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Center for Regional Economic Advancement

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W.E. Cornell 2021

2021 W.E. Cornell Cohort

 

Linda Alvarez '21

Linda Alvarez '21

LEVELLE is a sports nutrition products company tailored to female endurance athletes – we aim to bring new meaning to the phrase “run like a girl.”

Julia Angelos '22

Julia Angelos '22

Boyd’s Antiques is an online platform connecting authenticators and appraisers with individuals hoping to value (and sometimes sell) their merchandise.

Cathy Bartell '90

Cathy Bartell '90

Creating a company with the motto: “If you are going to live your best life, you have to live your best life at the end too.”

Sonny Carlton '21

Sonny Carlton '21

Making healthcare more accessible for LGBTQ individuals.

Viktoria Catalan '22

Viktoria Catalan '22

Creating a health literacy platform that directly connects type-2 diabetic patients to both their private health insurers and physicians, with the goal of digitalizing behavior/lifestyle modification consultations and improving medical cost transparency.

Vanessa Di Frances '22

Vanessa Di Frances '22

Creating a platform for women and minority owned technology founders (late-stage) that provides a network and investment opportunities for impact fund managers and institutional investors.

Anabella Maria Galang '23

Anabella Maria Galang '23

The Steminist Movement, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to mitigating the STEM gender gap by providing free, undiluted STEM education to middle school girls.

Sharon Heung '25

Sharon Heung '25

Creating a toy that supports children of all abilities to learn how to identify, convey, and cope with their emotions.

Jacquelyn Linevsky '26

Jacquelyn Linevsky '26

Creating terrestrial astronomy tours for hotels and cruise lines.

Louise Loyst '22

Louise Loyst '22

Working to bring Beyond Delicious GF Dessert to Grocery Stores.

Sabah Mohammed '21

Sabah Mohammed '21

Creating a connected care loop for women experiencing moderate-to-high risk pregnancy in their first and second trimester in medically underserved areas in the United States. 

Stephanie Schrauth '21

Stephanie Schrauth '21

LEVELLE provides endurance and energy without a side serving of agony. Because marathons are already hard enough.

Dora Tan '21

Dora Tan '21

Creating an alternative to single-use plastic food packaging by exploring the potential to repurpose agricultural byproducts.

Emily Urban '24

Emily Urban '24

Working on a technology that improves pathways for agriculture-derived, sustainable sourcing to help companies meet their scope 3 emissions targets.

Astride Charles ’21

Brooke Filanoski '25

Amy Murro '23

Amritha Sannabhadti '21

Jeannie Szomstein '21