is the quickest way to order and pay in restaurants and bars and enjoy a seamless ordering and payment experience with personalized offerings. Restaurants and bars turn tables faster, experience increased basket sizes, and better understand their customer base. | Seed / Jul 19, 2024 | ||
| TestParty is the most effective solution for organizations to achieve digital accessibility compliance in the WCAG for the ADA, EAA, Section 508, and more. | $4M / Seed / Jun 25, 2024 | ||
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FAQ
What does The MBA Fund invest in?
The MBA Fund invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 78 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 MBA Fund's check size?
The MBA Fund typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$4.8M at Seed, $120k–$3.6M at Pre-Seed and $10M–$16M 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 MBA Fund participates in.
How do I contact The MBA Fund?
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Who are the partners at The MBA Fund?
The team at The MBA Fund includes Hansae Catlett (Co-Founder & General Partner), Hiro Tien (Co-Founder and GP) and Josh Hoffman-Senn (Co-Founder & General Partner). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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