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Haven Allen

CEO/Co-founder, Managing Partner (Spark Fund I & II) atmHUBChicago
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Haven Allen is CEO and co-founder of mHUB and managing partner of mHUB Ventures, driving hardtech innovation. He previously worked in economic development for World Business Chicago and the City of Chicago, and served in the Peace Corps in Panama.

What Haven can write

Writes checks of$100K to $250K
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Ownership target5-7%At first check
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mHUB writes $100K to $250K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Peace Corps · community economic development volunteer
  2. City of Chicago · Mayoral Fellow
  3. World Business Chicago · economic development strategist
  4. mHUB · Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
    Now
  5. mHUB · CEO & Co-founder
    Now
  6. mHUB Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

mHUB

Focus

hardtechmanufacturingentrepreneurshipeconomic developmentenergysustainability

Education

University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBAUniversity of Michigan, Master of Public PolicyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Also at mHUB

Steven KochManaging Partner (Product Impact Fund I)
Derek BurlingVenture Associate

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James WangGeneral Partner, Creative Ventures
Fady SaadGeneral Partner, Cybernetix Ventures
Danny GrantCTO & Founding Partner, Innovobot

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One email when Haven's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Haven Allen?

Haven Allen is CEO and co-founder of mHUB and managing partner of mHUB Ventures, driving hardtech innovation. He previously worked in economic development for World Business Chicago and the City of Chicago, and served in the Peace Corps in Panama.

How much does Haven Allen invest?

Haven Allen invests through mHUB, which writes checks of $100K to $250K at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Haven Allen?

A warm intro from a founder mHUB backed works best.

What did Haven Allen do before mHUB?

community economic development volunteer at Peace Corps; Mayoral Fellow at City of Chicago; economic development strategist at World Business Chicago.

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