Overview
Our Approach
BRV's dynamic team of student fund managers provides an integrated, cross-functional skill set--from finance and accounting to science and engineering--to realize startups' commercial potential and creative vision. BRV's unique structure, which grants principal responsibilities to each manager, gives the team control over every aspect of the Fund.
Fund managers execute each step of the venture capital process:
- Sourcing investment opportunities
- Performing due diligence
- Negotiating term sheets
- Making investment decisions
- Guiding transaction through closing
- Managing the operations of the Fund
- Managing relationships with portfolio companies and adding value wherever possible
Fund managers are guided by a prestigious advisory board of experienced professionals from venture capital, law, finance, and operations, as well as Johnson School faculty advisors. The only entirely student-run fund of its kind, BRV student managers make all decisions, leveraging advisors for support and education.
BRV's position on Cornell's campus provides proprietary deal flow, allowing the fund to identify promising ventures and get involved at the seed stage. Managers often help entrepreneurs establish their first prototype, fund marketing plan development, and introduce key personnel to take the venture to the next stage of growth.
