Value Added to Portfolio Companies

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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.

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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.

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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 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...

An Interview with Eloho Omame, Partner at TLcom Capital

An Interview with Eloho Omame, Partner at TLcom Capital

Eloho Omame is a Partner at TLcom Capital LLP, based in Lagos. Eloho is on the Board of Pastel. She is also a mentor for Endeavor in Nigeria and supports African startups as a co-founder/GP of FirstCheck Africa, a female focused pre-seed venture capital fund. Prior to...

Investment Announcement: SCOUT SPACE

Investment Announcement: SCOUT SPACE

Big Red Ventures (BRV), Cornell’s early-stage venture capital fund, is excited to announce its investment in ScoutSpace (SCOUT), a satellite services firm changing the way we think about space safety and sustainability, marking BRV’s second investment of 2022-23. “We...

An Interview with Eitan Kyiet, CEO of Road2 Haifa

An Interview with Eitan Kyiet, CEO of Road2 Haifa

Eitan Kyiet is the CEO of Road2 Ventures, an early-stage venture fund / innovation center based in Haifa Israel. Road2 offers a combination of investment funding, knowledge from its affiliates, and industry partners to help position Israeli tech companies for success...