Value Added to Portfolio Companies
Access to Cornell
Portfolio companies have access to the resources of Cornell across leading departments in engineering, technology, and medicine. In addition, portfolio companies can capitalize on Cornell’s network of globally renowned subject matter experts.
Business Expertise
With a team of full-time MBA students, BR Venture Fund provides portfolio companies with a vast amount of business expertise from management consultants, investment bankers, venture capitalists, doctors, lawyers and more.
Technical Expertise
BR Venture Fund operates out of Cornell’s main campus in Ithaca and Cornell Tech in New York City. Cornell Tech connects our portfolio companies to a growing network of computer scientists, data scientists, tech-focused MBAs, and hardware gurus.
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Recent News
Big Red Ventures Makes First Investment of 2022-23 in ATDev
Big Red Ventures (BRV), Cornell’s early-stage venture capital fund, is excited to announce its investment in Assistive Technology Development, Inc. (ATDev), a medical device company focused on mobility, marking BRV’s first investment of 2022-23. “ATDev is...
A Conversation with Bryce Johnson, Venture Capitalist at Primary Ventures
Author & Big Red Ventures Fund Manager: Kashif Shuja Shahidi Kashif Shahidi: To begin, your background is quite unique, blending a strong foundation in Computer Science from Stanford with management consulting experience at Oliver Wyman. How did these seemingly...
Interview with Ronjon Nag, Managing Director and Founder of R42 Group
Author: Sophi Zambakhidze, BRV Fund Manager Sophi : Ronjon, reflecting on your transition from being an entrepreneur to becoming a venture capitalist, can you share what motivated this shift? How does your background as an entrepreneur influence your approach as an...
A Conversation with Jenny Friedman, Partner at Four Acres Capital
Author & Big Red Ventures Fund Manager: Ahilya Mehta Hi Jenny, thank you so much for agreeing to do this interview. Before getting into the questions, I want readers to know a bit about you. You started your career as a financial professional at Goldman Sachs in...