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    Corning

    Corning, New York, United StatesFounded 1851
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    Corning Incorporated is a global materials science company whose corporate venture capital arm, Corning Innovation Ventures (CIV), invests in startups and emerging companies aligned with Corning's strategic areas including optical communications, materials science, and process engineering. CIV was launched in 2000 and was sold to Scimitar Capital Partners in 2003.

    44% of their portfolio is in Hardware & Semiconductors. They made 1 investment in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $35.5M (across 14 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    12

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    A(

    Avery (Hal) Nelson III

    Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

    DJ

    Dr. Jaymin Amin

    Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

    EA

    Edward A. Schlesinger

    Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

    JZ

    John Z. Zhang

    Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Development Officer

    LA

    Lewis A. Steverson

    Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Administrative Officer

    LF

    Li Fang

    Senior Vice President, Corning International and New Business Development, Solar

    MP

    Michael P. O’Day

    Senior Vice President & General Manager, Optical Communications

    MD

    Michaune D. Tillman

    Senior Vice President & General Counsel

    ML

    Michelle L. Gullo

    Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer

    RL

    Ronald L. Verkleeren

    Senior Vice President, Emerging Innovations Group

    SS

    Soumya Seetharam

    Senior Vice President & Chief Digital & Information Officer

    SB

    Stefan Becker

    Senior Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    16 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    LuxQuanta logoLuxQuantaSeries A—Oct 2025
    LuxQuanta logoLuxQuantaSeries A—Jan 2025
    Brelyon logoBrelyonSeries A$15MSep 2022
    Digilens logoDigilensSeries D$50MJan 2022
    33d Glass SolutionsSeries C$30MJan 2021
    3D Glass logo3D GlassSeries C$30MJan 2021
    SigmaSense logoSigmaSenseSeries A$22MSep 2020
    Mosaic Microsystems logoMosaic MicrosystemsSeed$2MJun 2020
    Luminar logoLuminarSeries D$100MJul 2019
    Ninepoint Medical logoNinepoint MedicalSeries B$34MJan 2015
    CCyOpticsSeries F$24MMay 2005
    CCelion NetworksUnknown$45MJul 2001
    CCelion NetworksUnknown$45MJan 2001
    CCyOpticsUnknown$57MOct 2000
    CCyOpticsSeries D$10MJan 2000
    LLightPointe Communications IncUnknown$33M—

    Top Co-Investors

    Intel Capital5 shared
    Lockheed Martin Ventures3 shared
    Jerusalem Venture Partners3 shared
    Cisco Investments3 shared
    Walden Catalyst Ventures2 shared
    CerraCap Ventures2 shared
    Cambium Capital2 shared
    Big Sur Ventures2 shared
    Telefonica2 shared
    Innovation Global Capital2 shared
    Soros Fund Management2 shared
    Innovacom2 shared
    Franklin Templeton1 shared
    LG Technology Ventures1 shared
    private angel investors1 shared
    E14 Fund1 shared
    DCM Ventures1 shared
    Volvo Cars Tech Fund1 shared
    1517 Fund1 shared
    G2 Venture Partners1 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026