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Historical list of Cornell-founded startups that were acquired or went public.
  • 2026-06-08 IPO Factorial Energy
    Founded by Siyu Huang, PhD ’12, MBA ’14, Alex Yu, PhD ’14
    Factorial Energy focuses on sustainable future with safe, high performance batteries for EVs, homes, and critical applications.
  • 2026-06-04 Acquired Leapfin
    Airwallex
    Founded by Raymond Li ’03, Erik Yao ’05
    Leapfin offers an accounting automation software that transforms revenue data into journal entries.
  • 2026-06-03 Acquired Kumo.AI
    NVIDIA
    Founded by Jure Leskovec, PostDoc ’09
    Kumo.AI is a SaaS AI platform that allows anyone in an organization to tackle predictive problems in business.
  • 2026-06-02 Acquired Nara Logics
    OmniFederal
    Nara Logics is a synaptic intelligence platform that helps enterprises build AI advisors.
  • 2026-05-28 Acquired Akridata
    DIMAAG
    Founded by Sanjay Pichaiah, MBA ’07
    Akridata brings human-like judgment and AI precision to visual inspection, enabling smarter, faster, and more accurate quality control.
  • 2026-05-06 Acquired Midship
    Optro
    Founded by Kieran Taylor, MEng ’20
    Midship is an AI-powered application that automates the extraction of data from various documents
  • 2026-04-27 Acquired Svelte Medical Systems
    Advanced Bifurcation Systems
    Svelte Medical Systems is a healthcare company engaged in the design and development of highly deliverable balloon expandable stents.
  • 2026-04-15 Acquired Education Elements
    engage2learn
    Education Elements helps districts and schools develop and implement personalized learning strategies.
  • 2026-04-14 Acquired Tomato.ai
    Sanas
    Founded by Ofer Ronen, MBA ’06
    Tomato AI is a developer of AI-based voice clarity software used for clearer and more efficient agent calls.
  • 2026-04-10 Acquired Monarch Tractor
    Caterpillar
    Founded by Mark Schwager ’06
    Monarch Tractor designs and manufactures fully electric and autonomous tractors for the agricultural sector.
  • 2026-04-01 IPO TelyRx
    Founded by Thomas McKinney ‘98
    TelyRx provides online telehealth services for non-controlled medications, offering prescription approvals and direct shipping.
  • 2026-03-27 Acquired Hirebolt
    Index
    Founded by Alexander Zhou ’17
    Hirebolt uses artificial intelligence to locate actively seeking staffs, assess them, and links them to employers.
  • 2026-03-11 Acquired MAVRIK
    HavocAI
    Founded by Max Owens ’26
    MAVRIK develops high-capacity modular drone technology for manned and cargo missions.
  • 2026-02-04 Acquired Veda Trials
    Lightship · source ↗
    Founded by Lesley Solomon ’93
    Clinical trial operations
  • 2026-02-03 Acquired BlueCove
    Ares Management
    Founded by Alexander Khein, PhD ’97
    BlueCove is a new scientific asset management firm.
  • 2026-01-28 Acquired Kaia Health
    Sword Health
    Kaia Health is a digital therapeutics company that creates evidence-based treatments for a range of medical disorders.
  • 2026-01-28 Acquired Propolis
    Datadog · source ↗
    Founded by Matt White ’18
    AI for software testing
  • 2026-01-27 Acquired Resolution Medical
    Resonetics
    Founded by Steven Schmidt, MBA ’08
    Resolution Medical's Mission is to Provide Innovative Business Solutions to the Medical Device Industry.
  • 2026-01-21 Acquired Ganymede
    Apprentice.io
    Founded by Benson Lee ’05
    Ganymede is a low-code PaaS for biotech software engineering that enables users to connect apps, ingest data, and construct pipelines.
  • 2026-01-14 Acquired BLACE
    Resident
    Founded by Robin Fisher ’04
    Blace is an online marketplace for booking unique event spaces.
  • 2025-12-17 Acquired Qualified
    Salesforce
    Founded by Bing Yang ’02
    Qualified is a B2B marketer that allows buyers and sales reps to connect through real-time website conversations.
  • 2025-12-04 Acquired Freenome
    Perceptive Capital Solutions
    Founded by Gabriel Otte ’11
    Freenome is a biotechnology company developing blood tests for early cancer detection to improve access to routine screening.
