Student startups pitch innovations in Silicon Valley
Student teams from eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator, and Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute Runway Startup Program at Cornell Tech pitched their innovative ideas at San Francisco’s Autodesk Gallery on March 28.
Entrepreneurship Celebration honors alumni, student innovators
More than 300 people joined in two days of campus activities celebrating Cornell entrepreneurs April 11-12, including events to honor Tim Barry ’93 as the 2024 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year.
Life as a Cornell entrepreneur: ‘I have people in my corner who inspire me’
Richlove Nkansah ’26 was buzzing with excitement the week before spring break – she had just launched her business and was headed to California to pitch it to a group of Silicon Valley Cornell alumni and entrepreneurs.
Engagement is the heart of Tim Chi’s ’98 success
Anyone tying the knot or attending a wedding in recent years has likely heard of The Knot Worldwide,
Startup Cornell Episode #31: Tim Barry ’93
The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Tim Barry ‘93, the chair and CEO of VillageMD, and this year’s Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year.
eShip News – March 2024
Director's Note: It's time for Celebration! All hands on deck for the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration April 11th and 12th on our Ithaca campus. The 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year will be featured, the 2024 Student Business of Year winner will be announced, and we will hear from the co-founder and President of Whipnotic. And [...]
Whipped cream disruptor to speak at entrepreneurship celebration
Whipped cream in a can has three big days: Thanksgiving (pie topper), Christmas (more pie) and Mother’s Day (to gussy up Mom’s breakfast in bed). Otherwise, the aerosol cylinder usually sits forlornly in the fridge door with its condiment brethren.
Cane ’98 makes it his business to improve lives
During his sophomore year as a full-time student in Applied Economics and Management at Cornell, Dan Cane ’98 co-founded CourseInfo, LLC, which would become Blackboard, Inc., an online learning platform and global educational technology solution.
Startup Cornell Episode #30: Peyton Johnson ’24
The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Peyton Johnson, a member of the Class of 2024 and founder of a company that helps students find off-campus housing.
Cornell introduces its 2024 Kessler Fellows cohort
The Kessler Fellows program recently welcomed 20 students to its 2024 cohort. The students will spend their spring semesters sharpening their entrepreneurial skills while preparing for a fully funded summer internship at a startup of their choice.
Student entrepreneurs to showcase startups in Silicon Valley
Student teams from eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator, and the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute Runway Startups program will pitch their startup ideas March 28 at San Francisco’s Autodesk Gallery.
Cornell Tech Startup Sharper Sense Works to Improve Sensory Performance in Humans
Everyone knows the feeling: a jolt of attention that heightens your senses in a crowded room, looking over the edge of a tall structure, during an important moment in a sports event, or when startled by an unexpected sound. It’s a central component of a biological response—our bodies are hardwired in this scenario to, among other things, sharpen their senses in response to stimuli.
Center for Technology Licensing program continues to fund early-stage Cornell lab innovations
Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) has announced the Ignite Innovation Acceleration grant recipients for the Fall 2023 application cycle.
Creating a remote sensor to detect health troubles
A Cornell doctoral student is building a company based on a radio-based technology that could sense cardiac and respiratory troubles for patients without the need for them to wear a bulky monitor or skin electrodes.
Students from 29 campuses join forces for health hackathon
Students from all three of Cornell’s campuses – and 26 other universities – gathered in New York City over a packed weekend to brainstorm and develop solutions to health care challenges.
Conference Showcases Biomedical Innovation at the Intersection of Business and Science
Spotlighting How Groundbreaking Research at Weill Cornell Medicine Translates into Revolutionary Care Through Collaborations
Unraveling the pursuit of entrepreneurship in the fashion industry
New research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business sheds light on career development and entrepreneurship within the global high-end fashion industry.
Trishala Dessai’s Gig-Up Addresses Consumers’ and Gig Workers’ Needs
It’s 6 p.m. and you’d like some vegan food for dinner but aren’t sure what you’re in the mood for. You need to pick up some milk at the store, and you’re also looking for a gym where you can get in a workout.
Women entrepreneurs grow resources in Bangladesh
In her remote village in Bangladesh, Moushumi Akhter provides childcare for neighborhood kids.
eShip News – February 2024
Director's Note: Signs of spring Spring is, well, starting to spring! We have been teased by some warmer days, which truly seem to transform Cornell overnight. For entrepreneurship, spring is the time for one of our big conferences. The Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration is April 11th and 12th. Hope to see you then! Also, spring [...]
