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Andrew Schoen
Partner at NEA
Andrew Adams Schoen is a Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), where he focuses on investments in enterprise technology, including areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, and security. He joined NEA in 2014, bringing prior experience from Blackstone's M&A group in New York, and he also founded a company called Flicstart earlier in his career. Schoen is actively involved in various initiatives at Cornell University, serving on the Cornell University Council and the Advisory Council for Entrepreneurship, and he is the President Emeritus of the Cornell Venture Capital Club. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree from the Schwarzman Scholars program.1
Schoen emphasizes a collaborative approach to investing, valuing trust and teamwork with founders. He seeks to invest in companies that inspire a deep excitement and believes that successful founders possess "resource magnetism," which allows them to attract essential resources for their ventures. His investment philosophy is guided by the belief that a venture capitalist should be as committed to a founder's vision as the founder themselves, offering not just capital but also partnership and support.1
