Meridian Ventures Hits Top-Quartile Returns While Backing MBA Founders

Two Harvard MBA students launched Meridian Ventures with $35 million across two funds, focusing exclusively on entrepreneurs from elite business schools. The firm has backed 45 companies in two years—Cast AI and OneImaging among them, each now valued north of $250 million. Meridian reports top-quartile performance on TVPI and Series A graduation rates, suggesting the MBA-founder thesis is outperforming traditional venture metrics despite the concentrated founder demographic.