Adro
Banking infrastructure for emerging markets.
Amarildo Gjondrekaj & Sara Schmitt, Co-Founders · Cornell JGSM '19
FintechBanking
Acquired
Seed · Feb 2025
Expert signalFounder's former colleagues from Visa + early university customers
Portfolio
Companies we've backed
Every company in the RBV portfolio is Cornell-affiliated. Each was championed by a domain expert whose engagement created the conviction behind the investment.
500+
Deals evaluated
Dec 2024
First investment
10
Portfolio companies
25
Sectors represented
1 exit
Acquired Oct 2025
Biotia
Next-generation sequencing and AI to rapidly diagnose infectious diseases
Dr. Niamh O'Hara, CEO · Cornell Tech postdoc · Dr. Chris Mason, Co-Founder · Weill Cornell Medicine
DiagnosticsGenomicsAI
Active
Series A+ · Dec 2025
Expert signalEarly partnerships with Hospital for Special Surgery and Mayo Clinic
Kanvas Bio
Mapping the microbiome to discover and develop biotherapeutics.
Hao Shi, CTO/Co-Founder · Cornell Physics PhD '20 · Iwijn De Vlaminck, Co-Founder · Cornell BME
BiotechMicrobiomeDrug discovery
Kelvin
Electrifying legacy steam and hot-water buildings to meet carbon mandates - without major renovations.
Marshall Cox, CEO/Founder · Cornell MS Materials Science & Engineering '04
ClimateBuildingsEnergy efficiency
Active
Series A · May 2026
Expert signalThe Schmidt Family Foundation, Partnership Fund for NYC, The Rudin Family, and 2150
Mustard
AI-powered coaching for athletes
Rocky Collis, CEO/Co-Founder · Cornell A&S '06
Sports techCoaching
Pacific Fusion
Pulsed magnetic inertial fusion system to deliver affordable, clean power
Will Regan, President/Co-Founder · Cornell AB Physics '06
EnergyFusion
Active
Series A · Nov 2024
Expert signalGeneral Catalyst, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Eric Schmidt, & Patrick Collison
Soctera
Powering the future of wireless communication
Dr. Austin Hickman, CEO, Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University.
SemiconductorCommunications
Active
Seed · June 2030
Expert signalAdvisor and Cornellian Bruce Fishbein, a 30-year semiconductor veteran who has led technical teams at Intel, AMD, Marvell, and Innovium.
Tough Day
An AI-driven platform designed to increase employee resilience.
Alberto Escarlate, CTO/Co-Founder · Co-head Startup Studio @ Cornell Tech
Future of workTeams
Active
Pre-seed · Mar 2025
Expert signalKVJ, CSO at Salesforce Innovation, plus early partnership with Fischer Phillips LLP
Company in stealth
A patented reinvention of a large consumer beverage category, combining premium quality with a fully compostable format.
ConsumerCPGSustainability
Active
Seed · July 2026
Company in stealth
A workforce-development platform training the next generation of skilled-trade technicians to close one of America's largest labor shortages.
WorkforceEducationVocational
Active
Seed · May 2026