Jenny Fielding
Co-head of the Startup Studio at Cornell Tech
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder + Managing Partner
2018 - Current
By founders, for founders, a first-check venture fund and founder community like no other. We've invested in the pre-seed rounds of 250+ companies over 5 years and we are just getting started! Generalist investor with a focus on the basic stuff we need to live: money, health and work.
Adjunct Professor + Co-head of the Startup Studio
2023
Adjunct Professor
2017
"Venturing to Change the World" a class about the ideas, process, frameworks and context of startups and entrepreneurship. Teaching passionate undergraduate students has been an unexpected joy and highlight of my career.
Managing Director
2014 - 2021
Spent 7.5 years as Managing Director where I invested in and nurtured cohorts of startups. Top performing MD having invested in 3 unicorns with a total portfolio market cap of over $8 Billion. Areas of focus: fintech, health and future of work.
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Fellow
2018 - 2021
Class 23
Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows
Head of Digital Ventures
2011 - 2014
Helped to formulate a new global division to invest in and partner with strategically aligned early stage companies. Founded BBC Labs, a corporate Accelerator for digital media tech companies. Investments and Board Observer positions in Viki (acquired by Rakuten) and Spaceport (acquired by Facebook).
Founder & President
2005 - 2010
Founder of early stage VoIP mobile company. Acquired by Via One.
Associate
2003 - 2005
Working with high net worth individuals on asset allocation and investment strategies.
Morgan Health is the healthcare investment arm of JPMorgan Chase.