  • 2025-12-01 Acquired Crownpeak
    Rezolve
    We empower people to effortlessly orchestrate digital experiences.
  • 2025-11-20 Acquired Symba
    Yello · source ↗
    Founded by Nikita Gupta ’17
    Software platform for new hires
  • 2025-11-18 Acquired Spiral
    UJET · source ↗
    Founded by Elena Zhizhimontova, MEng ’18
    AI to identify customer issues
  • 2025-11-13 Acquired BrightHire
    Zoom
    Founded by Benjamin Sesser ’06
    BrightHire develops a performance optimization technology for recruiting teams.
  • 2025-11-04 Acquired Populus
    IPS Group
    Founded by Regina Lee Clewlow ’01, MEng ’02
    Populus is a data platform for cities to manage and price commercial fleets.
  • 2025-10-29 Acquired Recura AI
    patientNow · source ↗
    Founded by Harrison Cuker ’23
    Doctor clinic growth AI
  • 2025-10-24 Acquired Adro
    Snowball & Co. · source ↗
    Founded by Amarildo Gjondrekaj, MBA ’19, Sara Schmitt, MBA ’19
    US bank accounts for internationals
  • 2025-10-22 Acquired Omnispace
    Lynk Global
    Omnispace is combining a global satellite constellation with the world’s leading mobile telecom networks into “one global network."
  • 2025-10-08 Acquired Minnetronix Medical
    Forj Medical
    Minnetronix Medical develops, manufactures, and commercializes medical device technologies.
  • 2025-09-16 Acquired Scientist.com
    GHO Capital
    Scientist.com is a network of public and private e-commerce marketplaces that connect buyers and sellers of scientific research services.
  • 2025-08-28 Acquired OptiMine Software
    Uptempo
    Disrupting the Marketing and Advertising Industry via Agile Marketing Attribution, Marketing Mix Modeling & Optimization
  • 2025-08-13 Acquired ZeroDev
    Offchain Labs
    Founded by Derek Chiang ’16
    ZeroDev is a smart wallet as a-service firm that provides in-app smart contract wallets.
  • 2025-08-04 Acquired Alucio
    MediSpend
    Alucio is a software startup that transforms scientific exchange and treatment access for the life sciences industry.
  • 2025-07-29 Acquired Rexera
    RealPage
    Founded by Anton Tonev, MEng ’12
    The new era of real estate
  • 2025-07-28 Acquired Convoy
    DAT Freight & Analytics
    Founded by Grant Goodale, MEng ’05
    Convoy is a digital freight network that moves truckloads and design solutions that address supply chain inefficiencies.
  • 2025-07-23 Acquired Iodine Software
    Waystar
    Iodine Software is a healthcare software company that offers machine learning to improve patient care.
  • 2025-07-16 Acquired Coin Metrics
    Talos
    Founded by Tim Rice ’84
    Coin Metrics is a provider of crypto financial intelligence providing network data, market data, index, and network risk solutions.
  • 2025-07-01 Acquired Snapfi
    Thopen Energy
    Founded by Joao Paulo Felix, MBA ’15
    Acquired by Thopen Energy in 2025 - Empowering businesses with AI-driven solutions for growth and seamless digital transformation.
  • 2025-06-24 Acquired Datasembly
    SPINS
    Founded by Ben Reich ’11
    Datasembly collects product data and provides real-time pricing, promotions, assortment, and availability data to clients.
  • 2025-06-13 Acquired Tentacle
    Cytracom
    Founded by Matthew Combs ’99
    Tentacle develops configurable data management tools that will allow businesses to improve their information security programs.
  • 2025-06-11 Acquired Amino
    Judi Health
    Founded by Maudie Hampden ’04
    Amino is a data-driven healthcare guidance platform that helps companies and their employees navigate the complex US healthcare system.
  • 2025-06-11 Acquired Lucia
    Tern · source ↗
    Founded by Grace Van Hollebeke ’19, Sarah Peters ’18
    Travel management platform
  • 2025-06-10 Acquired Fable
    Scribd, Inc.
    Fable provides a platform for online book clubs.
  • 2025-06-04 Acquired Likewise Software
    Watchlist
    Likewise Software provides identity management solutions to achieve security compliances of businesses in mixed network environments.
