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
Interview with Jeremy Kagan, Managing Partner at Textbook Ventures
Big Red Ventures Fund Manager: Achint Agarwal Achint: You have had a unique career trajectory, moving from serial entrepreneurship and consulting to academic leadership, and finally to venture capital. What motivated these pivots, and how does that diverse background...
Conversation with Jeff Koh – M&A and VC Partner at Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP
Nghi Tran is a Fund Manager with Big Red Ventures, interviewed Mr. Jeffrey J. Koh, M&A and VC Partner at Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP in December 2025. Nghi Tran: You sit in a very rare seat in the venture ecosystem: you’re an M&A and venture partner at...
Big Red Ventures Fund Managers Share All
Curious about the world of venture capital and investment management? Big Red Ventures (BRV) is an early-stage, student-run venture capital fund at Cornell University that gives MBA and graduate students hands-on experience managing real investments.
Portfolio of Investments
