Grow-NY, the largest global food and agriculture business competition, will host its annual Food & Ag Summit on Wednesday, Nov. 12 and Thursday, Nov. 13 in Canandaigua, New York.
On-Campus Entrepreneurship Programs
Our on-campus entrepreneurship programs provide the tools for students, faculty, staff, and alumni to take their entrepreneurial ideas to the next level. From mentorship and relationship building, webinars and business accelerators, to co-working spaces and competitions, we support and amplify all entrepreneurship activity across Cornell’s campuses.
Big Red Ventures Investor Network
Connects early stage investors to an array of New York State and Cornell affiliated startups
eLab: Cornell’s Student Accelerator
A collaboration of Student Agencies Foundation and Entrepreneurship at Cornell
Engineering Entrepreneurs in Residence
Partnering experienced entrepreneurs with Ph.D. candidates, postdocs, and faculty members
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Workshop Series
Exploring the entrepreneurial journey from ideation to operation
Johnson Entrepreneurship Track
Building on the MBA curriculum to support students in development of their business ideas
Introduction to Entrepreneurship for Ph.D.s and Postdocs
Helping STEM PhDs and postdocs commercialize their innovations
Impact
Our programs bring entrepreneurs together in a community of innovation.
Over 300 students have participated in our entrepreneurial programs
Over 75 entrepreneurs-in-residence have mentored our on-campus entrepreneurial community
Over 100 student startups have gone from ideation to operation after completing our programs
Campus Connections
We collaborate with the entrepreneurial community across Cornell University’s campus to amplify the opportunities and resources in our innovation network.
News in Accelerators & Incubators
Grow-NY Summit to Award $3 Million to Global Startups Redefining Food, Agriculture and Sustainability
eLab accepts record number of student startups to fall cohort
Cornell’s student startup accelerator, eLab, is proud to announce the 33 student teams selected for its Fall 2025 cohort!
Rev Welcomes Largest Protofacturing Accelerator Cohort to Date
Consisting of 28 teams and over 50 individuals, this cohort brings together inventors and entrepreneurs from a wide variety of industries, from pet health to urban hydroponic agriculture.
Introducing the Fourth Cohort of Life Sciences Innovation Fellows
Thirty-eight Cornell MBA students in the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, together with PhD candidates from across Cornell University and postdoctoral fellows from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, have joined the fourth cohort of Cornell’s Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellows program.
Jiang Fellows Tell All
The 2025 Jiang Fellows are now back in Ithaca, NY, to share their experiences, tips, and favorite memories from their respective startup internships.
JSSA Culminates with Demo Day Pitch Event
The largest cohort of the Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator (JSSA) in program history pitched their startups to members of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management community in New York City on August 8.
Green Technology Innovation Fellows Welcomes Third Cohort
The Green Technology Innovation Fellows program, an interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and research translation initiative at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, is proud to welcome its third cohort.
Rev prototyping program teaches entrepreneurs to ‘get messy’ and pivot
When they were seniors at Ithaca High School last year, Isabelle Cohen, Alex Elia and Jennifer Zhao hated seeing the plastic waste pile up from the 3D printer in their school’s makerspace, with no way to recycle it.
Introducing the 2025 Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator Cohort
Notable for their innovative use of AI and other new technologies, the 29 companies are pursuing forward-thinking solutions in healthcare, hospitality, fashion, and more.