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The Harvard Edition · Founders, CEOs & Investors · $1,000/month
A weekly
roundtable for
conversations that move millions.
AlumNorth is building circles for elite institutions. Right now, we are only opening the Harvard edition. One private, unscripted roundtable of nine — founders, CEOs, and investors with the operating history and judgment that others pay to access.
$4.2B
Raised or deployed by members
43
Exits, IPOs & acquisitions
11 yrs
Median operating history
< 6%
Of applicants accepted
Companies members have built, led, or backed
Names shown with permission of the underlying members.
Now Forming · 3 Seats Remaining
The Harvard Edition
AlumNorth is designed for elite institutions, but Circle I is exclusively for Harvard. Other schools will open only after this room is full.
§ 01 — A Letter
The most consequential conversations are still unscripted. Not the panel, not the podcast — but nine people on a screen who have earned each other's honesty.
We began AlumNorth because the counsel our members needed did not exist in any club, any WhatsApp, any conference badge. It existed only in the unguarded hour after the board meeting — the one you were never invited to.
So we built that hour for the Harvard edition first: one circle of founders, CEOs, and investors who have the brains to ask the hard question and the track record to answer it. No agenda. No recording. No audience. Membership is not sold. It is offered by the members you are being asked to sit with — and we accept a minority of those we meet.
— Charles Cormier, Founding Steward
§ 02 — The Architecture
Three instruments.
One promise only.
Everything AlumNorth does is in service of a single question: who do you call when a single conversation can move millions?
The Circle
Nine members. Harvard founders, CEOs, and investors only. We accept a minority of those we speak with — the bar is operating history, not network proximity. Each seat is by invitation, not application.
The Weekly Call
A single, unscripted video call each week. No agenda. No minutes. No recording. Just nine people with the same calibre of problems and the same refusal to perform.
The Register
Private introductions beyond the call — capital, counsel, board seats, buyers, physicians. Requested by name, answered within the week, never indexed anywhere public.
Pl. I — The Weekly Call
§ 03 — The Agenda
The shape of a meeting.
- EquityDilution, secondaries, cap-table cleanups, founder-CEO exits.
- FundraisingHot rounds, term-sheet traps, LP dynamics, and the checks that close in days.
- GTMPipeline velocity, pricing power, enterprise sales, and the plays that actually scale.
- PartnershipsStrategic deals, distribution moats, M&A conversations, and the alliances worth millions.
§ 04 — The Bar
Who sits at the table.
Every seat is stress-tested against these thresholds. Exceptions exist — they are rare, and they are never quiet.
Founders
$10M+ ARR or $20M+ raised · post-PMF operators shipping into real markets.
Chief Executives
$50M+ ARR or public-company leadership · running the board room, not sitting at it.
Investors
$100M+ AUM · GPs, family offices, and principals writing lead checks.
§ 05 — The Harvard Room
Founders, CEOs, and investors with actual brains.
A composite drawn from the first Harvard circle. This is not a networking group — it is a curated room of operators who have built, scaled, and deployed capital. We accept a minority of applicants. Names are withheld — that is the point. Titles are not.
Seat 01
Founder & CEO, AI infrastructure
Harvard '14
Seat 02
Managing Partner, venture fund
Harvard '02
Seat 03
Chief Executive, biotech
Harvard '09
Seat 04
Founder, climate tech
Harvard '11
Seat 05
CEO, fintech
Harvard '06
Seat 06
Founder, enterprise SaaS
Harvard '05
“For the first time in years, I have a room where I am neither the smartest nor the most senior — only the most honest.”
§ 06 — Voices
In their own words.
Members speak on record only under initials. Every quote below is verified and used with written permission.
“For the first time in years, I have a room where I am neither the smartest nor the most senior — only the most honest.”
Founder & CEO, Series C SaaS
Harvard '08
“One conversation reframed a $40M decision. That was month two. I have since stopped counting.”
Managing Partner, growth fund
Harvard '03
“The people in the room do not need my introduction. They need my honesty. That is rarer, and it is what I get back.”
Chief Executive, healthtech
Harvard '10
§ 07 — Candor
Who this is
not for.
We would rather refuse ten qualified applicants than admit one who would dilute the room. To spare you a call:
- 01Pre-revenue or pre-seed founders looking for their first raise
- 02Service businesses, agencies, and consultancies
- 03Anyone seeking exposure, an audience, or content to post
- 04Operators who cannot commit to one hour every week
If any of the above describes you, we will not waste your time. The door will open again when the fit is right.
§ 08 — Questions
Answered
plainly.
How private is private?+
No recording, no transcripts, no press. Members sign a mutual confidentiality covenant on admission. In four circles across two years, nothing has ever left a room.
What is the time commitment?+
One hour, one call, once a week. That is the entire ask. The Register operates async, on your terms.
How does vetting work?+
A 30-minute call with a member of the founding circle, followed by review with two existing members. We accept fewer than 6% of applicants. Most declines are timing, not judgment.
Can I invite a peer?+
Yes — and members routinely do. Referred applicants skip the queue but not the vetting.
What if it is not for me?+
Cancel any month. No exit interview, no clawback, no awkwardness. The door works both ways.
§ 09 — Admission
Apply for
Circle I.
The Harvard edition opens one seat at a time. Three remain. We accept a minority of those we meet — the bar is real operating history and independent judgment, not the diploma alone. $1,000/month, billed quarterly. Cancel any time.
You will speak with a member of the founding circle before any invitation is extended.