  • 2025-05-20 Acquired Halo Labs
    Waters · source ↗
    Founded by Bernardo Cordovez, PhD ’10, David Erickson, Professor
    Protein therapeutic measurement device
  • 2025-05-12 Acquired Bactana Corp.
    Kemin Industries · source ↗
    Founded by Rodrigo Bicalho, PhD ’08
    Pet health metabolism
  • 2025-03-27 Acquired OfferFit
    Braze · source ↗
    Founded by George Khachatryan, PhD ’11, Victor Kostyuk, PhD ’11
    Replace A/B testing with AI
  • 2025-03-13 Acquired Glosslab
    Townhouse
    Glosslab is a nail salon with a focus on efficient, hygienic, and convenient services for its customers.
  • 2025-03-11 Acquired Birdies
    KNS International
    Birdies is a female founded footwear brand that believes a great pair of flats can take us to new heights.
  • 2025-03-03 Acquired ModMed
    Clearlake Capital Group
    Founded by Daniel Cane ’98
    Specialty-specific healthcare SaaS solutions including AI-Powered EHRs, Practice Management, Analytics, RCM, Patient Engagement, Payments
  • 2025-02-11 Acquired Caraway
    Summer Health
    Founded by Joshua Tauber ’09, MBA ’11
    Caraway is providing college women+ with integrated mental, reproductive, and physical healthcare.
  • 2025-02-06 Acquired Aspen Leadership Group
    ZRG Partners
    ALG provides executive search, talent solutions, and leadership consulting services.
  • 2025-01-28 Acquired Kona
    15Five
    Founded by John Bell ’18
    The Techstars-backed startup, Kona, allows managers to get a pulse on team morale.
  • 2025-01-24 Acquired Yoomi
    Raintree · source ↗
    Founded by Benjamin Catania ’23
    Physical therapy video app
  • 2025-01-22 Acquired Celeri
    Esusu
    Founded by Jun Seo ’14
    Celeri is a property technology company that helps multi-family operators verify applicant income and prevent fraud.
  • 2025-01-22 Acquired Divvy Homes
    Brookfield · source ↗
    Founded by Adena Hefets ’09, Nicholas Clark ’05
    Affordable home ownership
  • 2025-01-06 Acquired ProntoNLP
    S&P Global · source ↗
    Founded by Ronen Feldman, PhD ’93
    Platform for no-code NLP
  • 2025 Acquired Carousel Technologies
    AlphaSense · source ↗
    Founded by Jude Rizzo ’23
    Productivity tools for PowerPoint & Excel
  • 2025 Acquired Monterey AI
    Reforge · source ↗
    Founded by Chun Jiang ’18
    Copilot for product insights
  • 2025 Acquired Privy
    Stripe · source ↗
    Founded by Asta Li ’15
    Privacy-first auth to onboard users to web3
  • 2024-12-18 Acquired Cquence
    Spekit
    Cquence is a video collaboration platform.
  • 2024-12-18 Acquired imaware
    SuperTruth
    Founded by Howard Berman, MD ’01
    imaware is the leading digital health platform that provides home-based health tests.
  • 2024-11-19 Acquired Twiage
    TigerConnect · source ↗
    Founded by John Hui, MBA ’15
    Hospital emergency room triage
  • 2024-10-30 Acquired OfColor
    Financial Finesse
    Founded by Yemi Rose ’01, MS ’03
    OfColor develops a financial wellness platform centered around employees of color.
  • 2024-10-22 Acquired Accumen
    hc1
    Accumen partners with hospitals and health systems to deliver Laboratory Excellence and Comprehensive Patient Blood Management.
  • 2024-10-16 Acquired Burrow
    Havenly
    Founded by Stephen Kuhl ’09
    Burrow specializes in selling various luxury furniture online.
  • 2024-10-11 IPO Ceribell
    Founded by Xingjuan Chao, PhD ’05
    Ceribell focuses on making electroencephalography accessible, efficient, and cost-effective.
  • 2024-09-24 Acquired Paintzen
    Arch Painting
    Paintzen uses data and technology to provide a hassle-free way of getting their paint project completed quickly and to your satisfaction.
  • 2024-09-03 Acquired Keyhole.co
    Muck Rack
    Keyhole.co provides real-time social conversation tracking for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
  • 2024-08-16 Acquired Tilly
    Bower & Branch
    Founded by Blythe Yost ’05
    Tilly provides affordable custom landscape design services to homeowners and contractors.
