Peter Thiel famously loves founders who skip (or drop out of) college. Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney are taking a different approach: solely targeting entrepreneurs who have earned, or are earning, an MBA. The duo launched Meridian Ventures in 2023 before they were even students at Harvard Business School. Their tactic: target founders from 10 powerhouse MBA programs in the U.S.—inclu­ding Stanford, Harvard and Wharton. While these schools are powerful feeders into finance and consulting, Gethers and Haney think more of their grads could be starting their own businesses. “It’s kind of a contrarian take,” Haney says. “There are a lot of venture capitalists out there that think business school graduates don’t make for good founders.” Meridian has a portfolio of 45 investments, including te

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