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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BRV invests in U.S.-based early-stage companies across all industries.
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 Jeff Chu, Co-Founder & Managing Parter of Features Capital
Author: Alex Cho, BRV Fund Manager From Researcher to VC Alex: Hi Jeff, thank you so much for your time! You have a nontraditional VC path. Could you tell us about how you got here? Jeff: Absolutely! My “why” has always been a builder, I love building products, teams,...
A Conversation with Andrew Dumont, Founder & CEO of Curious
BRV Fund Manager & Author: Benjamin Gardiner Benjamin Gardiner: Hi Andrew, thank you for your time today. First, congratulations on the new Curious fund! I wondered if you could elaborate on the idea of distressed investing and what brought you to the idea for...
A Conversation with Alex Marinier, Founder & General Partner of New Form Capital
Author & Big Red Ventures Fund Manager: Nicholas Moran How did you find yourself in the venture capital industry? My first job out of Cornell was on the private equity secondaries team at Blackstone. It was a super interesting seat to sit in as a 22-year-old the...