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Joanna Lichter Cohen

Investor

Senior Associate at Emerson Collective Investing

San Francisco, California

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

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

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

Education

  1. MIT Sloan School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration - MBA2019 — 2021
  2. Duke UniversityB.A., International Comparative Studies2009 — 2013

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel9Microsoft Word3Microsoft Office2Management4Writing1Spanish3Marketing15Digital Marketing11Editing3Sales4Competitive Analysis3Data Analysis3

Languages Hebrew · Spanish

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Colleagues at Emerson Collective Investing

Fern Mandelbaum
Managing Director, Venture Investments at Emerson Collective Investing
Laurene Powell Jobs
Founder and President at Emerson Collective Investing
Sarah Pinto
Partner at Emerson Collective Investing
Sri Muppidi
Senior Associate, Venture Capital at Emerson Collective Investing
Stephen Messer
Investor at Emerson Collective Investing

Frequently asked questions

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.

Same school

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management488

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Also attended Duke University499

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Shared employers

Also worked at Emerson Collective21

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Also worked at Founder Collective32

Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAmanda HersonGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesEric PaleyEntrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MADave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder Collective

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Also worked at Pear VC60

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Also worked at S2G Ventures30

Mo GhabrialSenior Associate at CAVU Consumer PartnersWalter RobbAdvisor at Springdale VenturesAaron RudbergManaging Partner at S2G InvestmentsAndrea WoodsideManaging Director at S2G InvestmentsBala NagarajanManaging Director at S2G InvestmentsChuck TempletonManaging Partner at S2G Investments

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