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Orin Herskowitz

President, Mussallem CHD Alliance

πŸ“ Brooklyn, New York, United StatesπŸ”„ Updated November 2026πŸ’Ό 3 investmentsπŸ“… 15 years investingπŸ—“ Last invested Jan 2016𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Founder and Board Member
2016
Academic Venture Exchange (AVX) is a collaboration between technology transfer offices of preeminent research institutions. AVX matches high impact entrepreneurs to deep tech and Frontier tech ventures emerging from university research.
early stage
Executive Board Member
Jun 2011
Founded in 2010 by the New York City Economic Development Corporation, NYC Media Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, is dedicated to driving corporate innovation and job growth by facilitating partnerships between the City’s universities and its companies. Leveraging its network of engineering and design researchers from NYU, NYC Media Lab generates R&D and knowledge transfer by creating an open innovation ecosystem for emerging technology applications in industry. NYC Media Lab is built on corporate membership. Becoming an NYC Media Lab member gives companies immediate access to custom programs and services, including: β€’ Undergo prototyping, entrepreneurship and executive education programs based on emerging technology topic areas of interest. β€’ Meet other executives at events and roundtables on technology issues and trends. β€’ Develop connections to faculty, students, and university resources to explore cutting-edge research labs and accelerators. β€’ Gain access to new ideas from top entrepreneurial talent from NYC Media Lab's startup programs. Current member companies include ASCAP, Consumer Reports, New York Times, Hakuhodo, Hearst Corporation, Verizon, Associated Press, Tenfore Holdings, Estee Lauder, and Chanel NYC Media Lab offers levels of membership ranging in depth of inquiry and engagement. Contact us to start a conversation: nyc.media.lab@nyu.edu
early stageHigher Education
Experience Β· 4 entries
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Founder (1)
Board (2)
2016
Founder and Board Member
2016
Academic Venture Exchange (AVX) is a collaboration between technology transfer offices of preeminent research institutions. AVX matches high impact entrepreneurs to deep tech and Frontier tech ventures emerging from university research.
early stage
2013
PowerBridge NY (a clean energy proof-of-concept center)
Executive Board Member, Principle Investigator
Jun 2013
2011
Executive Board Member
Jun 2011
Founded in 2010 by the New York City Economic Development Corporation, NYC Media Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, is dedicated to driving corporate innovation and job growth by facilitating partnerships between the City’s universities and its companies. Leveraging its network of engineering and design researchers from NYU, NYC Media Lab generates R&D and knowledge transfer by creating an open innovation ecosystem for emerging technology applications in industry. NYC Media Lab is built on corporate membership. Becoming an NYC Media Lab member gives companies immediate access to custom programs and services, including: β€’ Undergo prototyping, entrepreneurship and executive education programs based on emerging technology topic areas of interest. β€’ Meet other executives at events and roundtables on technology issues and trends. β€’ Develop connections to faculty, students, and university resources to explore cutting-edge research labs and accelerators. β€’ Gain access to new ideas from top entrepreneurial talent from NYC Media Lab's startup programs. Current member companies include ASCAP, Consumer Reports, New York Times, Hakuhodo, Hearst Corporation, Verizon, Associated Press, Tenfore Holdings, Estee Lauder, and Chanel NYC Media Lab offers levels of membership ranging in depth of inquiry and engagement. Contact us to start a conversation: nyc.media.lab@nyu.edu
early stageHigher Education
2006
Executive Director, Columbia Technology Ventures; SVP, Applied Innovation and Industry Partnerships
Mar 2006
For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world. At the core of our wide range of academic inquiry is the commitment to attract and engage the best minds in pursuit of greater human understanding, pioneering new discoveries and service to society.
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