What check size does Jennifer Tegan write?

Jennifer Tegan typically writes checks of $50K – $3M.

Where did Jennifer Tegan go to school?

Jennifer Tegan studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (MBA, Finance); University of Cincinnati (MS, Geology); Smith College (BA, Geology).

Jennifer Tegan

Investor

Managing Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Ithaca, New York, United States

Writes $50K – $3M checks · typically $1M

About

Jennifer Tegan is Managing Director of New York Ventures at Empire State Development, where she oversees a $100 million investment fund focused on direct equity investments in seed and series A startups, as well as pre-seed and seed direct investment funds and an emerging and regional manager fund of funds. She previously spent 18 years at Cayuga Venture Fund investing in technology-based startups. Tegan serves on the boards of GiveGab, Pom, True Gault, Venuebook, and Tompkins Financial Corporation, and is a member of the National Venture Capital Association and the Upstate Capital Association of New York.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

j•••@esd.ny.govreveal

Experience

Empire State DevelopmentManaging Director, New York Venturescurrent2020 — present
Tompkins Financial CorporationDirector2019 — 2025Tompkins County, New York, United States
Tompkins Community BankMember Board of Directors2016 — 2025Ithaca, NY
Upstate Capital Association of New YorkPast President, Board of Directors2014 — 2023
National Venture Capital AssociationMember Board Of Directors2018 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
VenueBookMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2020New York, NY
POMMember Board Of Directors2016 — 2020Newark, New Jersey
GiveGab.comMember Board of Directors2013 — 2020Ithaca, NY
Cayuga Venture FundManaging Partner2002 — 2020Tompkins County, New York, United States
AllworxMember Board of Directors2005 — 2007Rochester, NY
EMF CorporationBusiness Manager1996 — 2001

Skills & more

Venture Capital58Start-ups33Entrepreneurship47Due Diligence23Strategic Planning24Management13Finance12CRM1Corporate Development8Private Equity6Mergers & Acquisitions6Social Networking2

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ValuationAngel InvestingFinancial ModelingStrategic PartnershipsCorporate FinanceStrategyExecutive ManagementNew Business DevelopmentBusiness PlanningContract NegotiationMergersCommercialization

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Colleagues at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Audrey Chisholm

Assistant Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Josh Nelson

Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Karan Mehta

Senior Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Marcia Mitchell

Managing Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Momo Bi

Principal at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Ryoko Nozawa

Senior Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Silvia Garcia Codony

Assistant Vice President at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Zack Pecenak

Investor at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jennifer Tegan?: Jennifer Tegan is Managing Director of New York Ventures at Empire State Development, where she oversees a $100 million investment fund focused on direct equity investments in seed and series A startups, as well as pre-seed and seed direct investment funds and an emerging and regional manager fund of funds. She previously spent 18 years at Cayuga Venture Fund investing in technology-based startups. Tegan serves on the boards of GiveGab, Pom, True Gault, Venuebook, and Tompkins Financial Corporation, and is a member of the National Venture Capital Association and the Upstate Capital Association of New York.
Where does Jennifer Tegan work?: Jennifer Tegan is Managing Director at Empire State Development – New York Ventures.
What check size does Jennifer Tegan write?: Jennifer Tegan typically writes checks of $50K – $3M.
Where did Jennifer Tegan go to school?: Jennifer Tegan studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (MBA, Finance); University of Cincinnati (MS, Geology); Smith College (BA, Geology).

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Also attended University of Cincinnati57

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Also attended Smith College32

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Shared employers

Also worked at Upstate Capital Association of New York3

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