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Corey Jones

Founding Partner at e squared Investor

Greater New Orleans Region

Overview 

Corey Jones is the Founding Partner at e squared VC in the Greater New Orleans Region, with a background in legal research, government relations, and fundraising. Highlights of their career include serving as a Policy Advisor at Black Economic Alliance and as an Investment Banking Associate at Morgan Stanley.

Work Experience 

  • Founding Partner

    2020 - Current

    We are a venture capital fund that invests globally in sustainable AgriFood technology and science, from production to consumption, including crop efficiency tech (e.g. robotics, AI, biologicals), cellular agriculture, synthetic biology, biomaterials, biotechnology, and foodtech.

  • Advisory Board Member

    2021

SKU IQ helps retailers with one or more locations keep their inventory, orders and more, synced.

Raised $75,000.00 from Plug and Play.

  • Advisory Board Member

    2020

DIGITAL MEDIAx, a joint project of The Idea Village and NOLA Media Group, is a 12-week accelerator program.

  • Advisory Board Member

    2020

Propeller is a New Orleans-based nonprofit organization.

Raised $2,170,000.00 from US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation and Kauffman Foundation.

  • Associate

    2019 - 2020

  • Policy Advisor

    2018 - 2019

    Black Economic Alliance is a coalition of business leaders and aligned advocates committed to economic progress and prosperity in the Black community with a specific focus on work, wages, and wealth. We are using our collective power and business acumen to advance policies that can and will create economic empowerment in our community.

  • Investment Banking Associate

    2016 - 2019

    Healthcare Group

Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.

  • Summer Associate

    2015 - 2015

Debevoise & Plimpton is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots.

  • Co Founder

    2014 - 2015

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