This past summer, 25 Jiang Fellows completed domestic and international internships to gain experience at startup companies ranging from immunotherapy to artificial intelligence and even regenerative farming.
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
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Workshop Series
Exploring the entrepreneurial journey from ideation to operation
Introduction to Entrepreneurship for Ph.D.s and Postdocs
Helping STEM PhDs and postdocs commercialize their innovations
Jiang Fellows, Engineering
An entrepreneurship program rooted in the Duffield College of Engineering
Johnson Entrepreneurship Track
Building on the MBA curriculum to support students in development of their business ideas
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
Jiang Fellows Tell All
eLab welcomes 33 student startups to fall cohort
Thirty-three student teams have been selected to participate in the 18th annual cohort of eLab, Cornell’s premier student startup accelerator.
Ursa Space Secures $27.9 Million in New Equity Financing
Ursa Space, an alumni stardom company of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, has secured $27.9 million in new equity financing from two investors, marking another significant funding milestone for the Ithaca-based geospatial intelligence company.
Cornell Welcomes the Fifth Cohort of Life Sciences Innovation Fellows
Forty Cornell MBA students and graduate business students, together with PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows from across Cornell University and its Tri-Institutional partners, have joined the fifth cohort of Cornell’s Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellows program, an interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and translation program offered by the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.
Empire State Development Announces 2026 Finalists Selected for Eighth Round of $3 Million Grow-NY Global Food and Agriculture Business Competition
Empire State Development (ESD) and Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) announced the 20 finalist startups selected to compete in the eighth round of Grow-NY, the New York State supported international food, beverage and agriculture business competition.
With the power of community, SimpliFed grows in Ithaca
For Andrea Ippolito, Ithaca was the perfect place to build a startup. The innovation bred by the academic environment, the community support for working parents, and the strong entrepreneurship ecosystem make the small city a hidden gem for founders.
Jiang Fellows gain hands-on startup experience
The 2026 Jiang Fellows have accepted internships and will spend the summer gaining firsthand entrepreneurial experience in industries ranging from immunotherapy to artificial intelligence and even regenerative farming.
Eutrobac Expands Reach Through ASI Acquisition
What started as a research idea inspired by environmental issues on a family farm has grown into Eutrobac, a New York-based agricultural technology startup acquired by Agriment Services, Inc. (ASI) in April.
REEgen Secures $200,000 NYSTAR Innovation Matching Grant to Advance Rare Earth Recovery
Cornell-based startup REEgen, co-founded by Alexa Schmitz, Ph.D. ’18, Sean Medin, Ph.D. ’24, and Brooke Pian ’13, has been awarded a $200,000 Innovation Matching Grant (IMG) from Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR).