Textbook Ventures: Angel Investor Networking and Deals
Join Textbook Ventures and friends from Cornell for an evening of networking for accredited investors investing in early stage startups!
Whether you're an active investor already or looking to learn more about angel investing in startups as part of your portfolio, come enjoy drinks and snacks with your Cornell peers and others supporting the best Cornell startups.
We'll feature a short Introduction to Angel Investing, with notes on deal flow, portfolio planning, and tax breaks, followed by three amazing live deals to get you started! If you're a current founder, come learn how you can begin using your knowledge and insights on building startups to angel invest now - you're already accredited because of your founding stake in your company!
Attendees should be interested in startups and meeting their investing peers - there's no requirement to invest and all interested and qualified investors will be invited to the Textbook Ventures angel syndicate, where they will have ongoing access to deal flow from the best startups from Cornell, Columbia, NYU and beyond.
Featured companies doing 'bullet' style short pitches include:
Elm.AI: (Cornell/ERA) Elm AI's LLM agents help companies automate workflows to radically improve the sustainability and operational efficiency of a company's supply chain by automating review and management of supplier audit data
kommu: (ERA) is a social home-sharing marketplace connecting trusted hosts and guests within personal and professional circles, helping individuals and businesses save 50%+ on lodging costs each year.
NanoGold MedTech: (Cornell): NanoGold MedTech develops a cancer optical detection platform to assist surgeons in precisely and efficiently detecting tumor margins during surgery. By enhancing real-time cancer detection, NanoGold aims to improve surgical outcomes and reduce the need for repeat procedures.
Special thanks for our host and sponsors Brown Rudnick for the incredible space (and the view!) as well as the food and drink.