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.
50% of their portfolio is in Hardware & Semiconductors. They made 1 investments in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $38.8M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
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Series A
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Team
Avery (Hal) Nelson III
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Jaymin Amin
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Edward A. Schlesinger
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
John Z. Zhang
Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Development Officer
Lewis A. Steverson
Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Administrative Officer
Michael P. O’Day
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Optical Communications
Michaune D. Tillman
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Michelle L. Gullo
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Ronald L. Verkleeren
Senior Vice President, Emerging Innovations Group
Soumya Seetharam
Senior Vice President & Chief Digital & Information Officer
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Last updated: 9 September 2026