HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an independent global alternative investment firm and an SEC-registered investment advisor. HarbourVest provides investment programs for institutional investors to invest in venture capital, buyout, mezzanine debt, distressed debt, and real estate. HarbourVest invests in these sectors globally through primary partnerships, secondary purchases, and direct investments.
HarbourVest and its subsidiaries have 202 employees, including 74 investment professionals deployed in Boston, London, and Hong Kong. In over 25 years of investing in private equity, the team has invested $3.1 billion directly in operating companies, committed more than $19.8 billion to newly formed funds, and also completed over $5.0 billion in secondary purchases. The firm's clients consist of 250 institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, foundations, and financial institutions throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and Japan.
Since its inception, HarbourVest has invested over $900 million directly in over 157 growth stage enterprises around the world. Current investments in Europe include Acision, Envivio, Flash Networks, Kiala, Nero, Panda Security, Servista and World Check.