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Ithaca, New York, United States

Cornell University Project Team Developing a 10,000 ft Capable Hybrid Rocket• Collaborating with teams to develop student designed rocket motor to produce >1000lbf of thrust• Modifying N2 and N2O hybrid motor structural test stand for safety• Assembling fluid system components for pressurization of run tank and cleaning of motor• Trained in CAD for rocket components

Ligo Partners is a single family office based between Miami and New York. We co-invest with our discrete and invitation-only consortium of like-minded investors into disruptive tech-focused deal flow sourced directly from top venture capital firms and investors worldwide. Hence, 100% of our deal flow has a lead, is warmly referred, often proprietary and mostly off-market.Since 2022, Ligo Partners has deployed $415mm into 80 tech companies backed by tier-one investors – and successfully exited 9 companies. As of January 2024, Ligo Partners’ global platform co-invests with 3,500+ domestic and international family offices and qualified investors with a combined net worth of $300 billion who are interested in non-traditional, market-uncorrelated technology investment opportunities that have shown resilience to changes in the recent economic environment.In parallel, Ligo Partners invests in tech debt financings; tech secondaries; roll-up strategies with a tech component and off-market real estate opportunities.

New York, United States

New York-based Fund Founded by ex-Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse Ashley C. Emerole• Conducting comprehensive industry research and evaluating acquisition targets across over 20 sectors• Creating financial analysis, developing accurate financial forecasts, and constructing robust valuation models• Performing due diligence, and assessing financial, operational, and market data to inform investment decisions

Aerodynamics Research Study Under the Mentorship of Kianoosh Yousefi• Modeled high speed fluid flow over passenger automotives to forecast performance at highway speeds• Analyzed viscous drag, pressure drag, and lift forces on automotive to optimize front attachment size• Performed fluid dynamics research on high speed passenger automotives mentored by Kianoosh Yousefi• Research found optimal attachment to increase downforce by 30%