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Stephen Cornwell

Investor

Investor & Head of Product at Neo · Principal at Neon Adventures

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $100K – $10M checks

About

Stephen Cornwell combines early-stage investing with hands-on product leadership—building his firm's platforms while drawing on product roles at AI startups Orby AI and Cognition to commercialize AI products.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social Good

Experience

  1. CognitionGTMcurrent2025 — present
  2. Orby AIProduct2025
  3. NeoPrincipal Investor & Head of Product2022 — 2025San Francisco
  4. GoogleProduct Manager – Google Fi2021 — 2022San Francisco
  5. GoogleProduct Manager – Android2020 — 2021San Francisco

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science2016 — 2020

Colleagues at Neo

Ali Partovi
CEO at Neo
Emily Cohen
Principal Investor at NEO

Network1

Claude Johnson
Angel at Neon Adventures

Investors connected to Stephen in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Stephen Cornwell work?
Stephen Cornwell is Investor & Head of Product at Neo.
What does Stephen Cornwell invest in?
Stephen Cornwell invests in AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Impact & Social Good.
What check size does Stephen Cornwell write?
Stephen Cornwell typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

Same school

Also attended Princeton University551

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cognition20

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Also worked at Neo12

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Also worked at Google1,558

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