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
Interview with Bill Collier, Principal at Noblis Ventures
Big Red Ventures Fund Manager: Achint Agarwal Interview with Bill Collier, Noblis Ventures Big Red Ventures Fund Manager: Achint Agarwal Achint: Looking at Noblis Ventures, I see you often invest in dual-use companies that have both military and civilian applications....
A Conversation with Habib Kairouz, Managing Partner at Rho Capital Partners
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Interview with Zach Johnston, Senior Associate at 2048 Ventures
Big Red Ventures Fund Manager: Marshall Qian Marshall: You had a pretty interesting experience before. Can you talk about coming out of school and what attracted you to VC? How did your prior experience shape that? Zach: Yeah, so coming right out of school, I...