  • 2024-06-27 Acquired Celsius Therapeutics
    AbbVie
    Founded by Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD ’80
    Celsius Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops precision medicines for cancer and autoimmune disease patients.
  • 2024-06-27 Acquired Salt Labs
    Chime
    Founded by Konstantin Getmanchuk ’06
    Salt Labs is a loyalty and payments company that enables hourly employees to measure, capture, and reward themselves for their work.
  • 2024-06-04 Acquired Dwellwell Analytics
    TaoWeave
    Founded by Dan Simpkins ’80
    Dwellwell Analytics is an AI home monitoring platform detecting maintenance issues, enabling predictive property management solutions.
  • 2024-05-30 IPO Awfis Space Solution
    Founded by Amit Ramani, MS ’01
    Awfis provides inspiring work spaces, including cabins, desks, and meeting rooms.
  • 2024-05-01 Acquired Charles River Data
    Neptune Flood
    Founded by Michael Dezube ’12
    Consulting and SaaS firm founded by data scientists from Google and BCG-Gamma
  • 2024-04-09 Acquired Petal
    Tilt (formerly Empower)
    Founded by David Ehrich ’85
    Petal is a financial technology company that offers three Visa credit card products for underserved consumers.
  • 2024-04-05 Acquired People Clerk
    Quest for Justice
    Founded by Gustavo Lozano, MBA ’17
    We help people navigate their small claims dispute without a lawyer.
  • 2024-04-03 Acquired Dia&Co
    Fullbeauty Brands
    Founded by Lydia Gilbert ’05
    Dia&Co sells plus size clothing and accessories via a try at home model.
  • 2024-03-28 IPO Boundless Bio
    Founded by Paul Mischel, MD ’91
    Boundless Bio is a precision oncology company that develops therapeutics directed against extrachromosomal DNA in aggressive cancers.
  • 2024-03-26 Acquired Gigster
    Virtasant
    Founded by Debo Olaosebikan, MS ’11
    Gigster is the first team intelligence engine, enabling software development teams to achieve 30% higher efficiency.
  • 2024-03-21 Acquired VIDA
    Santé Group
    Founded by Umaimah Mendhro ’01
    VIDA is bridges the gap between artists and consumers while promoting socially responsible fashion.
  • 2024-01-22 Acquired Biosim AI
    Deep Origin
    Founded by Garegin Papoian, PhD ’99
    Enable and accelerate drug discovery at quantum accuracy
  • 2023-11-20 Acquired Janover Connect
    DeFi Development Corporation
    Founded by Ed Cravo ’10
    Groundbreaker offers an all-in-one real estate investment software to automate fundraising, investment management, and investor relations.
  • 2023-11-06 Acquired Sawyer
    DaySmart Software
    Sawyer is an online marketplace to discover and book activities, camps, and classes.
  • 2023-10-30 IPO Sucro Sourcing
    Founded by Jonathan Taylor ’03
    Sucro Sourcing is a food processing company that offers sugar products.
  • 2023-10-18 Acquired Betches
    LBG Media
    Founded by Aleen Dreksler ’11
    Betches is a female-founded and led media and entertainment business that allows all women to get real about life - hilarious and unedited.
  • 2023-09-19 Acquired Toucan
    Babbel
    Founded by Taylor Nieman ’12
    Toucan is a browser extension that allows users to translate words and phrases into various languages while browsing the web.
  • 2023-08-11 IPO Jet.AI
    Founded by Micheal Winston ’99
    Jet.AI offers these improvements to aviation in a safe and effective manner.
  • 2023-04-05 Acquired Scopely
    Savvy Games Group · source ↗
    Founded by Ankur Bulsara ’03
    Mobile games publisher (Monopoly Go, Marvel Strike Force).
  • 2023-03-06 Acquired Weekend Health
    Weight Watchers
    Founded by Remi Cossart ’11
    Weekend Health is a telehealth platform that connects clients with trained clinicians to make science-based weight loss accessible.
  • 2022-12-29 IPO Coya Therapeutics
    Founded by Howard Berman, MD ’01
    Coya Therapeutics is a T Reg platform company addressing neurodegenerative, autoimmune, and metabolic diseases
  • 2022-11-02 Acquired Peak Bio
    Akari Therapeutics
    Founded by Hoyoung Huh, MD ’96
    Peak Bio is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the drug development to treat Oncology and Inflammatory diseases.
