Haris K.

Haris Khurshid, MBA, CFA

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Admissions Committee at Chicago Booth

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Hiring Manager at Karobaar Capital Management, LP

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About Haris

I currently manage a $400M+ investment fund and have spent my career across venture capital, hedge funds, and startup operating roles. Over the years, I’ve sat on both sides of the capital table, as a founder, startup CFO, venture investor, and fund manager. I’ve helped raise capital from Pre-Seed through Series A+, built investor pipelines from scratch, and evaluated thousands of opportunities as the one making investment decisions. Across my fund and angel investments, I’ve backed 50+ companies with multiple exits. I also advise founders through 1871, Techstars, Plug and Play, and 500 Global. I don’t coach full-time. I do this alongside my day job because I enjoy working with a small number of motivated people and giving back where I can. I’ve learned a lot by being in the seat myself, and I try to pass along what I’ve picked up from actually doing the work. It keeps things grounded and practical.

Work Experience

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Chief Investment Officer

Karobaar Capital Management, LP

2025 - Present

Hiring Manager

Karobaar Capital Management, LP is a Chicago-based quantitative investment firm focused on systematic relative-value and volatility strategies across global markets, capacity-constrained to ~$500M.

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Advisor

500 Global VC

2022 - Present

500 Global is a leading venture capital firm with over $2.3 billion in assets under management. As a mentor and advisor, I engage with numerous accelerator programs and support founders in refining their growth strategy, strengthening product-market fit, preparing for fundraising, and building scalable operations

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Advisor

1871

2022 - Present

1871 is a global innovation hub making more than $3.5B in impact, where I provide mentorship and advisory support to founders, helping them scale their ventures and navigating complex startup challenges.

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Advisor

Plug and Play Tech Center

2022 - Present

Plug and Play is a global innovation platform, nurturing 30+ unicorns in their portfolio. As a mentor, I focus on working with startups in the SaaS, Fintech, and Healthcare sectors.

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Advisor

Techstars

2021 - Present

Techstars is the world's most active pre-seed investor, and as a mentor I support entrepreneurs with getting access to capital, finding customers, hiring talent, choosing the right infrastructure, and scaling.

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Venture Partner

NextGen Venture Partners

2021 - Present

NextGen is an early-stage venture fund investing in disruptive startups (e.g., Everlywell, Carta). As a venture partner, I help in sourcing startups, performing due diligence and advising portfolio companies.

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General Partner

Chalo Ventures, LP

2020 - 2024

$50M early-stage investment fund focused on identifying and supporting the most compelling startups in Pakistan and LatAm (stage and sector-agnostic, targeting ~$50K-$750K initial check sizes).

Education

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Chicago Booth

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship , Finance

2023 - 2025

Admissions Committee Experience

Admissions Committee, Member

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Columbia Business School

Master of Science - MS, Financial Engineering, Financial Engineering

2017 - 2018

Admissions Committee Experience

Graduate Student Committee, Member

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Michigan State University

Bachelor Degree

2010 - 2014

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Haris was also personally admitted to

  • Darden School of Business (UVA) Logo

    Darden School of Business (UVA)

  • Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern) Logo

    Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)

  • Duke's Fuqua School of Business Logo

    Duke's Fuqua School of Business

  • McCombs School of Business (UT Austin) Logo

    McCombs School of Business (UT Austin)

  • NYU Stern School of Business Logo

    NYU Stern School of Business

  • Johnson Graduate School of Management (Cornell) Logo

    Johnson Graduate School of Management (Cornell)

  • MIT Sloan Logo

    MIT Sloan

  • Michigan's Ross School of Business Logo

    Michigan's Ross School of Business

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