Stuart Ellman co-founded one of New York's longest-standing early-stage VC firms and has personally led over 40 tech investments, giving him deep pattern recognition across multiple tech cycles. He has taught a hands-on venture capital seminar at Columbia Business School for over a decade while serving as a mentor to future VCs, and he plays a visible civic role in New York as a long-time board member and former president of the 92nd Street Y. Stuart Ellman co-founded one of New York's longest-standing early-stage VC firms and has personally led over 40 tech investments, giving him deep pattern recognition across multiple tech cycles. He has taught a hands-on venture capital seminar at Columbia Business School for over a decade while serving as a mentor to future VCs, and he plays a visible civic role in New York as a long-time board member and former president of the 92nd Street Y.