Teams from eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator; the Runway Startup Postdocs Program at Cornell Tech; and BioVenture eLab at Weill Cornell Medicine pitched their innovative business ideas at the annual Cornell Silicon Valley: Student Startup Showcase at San Francisco’s Autodesk Gallery on March 27.
Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator
December 10, 2022
A Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management program supported by CREA
The Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator (JSSA) is a 10-week summer intensive that enables MBA student-led teams to grow their startup in the summer and build off the momentum they generated in the spring semester. Supported by the plethora of Cornell and Ithaca entrepreneurial resources, startup teams:
- Develop a custom plan for growth with milestones to evaluate progress
- Participate in weekly workshops on a variety of topics including marketing, IP protection, building a team, and funding
- Attend networking events with other startups, experienced entrepreneurs, and potential industry partners and funders
- Regularly meet with Entrepreneurs in Residence for 1:1 consultation and support
Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator News
Students pitch innovative startups in San Francisco
Jiang Fellows welcomes inaugural cohort
The Jiang Fellows Program recently welcomed 20 students to its 2025 cohort. The students will spend the spring semester sharpening their entrepreneurial skills while preparing for a fully funded summer internship at a startup of their choice.
eLab welcomes 13 startups to Spring 2025 cohort
Twenty-four startups were accepted for the eLab student startup accelerator fall cohort, and 13 will advance to the spring cohort. These startups have shown remarkable progress in validating their ideas and refining their business models.
Continued Growth for Rev’s Startup Community in 2024
The numbers are trickling in for 2024, another successful year for the founders, employees, and investors of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works 32 member startups. Success looked different for our Rev members as some accepted new partnerships, some closed rounds of seed funding, and others continued to innovate. Regardless, Rev’s community continued to grow and scale their businesses while positively impacting the Ithaca region and beyond.
