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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.
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
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.
Eleven eLab teams advance to spring semester
Of the 28 teams that eLab, Cornell’s student accelerator, welcomed in the fall, 11 student startups will continue on to the spring semester having validated their diverse business ideas.
ProAgni awarded $1M Grow-NY top prize
ProAgni, a startup hailing from Lavington, Australia that creates supplements and feeds for livestock to lower methane emissions, has been named the $1 million grand prize winner of the fourth annual Grow-NY Food and Agriculture competition.
eLab companies pitch ideas to NYC audience
On Oct. 20, the 28 student teams who are part of the eLab student business accelerator in Ithaca had the opportunity to pitch their ideas in New York City.
Summer startup internships send Kessler Fellows around the world
For 10 weeks over the summer, the 13 students in the 2022 cohort of the Kessler Fellows program spread across the globe to gain firsthand experience working for startups. Now, they have returned to campus for their senior year armed with valuable new skills and connections in the startup world.
Instacart Acquires Rev Member Rosie
Rosie, one of Rev’s four founding member startups, recently announced its acquisition by grocery e-commerce giant Instacart.
Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator Celebrates Progress at Demo Day
The 12 teams that made up the 2022 Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator (JSSA) cohort devoted themselves to working on a vast array of startups, but shared one big similarity: the progress they made on their businesses, which was displayed at Demo Day in early September in Ithaca, N.Y.
Cornell awarded $15M to lead NSF I-Corps Hub
Cornell has been awarded a $15 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a newly established Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub that will support science and technology entrepreneurship in rural regions.