Cornell University is a family office. Team members are concentrated in Ithaca, New York, United States. The known portfolio counts 12 companies, including Ecolectro, Elm AI, Elm AI (Formerly Esger), Nordetect, Ratio Therapeutics and Volastra Therapeutics.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- AIClimateHealthcare
Contacts
Who to pitch at Cornell University
Cornell University portfolio companies (12)
- Ecolectro
- Elm AI
- Elm AI (Formerly Esger)
- Nordetect
- Ratio Therapeutics
- Volastra Therapeutics
- Nupeak
- Auggi
- Bactana
- Bactana Corp.
- Pilota
- Ursa
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About Cornell University
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Climate and Healthcare, and focus areas AI Applications, Biotech, Clean Energy and Diagnostics; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A.
Of the 17 people on file at Cornell University, Aris Despo (Managing Partner), Kelly Caldwell (Founder, Advisor, Facilitator) and Zach Shulman (Managing Partner) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 17 co-investors appear alongside Cornell University, including New Climate Ventures (NCV), Big Red Ventures and Textbook Ventures.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cornell University?
Cornell University is a family office whose team is concentrated in Ithaca, New York, United States, with a known portfolio of 12 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Cornell University invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate and Healthcare; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Biotech, Clean Energy and Diagnostics. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Cornell University invest at?
The known deals of Cornell University include Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Cornell University?
3 of the 17 people on file at Cornell University are listed as contacts for the firm. All 17 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Cornell University?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 17 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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