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Seventeen eLab Teams Advance to Spring Semester 

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.
Climate Entrepreneur Shares Insight with Cornell Innovators

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. 
I-Corps Alumni Make Humanitarian Impact in Ukraine

I-Corps Alumni Make Humanitarian Impact in Ukraine

Safe Pro AI, co-founded by Binghamton University alumni Jasper Baur and Gabriel Steinberg, is a Safe Pro Group company leveraging AI and machine learning to detect, label, and map mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO).
Grow-NY Winners Aim to Make Regional Economic Impact

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

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. A local matching fund of $2 million, including $1 million from Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), brings the total award amount to $4 million.