Cate Khan ’99 Honored with Inaugural Dyson Alumni Leadership Award
The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business is proud to announce that Cate Khan ’99, cofounder and CEO of VerishopGroup and a Dyson School graduate, has been selected to receive the inaugural Dyson Alumni Leadership Award. Jinhua Zhao, David J. Nolan Dean of the Dyson School, will present the award to Khan at Dyson Leads, April 11, 2024, in New York City, where Khan and Zhao will also engage in a fireside chat about responsible leadership.
Climate Entrepreneur Shares Insight with Cornell Innovators
For innovators looking to make an impact with their climate technology research, entrepreneurship is a powerful tool. Climate tech startups like the carbon utilization company Carbon Upcycling advance climate solutions while creating jobs, stimulating the economy and improving industries. At an event this month co-hosted by W.E. Cornell and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Madison Savilow, Chief of Staff at Carbon Upcycling, shared her insights on this burgeoning industry in a fireside chat with Andrea Ippolito ’06, M.Eng. ’07, Director of W.E. Cornell and founder of SimpliFed. Savilow joined Carbon Upcycling part time during her final year at the University of Calgary. She was looking for a laid-back job and instead found herself in the fast-paced environment of a startup. She joined the company full time after graduation. “I just fell in love with it right away,” she said. “I think for me, it was the fact that we weren’t just building a startup, we were building an industry, because carbon utilization was so new.” Valued at more than $34 million, Carbon Upcycling’s technology transforms carbon dioxide, industrial waste and natural materials to produce improved materials, with a focus on cement. Although the technology has other applications, mentors advised […]
International moves can pay off for venture-backed startups
Very few venture-backed startups move from their original location to a new country, but those that do benefit financially, according to new research.
Freshmen win top prize at digital ag hackathon
Six first-year students from the Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Engineering and the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science came away with top honors for their agricultural innovation idea to address India’s pollution problem during the Digital Agriculture Hackathon Feb. 16-18.
Cornell Tech Presents 2nd Annual HealthNext AI Summit on March 4 and 5
Healthcare is in the midst of a quiet revolution.
Rev: Ithaca Startup Works Launches Applications for Expanded Prototyping Hardware Accelerator
Ithaca, NY (February 16, 2024) - Bolstered by a new MedTech track and increased capacity to support entrepreneurs, Rev: Ithaca Startup Works is now accepting applications for its free Prototyping Hardware Accelerator. The program is open to anyone with a physical product idea and guides participants through prototype development, business model design, and pitch creation. [...]
Startup Cornell Episode #29: Harman Sign Narula ’09
The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Harman Singh Narula ‘09, co-founder and CEO of Canary Technologies
Winning animal health hacks help farmers, veterinary surgeons
Members of the Quick Stitch team said they definitely felt “jostled” after meeting with mentors during the 2024 Animal Health Hackathon.
W.E. Cornell welcomes sixth cohort of STEM innovators
W.E. Cornell aims to empower STEM scholars to embrace their entrepreneurial ambition through a curriculum designed to help them commercialize their technology. The program is run over the course of two semesters, with each module advancing a different level of commercialization. Module I of the program begins in the fall, and it is available to all Cornell students doing research at the graduate level or above. The fall semester consists of workshops that introduce students to the possibilities for entrepreneurship and provide networking opportunities to find potential mentors. “It was such an inspiring and motivating environment, and we all fed off of the encouragement of one another,” said Emuna Rouhani, Ph.D. ’25, after completing Module I of the program. “I want to continue to be a part of this motivating environment to propel my entrepreneurship idea forward and see where it goes!” Module II of the program is with a smaller, select group of students who adjust their market fit and customer base through customer discovery interviews and research. The second module is complete at the end of the spring semester when participants present their final business pitch to the W.E. Cornell Advisory Board and celebrate their year of hard […]
Seventeen eLab Teams Advance to Spring Semester
Of the 28 teams that completed eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator, this fall, 17 startups are continuing their progress by participating in the Spring cohort after having proven their business ideas. As Cornell’s entrepreneurial ecosystem continues to grow, so do the startups vying for a spot in the eLab program. With the fall cohort having [...]
ProducePay raises $38M to tackle produce supply chain waste
Food waste is a major problem.
