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Joanna Lichter Cohen

Investor at Emerson Collective

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Joanna Lichter Cohen is an Early-Stage Investor at Emerson Collective in San Francisco, California, with a background in venture capital, marketing, and management. She has held key roles at notable organizations like Founder Collective and Pear VC, and her educational achievements include an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Joanna has successfully navigated roles at Emerson Collective, Founder Collective, and Pear VC, demonstrating expertise in venture capital and a strong foundation in marketing and management. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and has experience in investing in early-stage companies across various sectors such as Food and Beverage, Retail, and Digital Health.

Work Experience 

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Emerson Collective

  • Associate Director, Venture Capital

    2022 - Current

    Emerson Collective exists to tackle society’s most complex, interconnected challenges by harnessing a powerful combination of venture capital, philanthropy, and public policy work. The venture team seeks out consequential companies delivering generational impact at scale, at all stages across six key areas: climate, digital health, fintech, edtech, work, media and journalism.

  • Senior Associate, Venture Capital

    2021 - 2022

Emerson Collective strengthens schools, secures rights for immigrants, and restores relationship between humanity and nature.

emersoncollective.com
FC

Founder Collective

  • Investor

    2020 - 2021

Founder Collective is a seed-stage venture capital fund that helps entrepreneurs build their businesses.

foundercollective.com
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Pear VC

  • Venture Fellow

    2019 - 2020

PearX is a bootcamp for pre-seed founders

pear.vc
SV

S2G Ventures

  • Summer Associate

    2019 - 2019

S2G Ventures is a venture fund that focuses on investments in food and agriculture industries.

s2gventures.com
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Via - On-Demand Transit

  • Principal

    2018 - 2019

  • Associate Principal

    2017 - 2018

  • Associate

    2016 - 2017

Via is a transport company that offers public mobility solutions for transit agencies, school districts, cities, and corporations.

Raised $887,064,111.00 from Pitango VC, Common Fund, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures, ION Crossover Partners, RiverPark Ventures, Janus Henderson Investors, 83North and EXOR N.V..

ridewithvia.com
RB

Restaurant Brands International

  • Marketing Manager, Latin America

    2014 - 2015

  • Senior Analyst, Latin America

    2013 - 2014

  • Management Trainee

    2013 - 2013

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