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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.

  • Fellow

    2018 - 2021

    Class 23

  • 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.

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