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RIT Venture Fund provides investment capital and guidance to entreprenurial ventures with a strong connection to the RIT community.

Evergreen Fund

 

RIT Venture Fund I, LLC is an evergreen fund. All of the investment gains earned through the fund’s investment activities will be re-invested into the fund. In short, the success of our portfolio companies today will provide the investment capital to the portfolio companies of the future.

 

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Venture Fund News

  • December 16, 2025

    A luxury kitchen design.

    RIT alumni network sparks high-end design collaboration

    A chance interaction between old classmates led to a rewarding design collaboration for the alumni-run furniture design studio Edgewood Made (George Dubinsky '11 and David Short '13) and Gunther Jacobson '12. Edgewood Made designed millwork and kitchen cabinetry for a luxury home that they then trusted Jacobson to install in the Miami area home.

  • December 15, 2025

    a collage of photos

    Top stories that shaped RIT in 2025

    As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year filled with milestones, innovation, and inspiring stories from across the RIT community. 

  • November 19, 2025

    two people discusses infrared breast images in a lab.

    Venture Creations startup company is redefining breast cancer detection

    BiRed Imaging, co-founded by Professor Satish Kandlikar, blends infrared camera capture, numerical simulation, and artificial intelligence-driven algorithms to accurately detect the presence, size, and location of tumors. The revolutionary process spares patients painful breast compression, radiation exposure, false alarms, and unnecessary anxiety.