InvestU

Public records point to Louise Hardman and Rashad Jazzar as key principals. Hardman serves on the board of Invest Southwest / Venture Madness, while Jazzar represents HHB Family Office within the network. Specific investment committee roles or voting structures have not been publicly disclosed.

The firm leverages Arizona State University's alumni base and the Thunderbird School of Global Management to identify startups. Venture Madness, the annual Invest Southwest conference, functions as a core pipeline — Louise Hardman's board seat there provides direct access to presenting companies. Co-investors AZ-VC and HHB Family Office also contribute shared deal flow.

Observed activity leans toward direct co-investments alongside Arizona-based venture firms like AZ-VC and family offices. No public record indicates InvestU operates as a fund-of-funds or commits to blind-pool vehicles.

The firm spans pre-seed, seed, and expansion or late-stage rounds, focusing on Arizona and Southwest US companies. Stage flexibility appears tied to the co-investor group's appetite on a deal-by-deal basis.

InvestU blends characteristics of both. HHB Family Office representation through Rashad Jazzar suggests family office capital participation, but the network's alumni-driven, multi-investor syndicate model functions more like an angel group or early-stage venture club than a single-family direct investment office.

InvestU is a university-affiliated investment network, not a formal ASU endowment vehicle. It draws membership from the ASU Alumni Association and collaborates closely with the Thunderbird School of Global Management on sourcing. The ASU Foundation for a New American University serves as a connected philanthropic entity.

InvestU has not published an exclusion list. Observed co-investments and board affiliations suggest a generalist mandate with weight toward enterprise software, FinTech, digital health, and AI/ML — sectors prominent in the Arizona startup ecosystem.