Glenn Hutchins

Glenn Hutchins

Co-Founder and Chairman atNorth Island VenturesNew York

Glenn Hutchins is co-founder and Chairman of North Island Ventures and North Island, and previously co-founded Silver Lake. He serves on multiple boards and holds degrees from Harvard.

What Glenn can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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North Island Ventures writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Silver Lake · co-founder
  2. North Island · executive chairman
    Now
  3. White House · special advisor on economic and healthcare policy
  4. Boston Celtics Basketball Team · co-owner
    2003-2025
  5. Federal Reserve Bank of New York · director and chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
    2011-2020
  6. North Island Ventures · Co-Founder and Chairman
    Now

Companies founded

Silver LakeHutchins Family FoundationNorth Island Ventures

Investments named in public bios

SantanderCoreweaveGICFederal Reserve Bank of New YorkAT&TVirtu FinancialHarvard Management Company

Focus

private equityfinancial servicestechnologyphilanthropyeconomic policyhealthcare policy

Education

Harvard College, ABHarvard Law School, JDHarvard Business School, MBA

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Questions

Who is Glenn Hutchins?

Glenn Hutchins is co-founder and Chairman of North Island Ventures and North Island, and previously co-founded Silver Lake. He serves on multiple boards and holds degrees from Harvard.

How much does Glenn Hutchins invest?

Glenn Hutchins invests through North Island Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Glenn Hutchins?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Glenn in the subject. A warm intro from a founder North Island Ventures backed works better.

What did Glenn Hutchins do before North Island Ventures?

co-founder at Silver Lake; special advisor on economic and healthcare policy at White House; co-owner at Boston Celtics Basketball Team; director and chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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