Brekland, a Brooklyn-based startup building a biodegradable foam coating for crop protection, was awarded the $1 million grand prize in the 2025 Grow-NY Food and Agriculture business competition. The company is among seven winners splitting a total of $3 million in prize money.
eLab: Cornell’s Student Accelerator
December 14, 2022
© Cornell University A Student Agencies and Entrepreneurship at Cornell program supported by CREA
Founded in 2008, eLab is unlike any other entrepreneurship class—it is a student accelerator that launches 8-12 real businesses each year. Student teams spend one year evolving their business plans, speaking with potential customers, pitching to investors, and preparing for launch.
The program attracts some of the brightest and most driven students in the nation. Students from any study across the Cornell campus can apply to the program and, once accepted, they are connected to an invaluable network of successful Cornell alumni that are eager to help them succeed.
Students graduate with the experience, skills, and connections to launch successful companies.
Students in eLab take 4.5 credits of courses at the Johnson School. CREA staff provides program management support and funding is provided by Entrepreneurship at Cornell.
eLab News
Brekland wins $1 million Grow-NY prize at Canandaigua summit
Grow-NY Summit to Award $3 Million to Global Startups Redefining Food, Agriculture and Sustainability
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.
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.
