Jorge M. Torres

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Jorge M. Torres holds an appointment as a Lecturer and Entrepreneurship Fellow serving students and faculty at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale. In this role, he teaches courses and leads co-curricular programs that center on innovation, entrepreneurship, and venture capital.

Jorge has partnered with the founders of several early-stage consumer brands and technology startups as an angel investor and through his past affiliation with Silas Capital, an early-growth stage venture capital firm based in New York. He was an original member of the investment team and completed a Kauffman Fellowship (Class 16) in venture capital while working at the firm.

Jorge also practiced patent law for 15 years, representing clients involved in matters that touched on a range of innovative technologies, including intraocular lenses; negative pressure wound therapy systems; oligonucleotide-based human papillomavirus tests; orthodontic aligners; pedicle screws; surgical endoscopes; therapeutic lasers; antivirus software; aseptic packaging; flat panel displays; high emission halogen lamps; mobile telephone handset designs; MP3 encoding; MPEG standards; semiconductors; terrain awareness/warning systems; and unattended payment systems.

Jorge supports entrepreneurs working in innovation communities across the globe through his affiliation as a mentor with HBCUvc, Techstars, Founder Institute, and Endeavor Global.

Jorge was born in the Bronx, raised in Queens, and has roots in Ponce, Puerto Rico.