Columbia University
VC Fund
New York, United States
Columbia University is a VC fund in New York focused on SaaS and Energy. Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. Columbia University is an ivy league school. The University recognizes the importance of its location in NewYork City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the University to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Columbia University invests in
Stages Columbia University invests in
Countries Columbia University invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Round size
- Seed
- $3.4M–$5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (33%)
- Energy 1 (33%)
- Hardware 1 (33%)
- Health Care 1 (33%)
- Procurement 1 (33%)
Country
- United States 2 (67%)
- Colombia 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Andrea Califano
Founder of the Department of Systems Biology, Director of the JP Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center
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Founder of the Department of Systems Biology, Director of the JP Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Barry Honig
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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David Kittay
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Edmund Phelps
Director, Center on Capitalism and Society, McVickar Professor of Political Economy
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Director, Center on Capitalism and Society, McVickar Professor of Political Economy | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Glenn Hubbard
Dean & Professor
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Dean & Professor | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
| See all 36 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Licify, a procurement cloud-based platform specialized in the construction industry, has redefined interactions between developers, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers. It creates a community developing transparent and efficient realtionships allthrough the value chain. This improves the procurement and supply processes, generating savingsand increasing profitability. | $3.4M / Seed / Jul 26, 2023 | |
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AvoMD is a no-code software platform that transforms clinical content – guidelines, algorithms, pathways, and checklists - into "virtual clinical consults" available instantly at the point-of-care on standalone web/mobile apps and in the EHR. Leading societies and health systems partner with AvoMD to transform authoritative clinicalexpertise into instant expert guidance at the bedside. Studies show that AvoMD improves outcomes while saving clinicians ~50% of their time in accessing and using information at the point-of-care. | $5M / Seed / Jun 23, 2023 | |
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Kelvin is an energy management and electrification platform for radiator-heated buildings. The Radiator Labs system uses smart thermostatic radiator enclosures (Cozys) networked to central heating controls to eliminate fuel waste, reduce building emissions, and improve tenant comfort. Its hybrid electrification platform enables buildings toelectrify 60-80% of their space-heating requirements for 20% of the cost of typical electrification alternatives. Buildings outfitted with the Radiator Labs Hybrid Electrification technology can be programmed to optimize heating fuel sources based on energy pricing, building energy letter grades, and carbon fines. The Radiator Labs hybrid electrification technology would enable all radiator-heated buildings to meet NYC 2030 emission caps at a significantly reduced cost.Radiator Labs' technology has been validated by NYSERDA to save 25.5%, on average, in heating costs and was included in the 2019 New York State Technical Resource Manual (TRM). Radiator Labs is a recipient of the 2012 MIT Clean energy prize, the 2014 Popular Science Innovation Award, the 2014 Verizon Powerful Answers Award, the 2017 Architizer A+ Award, The 1776 Challenge Cup, and the 2020 New York City Department of Buildings Carbon Neutrality Innovation Challenge. Radiator Labs is also a member of the inaugural cohort of The Clean Fight, powered by NYSERDA and the New Energy Nexus. | Seed / Mar 12, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does Columbia University invest in?
Columbia University invests primarily in SaaS, Energy and Hardware startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Columbia University's check size?
Columbia University typically joins rounds of $3.4M–$5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Columbia University participates in.
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Who are the partners at Columbia University?
The team at Columbia University includes Andrea Califano (Founder of the Department of Systems Biology, Director of the JP Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center), Barry Honig (Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics) and David Kittay (Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religion), among 36 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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