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
Connecting with Pareen Chaudhari, Investment Associate at Openspace Ventures
Audrey: You started your career as a consultant and later moved into early-stage investing. How has your background shaped your approach to venture capital?
Pareen: Consulting trained me to work across sectors, teams, and contexts—often with limited information and high stakes.
Interview with Soyoung: Investing in Healthy Aging and Longevity Biotech
Big Red Ventures Fund Manager: Sophi Zambakhidze Below is an excerpt from an interview conducted by fund manager Sophi Zambakhidze with Soyoung Park, Co-founder and General Partner at 1004 Venture Partners Soyoung, tell us about yourself and your journey to the VC...
A Conversation with Matthew Jung, Senior Investment Manager at LB Investment
As a senior investment manager at LB Investment, one of the country’s leading venture capital firms, Matthew has been at the forefront of funding everything from K-pop companies to AI startups. In this conversation, he talks about what it’s like working in Korea’s...
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