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Center for Regional Economic Advancement

We support and empower people to to start and grow new ventures

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.

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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. 

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News in Accelerators & Incubators

Dairy Competition Winner Awarded $200K Grant

Dairy Competition Winner Awarded $200K Grant

Laura Mack, the owner of an independent ice cream parlor called lu•lu Ice Cream in Vergennes, Vermont, won a $200,000 Existing Dairy Processor Expansion Grant from the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NEDBIC) in November.
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.