2023 Most Disruptive MBA Startups: Fig Medical, Cornell University (Johnson)
Fig Medical facilitates the prior authorization process using intelligent automation and predictive analytics.
eShip News – January 2024
Director's Note: Welcome Back! Students are back and slogging through the snow (and rain ☹). Luckily, entrepreneurial activity is non-stop on our campuses – actually the volume is incredible. Even though I am in the middle of Cornell’s eship ecosystem, I find the volume of activity incredible and inspirational! One event I would to call [...]
Animal health hackathon set for Feb. 2-4
Students from all of Cornell’s schools and colleges will join forces Feb. 2-4 at the Animal Health Hackathon, which will take place at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine.
Entrepreneurs share tips on working with social media influencers
A panel of Cornell alumni and other marketing executives explored the important role social influencers play in business today during a Jan. 18 event hosted by the Cornell Entrepreneur Network and Entrepreneurship at Cornell in New York City.
How BlocPower’s Donnel Baird Developed a New Model for Green Cities (Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg)
“I one hundred percent believe that the solutions to the climate crisis are inextricably woven with solutions to wealth equality,” says Donnel Baird, the founder and CEO of BlocPower. The startup, which was founded in 2014, sources and implements sustainable building upgrades. But simply greening buildings is just the beginning of that work.
VillageMD CEO named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2024
An alumnus who co-founded a health care company that offers primary care, multispecialty and urgent care options to 1.6 million patients throughout the U.S. has been awarded Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s highest honor.
With ‘Cramp Bites,’ student creates remedy to relieve period pain
An undergrad’s Middle Eastern-flavored snacks that aim to minimize menstrual cramps are now on sale at Cornell Health’s pharmacy and will be available in the spring at five Gimme! Coffee locations in the Ithaca area.
PCCW grant helps support diverse student entrepreneurs
A grant from the President’s Council for Cornell Women (PCCW) will help build on the robust set of resources of campus for Cornell student entrepreneurs.
Little bacterium may make big impact on rare-earth processing
A tiny, hard-working bacterium – which weighs one-trillionth of a gram – may soon have a large influence on processing rare earth elements in an eco-friendly way.
Cornell Tech reaches milestone of more than 100 “runway start-ups” —amassing a total valuation of $660 million
In 2018, Cornell Tech—a graduate school campus of the Ivy League university—was believed to have been a strong factor for Amazon deciding to bring a new headquarters to New York City.
Startup Cornell Episode #28: Matt Nastos ’10
The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Matt Nastos ’10, CEO of Maison MRKT
Entrepreneurship director co-authors book for founders
Zach Shulman ’87 J.D. ’90, director of Entrepreneurship at Cornell, has co-authored a new booklet for startup founders focused on legal issues.
eShip News – November 2023
Director's Note: A season of giving and thanks We hope you had a great Thanksgiving. In case you are wondering, lake effect snow arrived in Ithaca this past week! Students are bundled up and getting ready for finals, so things are relatively calm on campus. Our eship activity continues at a fast pace, but we [...]
Jonah Gershon ’24 Launches Spekld, Novel Brown Butter Stick Company
While on Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” in 2022, Jonah Gershon ’24 attempted to cook brown butter from scratch and was frustrated due to its messy and time-consuming nature.
Researchers win grants to remove carbon from air, manufacturing
Two Cornell researchers have each won grants to develop carbon removal technologies that aim to position New York as a global hub for carbon removal and clean industrial technology and innovation.
Building Trust and Fostering Collaborations Key to Startup Formation
One of the hardest points on the translational road “from bench to bedside” can be the point where you have to turn over your discovery to a company you’ve founded—a company whose subsequent direction you won’t fully control.
Grow-NY winners aim to make regional economic impact
Hypercell Technologies of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, was named the $1 million grand prize winner of the fifth annual Grow-NY Food and Agriculture business competition. Six other winners split a combined $3 million in awards.
New grant to broaden support for hardware entrepreneurs
Rev: Ithaca Startup Works is set to expand its hardware accelerator programs thanks to a new $2 million “Build to Scale” grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Entrepreneurs talk about disruption, growth and the power of AI
“The network that will make the greatest impact in your career is around you, not above you.”
Brown butter rises to the top at Pitch Deck Competition
Jonah Gershon ’24 was baking a batch of Mexican hot-chocolate-flavored sugar cookies on a Food Network competition last year when the idea came to him: Why spend 20 minutes creating brown butter for your recipe when it would be quicker to buy it off the shelf?
Cornell Researcher Launches Startup with Community’s Support
by Sabrina Khaleque Cátia Dombaxe, who was raised in the Southern African country Angola, is now a Ph.D. candidate in biomedical engineering at Cornell University. Her roots, along with her perpetual hunger for learning and experimenting, inspired Dombaxe to start Nakwaha Beauty, a skincare line targeting hyperpigmentation in black women. Nakwaha Beauty is a brand focused on remedying hyperpigmentation and scarring that occur due to the excess production of melanin in women of color. As a black woman, Dombaxe herself has struggled with this problem. “In Angolan traditional language, Nakwaha means love,” said Dombaxe. “My mission is to hear many black women come to me and say, ‘I used to struggle with skin hyperpigmentation, but your product has helped me in the long term.’” Growing up, Dombaxe observed people in her village using artisanal methods to extract ingredients from plants, which women would later purchase as skincare. Dombaxe aims to build upon this approach using her background in chemistry and biomedical engineering. “Since I always loved science, I wanted to have a science-driven cosmetic solution,” she said. When she entered Cornell to pursue her research on spinal cord injury and tissue regeneration, the idea for Nakwaha Beauty came alive. Dombaxe […]
Governor Hochul Announces Round Five Winners of the Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition
$3 Million in Prize Money Awarded to Seven Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Startups – Including $1 Million Grand Prize for Hypercell Technologies of Georgia
Startup Cornell Episode 27: Osei Boateng ’18, MHA ’20
The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Osei Boateng ’18, MHA ‘20, founder of OKB Hope Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery in Africa especially in rural and low-income communities.
Thursday night sessions connect student entrepreneurs
Every Thursday night in Collegetown’s eHub location, there’s business building going on. Fueled by Chipotle, startup ideas and knowledge from various disciplines, 30-50 students gather every week for Startup Hours, a meetup begun last year by Sean Cai ’25, an applied economics and management major in Dyson.
Urban Tech Hub Unveils Plan to Power Innovation Across NYC
Cornell Tech and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced the launch of Pilot: New York City to advance New York City as a global hub for urban innovation.
Student, alumni-run business drives impact in Nigeria
As an undergraduate at Cornell and inspired by a newfound faith, Dr. Kelechi Umoga ’15 began plans to build a health clinic in Jeida, Nigeria, an impoverished village an hour from where he grew up in Abuja. The six-room clinic opened in 2016, but after a few years of operation, Umoga was struggling to find a sustainable source of income to pay its bills.
eShip News – October 2023
Director's Note: Eship listserv is all treats Happy fall, everyone. Might get some snow showers tonight in Ithaca! Every once in a while, we like to remind people that the BEST way to stay on top of the Cornell eship ecosystem is to subscribe to our listserv. Currently there are over 6500 members, and all [...]
Honey-based beverage grabs grand prize at food hackathon
Members of the “Bad Bees in Business” team were up late into the night Oct. 20, making trips to Wegmans and then mixing tea, lavender, honey and other ingredients to create their entry into the 2023 Food Hackathon, held at Stocking Hall.
NYC conference Nov. 3 features leading entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs will gather to hear fireside chats with top business leaders, enjoy multiple networking and engagement opportunities and hear startup pitches Nov. 3 at Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s Eclectic Convergence 2023.
Student hackathons focus on food, ag, animals, health and business services
Five hackathons this year will bring students together to solve problems and create new business ideas related to food, digital agriculture, animal health and healthcare and global business services.
Chuck Feeney, Cornell’s ‘third founder,’ dies at 92
Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, founding chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies and Cornell University’s most generous donor, died Oct. 9 in San Francisco.
Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator culminates at Demo Day
After a 10-week intensive program this summer, the 2023 Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator (JSSA) cohort celebrated innovation and progress at its culminating Demo Day on Sept. 9 at the Sage Atrium in Ithaca, New York.
Startup Cornell Episode 26: Lauren Brand ’12
The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Lauren Brand ’12, co-founder of Fatty Sundays, a company that creates chocolate covered pretzels in an array of unique flavors that are customizable for any occasion.
Kessler Fellows gain startup experience at internships
Many students at Cornell spend the summer between their junior and senior years gaining professional experience through internships.
