by wpengine | Jul 12, 2021 | Class of 2018
A Schuyler County-Cornell pilot project, inspired by Antithesis Foods, could help New York farmers diversify their crops with chickpeas and give regional food manufacturers a cost-effective, local source for the popular legume. Carl Taber knelt down at the edge of a...
by wpengine | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2021, Companies, Success Stories
Vita Innovations, a Cornell University student startup creating functional biomedical wearables, is here to change the game in emergency medicine by combatting the impacts of emergency department overcrowding. Founded by a group of Cornell students passionate about...
by wpengine | Jul 7, 2021 | Class of 2015
ProducePay, an eLab alumni (Class of 2015), closed a $43 million Series C funding round this spring. This latest round of funding brings ProducePay, a fintech leader in the fresh produce industry, to over $300 million raised in debt and equity funding since it...
by wpengine | Jun 26, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2013, Companies, News, Success Stories
Startup Cornell, a new podcast by Entrepreneurship at Cornell featuring Cornell entrepreneurs and successes, launched its first episode with an engaging interview of Nick Nickitas MBA ’14. Nickitas is the co-founder and CEO of Rosie, an e-commerce leader connecting...
by wpengine | Jun 23, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2020, Companies, News, Success Stories
As the “sober conscious” movement grows, more and more consumers are finding themselves seeking non-alcoholic options for a backyard barbecues or girls’ nights out. Sovi, a sommelier-owned startup that originated in eLab, Cornell University student startup...
by Leigh Martino | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2020, Companies, News, Success Stories
The world of glass art is quickly rising in popularity, with the potential to soon become a mainstream collector’s market like that of streetwear or sneakers (think Supreme or Adidas). Having recognized the potential of this growing market Cornell students...
by Leigh Martino | Jun 4, 2021 | Blog
When eLab alumnus, Marla Beyer, MBA ‘20, MHA ’20, was contemplating her next move after graduation, she saw two options. She could immediately launch the pediatric telehealth startup, Hopscotch, that she had been developing in grad school, or she could go back to...
by wpengine | May 12, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2017, Companies, News, Success Stories
Expensive refrigeration was cutting into Vipul Saran’s profits. As an undergrad in India, and the third generation in his family to work in agriculture, Saran had started a new venture: exporting potatoes from western Uttar Pradesh to the Middle East. But the high...
by wpengine | Mar 18, 2021 | Class of 2017
Iterate Labs, a startup with Cornell beginnings that uses wearable sensors and computer vision to drive factory production and worker safety, has obtained $1 million in seed funding to support the company’s growth. The funding award was led by Monozukuri Ventures, a...
by wpengine | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2021, Companies, News, Success Stories
Travelers passing through the Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) from February 25 to March 6 are able to experience an all-inclusive luxury lounge while waiting for their next flight. Located in Concourse A, the pop-up is the brainchild of Gabe Trumbo and...
