New Dominion Enterprises, Inc. (NDE), a member of the Southern Tier Clean Energy Incubator at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator, has been awarded two Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards from the Air Force’s AFWERX program for its battery additive technology. The San Antonio-based startup’s innovation improves the performance of lithium batteries.
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New Dominion Enterprises Awarded $2.2 Million in SBIR Funding
Rev Celebrates Women in Entrepreneurship
In recognition of Women’s History Month, Rev: Ithaca Startup Works is shining a light on the female founders throughout our ecosystem.
Kessler Fellows Accepts Record Cohort for 2023
After receiving a historic number of applications, the Kessler Fellows program has welcomed a record 20 students to its 2023 fellowship cohort.
Rev Members Lead Regional Economic Impact in 2022
The numbers are in and 2022 was a banner year for the founders, employees, and investors of Rev’s 38 member startups. Members of the Rev community are continuing to grow and scale their businesses as they positively benefit the region.
W.E. Cornell Welcomes Fifth Cohort
W.E. Cornell is pleased to welcome 13 new STEM innovators to its Spring 2023 cohort.
BET Community Day connects students interested in entrepreneurship
A Feb. 11 conference at eHub Collegetown aimed to strengthen the black entrepreneurship community at Cornell with networking, content sessions and a fireside chat featuring Jerry Raphael, CFO of Axonius. Organized by the Black Entrepreneurs in Training (BET) program and student leader Kareem Hill ’23, BET Community Day offered an introduction to the entrepreneurship ecosystem at Cornell and beyond.
Rev Welcomes Deanna Kocher, Assistant Director of Hardware Programs
The next time you stop by Rev, you’re likely to hear the whirring sounds of a 3D-printer or laser cutter coming from the shop. This is largely thanks to Deanna Kocher, Rev’s newest assistant director of hardware programs.
Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition Launches
The inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition is now accepting applications, providing an opportunity for producers of value-added dairy products to bring their innovations to market.
Exotanium Secures $12 Million in Series A Funding
Exotanium, an I-Corps alumni startup offering a cloud resource optimization and management platform, announced in November that it secured $12 million in a Series A funding round led by Cambium Capital and Celesta Capital.
With $5M Raise, Iconic Air Launches Carbon Accounting Platform
Iconic Air, founded by West Virginia University alumni Kyle Gillis and James Carnes, closed on a $5 million seed funding round.