Cornell Student Develops a Greener Phone
by Sabrina Khaleque There are more phones in the world than there are people, and in 2022, an estimated 5.3 billion of these devices became waste. Asma Ansari ’25, an electrical and computer engineering student at Cornell, aims to address this problem with her startup, Orgophone. Orgophone’s mission is to make the most sustainably and ethically produced electronics in the United States, offering long-lasting cell phones and devices made from recycled electronic components. Such an idea deviates from the norm of Big Tech by reducing electronic waste (e-waste) and pushing for modularity. Orgophone’s modular business plan has a website where customers will be able to purchase individual cellphone parts that are prone to breaking, like screens. This would allow them to repair these parts themselves rather than having to buy a whole new device. “I was always really interested in the idea of sustainability with personal electronics,” Ansari said. “When it comes down to sustainability, the big players are greenwashing, which I already knew of. And the sustainable smartphones that I knew of just weren’t fitting the needs and the standards I had set…So I said, okay, I’ll do it myself!” Becoming a student entrepreneur was not an easy journey […]
eShip News – September 2023
Director's Note: Intense Energy Fall is always in entrepreneurially insane time of year for Cornell. Students are back with intense energy. Our listserv is blistering with messages. We hold our annual eship kickoff event, which attracts over 300 attendees. And, we are not stopping to take a breath. We hope to see many of you [...]
$13.5M gift to Human Ecology supports design across disciplines
The College of Human Ecology has received a $13.5 million gift commitment to support cross-college design research and collaboration across disciplines. The gift includes funding for a new 15,000-square-foot design makerspace on the Ithaca campus, a 2,500-square-foot design studio in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall and a new scholarship fund for Human Ecology undergraduates in the Department of Human Centered Design.
eLab welcomes record cohort of student entrepreneurs
Twenty-eight student teams have been selected to participate in the fall cohort of eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator.
Startup Cornell Episode 25: Colin Day ’97
The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Colin Day ’97 founder and former CEO of iCIMS
Researchers commercialize rare-earth tech with I-Corps help
Cornell researchers-turned-entrepreneurs are commercializing a technology with the potential to upend the rare-earth elements industry – with implications for sustainability and even national security.
Grow-NY startups enrich robust agri-food system
The startups battling for $3 million in prize money in the fifth annual Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition aren’t just bringing revolutionary innovations to market that could change the way we feed our planet – they are enriching the region’s robust agri-food system, too.
Entrepreneurial-Minded Students Find a Home at Cornell eHub
Cornell eHub, a space where students with entrepreneurial ambitions can display and generate their unique business ideas, kicked off its programming for the academic year Wednesday, Sept. 6 at the eHub location in Collegetown with eShip, a pitch event for select applicants.
Entrepreneurial students pack eHub Collegetown for kickoff event
More than 300 students visited eHub in Collegetown Sept. 6 for the annual Entrepreneurship Kickoff, learning about a revamped minor, hearing students pitch their businesses and connecting to staff representing more than 20 campus resources.
Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship announces 2023-24 cohort
After its inaugural cycle in 2022-23, Cornell University’s Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship, formerly known as the BioEntrepreneurship Initiative, enters its second year with a new cohort of 15 business students and 12 researchers who are eager to embark on their journeys to becoming C-suite startup leaders.
The age of the mompreneur: Empowering working mothers
Modern societal shifts and emerging trends in the startup ecosystem present new challenges and opportunities for women, particularly for mompreneurs – those juggling the responsibilities of motherhood and entrepreneurship.
Seeing a bright future for hemp in NYS
Hailee Greene MBA ’24 has a passion for the cannabis plant, but not the kind you might imagine.
In Amish-Chinese partnership, shiitake mushrooms are the main ingredient
Sam Peachey, who started raising free-range chickens and eggs in 2015, found himself financially strained by 2019.
Community invited to Sept. 6 entrepreneurship kickoff
Students who have an interest in business creation, venture capital, technology, startups, social enterprises or anything related to entrepreneurship can learn more about the vast array of available campus resources during Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s kickoff event Sept. 6 at eHub Collegetown, 409 College Ave.
Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator Treks to NYC
While some may think of Silicon Valley as the hub of startup activity, there’s no shortage of innovation and entrepreneurship on the East Coast. Participants in the Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator found that out firsthand during the annual JSSA NYC Trek on July 14. The startup teams convened in the city to connect with founders, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders for a day of education and discussion. Offered through the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, JSSA is an intensive, summer-long program. MBA students with a budding passion for entrepreneurship programs have the opportunity to explore their ideas for a startup venture and go through three phases of entrepreneurship education — customer discovery, developing solutions, and testing. Hosted in the Cornell ILR School space at 570 Lexington Avenue, the trek contained no shortage of inspiration. The first presentation of the day came from Randy Kane, managing partner at Profec Partners. Kane spoke about the dynamic between founders and angel investors, and gave the teams insight into the importance of finding the right fit when seeking investments. “Randy taught us the power of an extremely pointed pitch, that you want to get to the point quickly and effectively. A strong pitch […]
Mike Misch Named 2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA by Poets & Quants
Mike Misch, MBA ’23, a member of the inaugural Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship (LSTIF) cohort, formerly known as the Cornell BioEntrepreneurship Initiative, has been named a 2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA by Poets & Quants.
