Where does Joanna Lichter Cohen work?

Joanna Lichter Cohen is Senior Associate at Emerson Collective Investing.

What check size does Joanna Lichter Cohen write?

Joanna Lichter Cohen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Joanna Lichter Cohen go to school?

Joanna Lichter Cohen studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Duke University (B.A., International Comparative Studies).

Joanna Lichter Cohen

Investor

Senior Associate at Emerson Collective Investing

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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421 people in our graph share verified history with Joanna — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Micah RosenbloomunlockedJoanna: together at Founder Collective (2020–2021)

Joanna: together at Duke University

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Joanna: together at Pear VC

About

Joanna Lichter Cohen is a Director of Venture Capital at Emerson Collective, where she invests in physical AI, robotics, and frontier software. Her portfolio includes investments in Physical Intelligence, World Labs, Field AI, Humans&, and Periodic Labs.

Experience

Emerson CollectiveDirector, Venture Capitalcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Emerson CollectiveAssociate Director, Venture Capital2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
Emerson CollectiveSenior Associate, Venture Capital2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
Founder CollectiveInvestor2020 — 2021
Pear VCVenture Fellow2019 — 2020
S2G VenturesSummer Associate2019Chicago, Illinois, United States
Via - On-Demand TransitPrincipal2018 — 2019Chicago, Illinois
Via - On-Demand TransitAssociate Principal2017 — 2018Chicago, Illinois
Via - On-Demand TransitAssociate2016 — 2017Chicago, Illinois
Restaurant Brands InternationalMarketing Manager, Latin America2014 — 2015Miami, FL
Restaurant Brands InternationalSenior Analyst, Latin America2013 — 2014Miami, FL
Restaurant Brands InternationalManagement Trainee2013Miami, FL

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel9Microsoft Word3Microsoft Office2Management4Writing1Spanish3Marketing15Digital Marketing11Editing3Sales4Competitive Analysis3Data Analysis3

Languages Hebrew · Spanish

From Joanna's professional profile.

Colleagues at Emerson Collective Investing

Dawn Lippert

General Partner at Earthshot Ventures

Fern Mandelbaum

Managing Director, Venture Investments at Emerson Collective Investing

Laurene Powell Jobs

Founder and President at Emerson Collective Investing

Peter Lauten

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Stephen Messer

Investor at Emerson Collective Investing

Frequently asked questions

Who is Joanna Lichter Cohen?: Joanna Lichter Cohen is a Director of Venture Capital at Emerson Collective, where she invests in physical AI, robotics, and frontier software. Her portfolio includes investments in Physical Intelligence, World Labs, Field AI, Humans&, and Periodic Labs.
Where does Joanna Lichter Cohen work?: Joanna Lichter Cohen is Senior Associate at Emerson Collective Investing.
What check size does Joanna Lichter Cohen write?: Joanna Lichter Cohen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Joanna Lichter Cohen go to school?: Joanna Lichter Cohen studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Duke University (B.A., International Comparative Studies).

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Also attended Duke University820

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Founder Collective36

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Also worked at Pear VC73

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Also worked at S2G Ventures58

Mo GhabrialSenior Associate at CAVU Consumer Partners Walter RobbAdvisor at Springdale Ventures Michael KrutzPrincipal at Barrel Ventures Aaron RudbergManaging Partner at S2G Investments Andrea WoodsideManaging Director at S2G Investments Bala NagarajanManaging Director at S2G Investments

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