Dairy Innovation Competition crowns inaugural winners
Three dairy innovators – lu.lu Ice Cream, Oakfield Corners Cheese LLC and Terra Firma Farm – were named winners of the inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition following a pitch competition on Aug. 8 in Stocking Hall.
Startup Cornell Episode 24: Seth Feuerstein ’94
The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Seth Feuerstein ‘94, founder of Oui Therapeutics, a company developing a digital therapeutic going through the FDA process and seeking to be the first prescription product available for people at risk of dying by suicide.
Caffeinated snack wins top banana in national contest
CaféNana, a banana-inspired, caffeinated pick-me-up snack, partly made with food waste and produced by a team of Cornell students, has won the 2023 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Student Association’s Mars Wrigley Product Development national competition in July in Chicago.
Food Innovation Lab expands entrepreneurship potential at Cornell AgriTech
The Food Innovation Lab officially opened on July 25 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Cornell leadership and public officials.
Startup Cornell Episode 23: Kim Hehir ’94
The 23rd episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Kim Hehir ’94, cofounder and president of Brutus Broth, a family-run business created from a passion and commitment to enhance canine diets.
Sustainable fashion company makes semifinals of Hult Prize competition
When you’re shopping online for clothes, it’s so easy to put that $10 T-shirt in your cart and check out without much thought about why it’s only $10 or how well or ethically it was made.
eShip News – June 2023
Director's Note: Summer is here! Happy July, everyone! It is full on summer in Ithaca. Hot, rainy, sunny, calm, windy – I am guessing you remember the saying about Ithaca weather “if you don’t like it, just wait 5 minutes!” We are looking forward to kicking off the fall semester soon in late August and [...]
Robert Gregor named executive director of Pillsbury Institute
Robert Gregor, a practicing attorney and the founder and owner of Gregor Hotels, has been named the inaugural executive director of the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship (PIHE).
2023 Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator names record cohort
From accessible urgent care services to skill-based training centers in Indonesia, the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management is excited to unveil the diverse group of 25 startups that make up the 2023 Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator (JSSA) cohort.
Cayuga Forum forges connections between alumni entrepreneurs
A new program from Entrepreneurship at Cornell is helping alumni entrepreneurs across the country forge meaningful close connections with their colleagues and move their companies and businesses forward.
Startup Cornell Episode 22: Steve Izen ’13
The 22st episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Steven Izen ’13, Founder and CEO of Lokai and Elements.
Kessler Fellows embark on summer internships
The 2023 Kessler Fellows have accepted internships and will spend the summer gaining firsthand entrepreneurial experience in industries ranging from renewable energy to quantum technology.
Cornell Law at Cornell Tech: A Pioneering Program Grows and Students Benefit
At the start of his 3L year, John Koerper ’19 came back to campus, registered in the Law School’s new Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, and found himself working with clients for the first time.
Cornell Tech launches new product, technology leadership program
As the demand for product managers and tech executives continues to grow, Cornell Tech has purposefully designed a flagship Product and Tech Executive Leadership Program in collaboration with eCornell, offering professionals a unique opportunity to enhance their leadership skills and take their tech innovation strategies to the next level.
Turning toilets into health monitors, startup joins life science business incubator
CareTech Human, a startup developing a device to monitor urological symptoms at home, is joining Cornell’s Center for Life Science Ventures business incubator.
These Are The Top Universities For Funded Founders
Every year or so at Crunchbase News, we tally up which U.S. universities graduate the highest number of recently funded startup founders.
From Food Network to his kitchen, student crafts better butter
Home cooks hoping to perfect a unique chocolate chip cookie recipe could soon be thanking Jonah Gershon ’24, who’s creating a key ingredient.
eShip News – May 2023
Director's Note: Congrats Class of 2023 Spring has turned to summer too fast! The weather has been unbelievably gorgeous over the past few weeks with more sunshine in the forecast. Cornell had a fantastic graduation over Memorial Day Weekend, and now we are planning for fall semester and a new bunch of entrepreneurial minded students! [...]