  • 2022-09-27 IPO Atlis Motor Vehicles
    Founded by Glenn Reese, MBA ’17
    Atlis Motor Vehicles is a mobility technology company that designs and develops battery electric trucks and charging stations.
  • 2022-08-26 IPO Aeluma
    Founded by Jonathan Klamkin ’02
    Aeluma operates as a semiconductor company that specializes in sensors and communications.
  • 2022-06-13 Acquired Mobile X Global
    Electro-Sensors
    Founded by Dan Cohrs, PhD ’82
    Mobile X Global delivers personalized services and individualized plans for wireless customers.
  • 2022-03-04 IPO Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
    Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization.
  • 2022-02-08 IPO Quanergy Systems
    Quanergy develops 3D-LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions for safety and experience enhancement.
  • 2022 Acquired Pilota
    Hopper · source ↗
    AI flight-delay prediction and rebooking. Cornell Tech alumni startup.
  • 2021-12-28 IPO CompoSecure
    NASDAQ:CMPO · source ↗
    Founded by John Herslow ’63
    Premium metal payment cards.
  • 2021-12-15 IPO Samsara
    NYSE:IOT · source ↗
    Founded by John Bicket ’02
    Connected operations / IoT platform for physical operations.
  • 2021-12-13 Acquired Kroll Bond Rating Agency
    Parthenon Capital Partners
    Kroll Bond Rating Agency is a rating agency that offers transparent, timely credit ratings, and research ratings.
  • 2021-10-19 Acquired Zenith Ai
    Opentrons
    Founded by Maximilian Constant ’11
    Zenith provides trainable AI solutions to empower researchers in life sciences.
  • 2021-10-14 Acquired Wana Brands
    Canopy Growth
    Founded by Nancy Whiteman ’81
    Wana Brands is an infused products company that offers delicious and consistent cannabis infused products.
  • 2021-10-08 IPO Pyxis Oncology
    NASDAQ:PYXS · source ↗
    Founded by Lara Sullivan ’94
    Antibody-drug-conjugate cancer therapeutics.
  • 2021-08-19 Acquired QuillBot
    Learneo
    Founded by Andrew Grauer ’10
    QuillBot is a startup developing an AI writing tool that reconstructs its user's writing to be more clear and concise.
  • 2021-08-11 Acquired Moxie
    NICE Systems
    goMoxie is a customer guidance platform ushering in new customers and increasing customer efficiency.
  • 2021-07-21 IPO Kaltura
    Kaltura develops video SaaS solutions for enterprises of all industries.
  • 2021-07-19 Acquired Celularity
    Nexgel
    Founded by Robert Hariri, MD PhD ’87
    Celularity is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing off-the-shelf placental-derived allogeneic cell therapies.
  • 2021-07-02 IPO AvePoint
    Founded by Tianyi Jiang ’96, MEng ’96
    AvePoint is the global leader in data protection, unifying data security, governance, and resilience to provide a trusted foundation for AI.
  • 2021-06-28 Acquired Dimension Energy
    Partners Group
    Founded by Ahmad Chatila, MEng ’91
    The Dimension Renewable Energy team has more than a decade of experience developing renewable energy projects around the world.
  • 2021-06-11 IPO Janux Therapeutics
    Founded by David Campbell, PhD ’90
    Janux Therapeutics develops immunotherapies that generates immune responses to prevent tumors and not affecting a patient’s healthy tissue.
  • 2021-06-10 IPO Katapult
    Katapult is an omnichannel point-of-sale payment platform for retailers and consumers.
  • 2021-05-25 IPO NRx Pharmaceuticals
    Founded by Jonathan Javitt, MD ’82
    NRx Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of central nervous system disorders.
  • 2021-04-27 IPO FTC Solar
    Founded by Ahmad Chatila, MEng ’91
    FTC Solar is a fast-growing, global provider of solar tracker systems, technology, software, and engineering services.
  • 2021-04-21 IPO NeuroPace
    NeuroPace develops and markets implantable devices for the treatment of neurological disorders.
  • 2021-04-15 Acquired Akoya Biosciences
    Quanterix
    Founded by Garry Nolan ’83
    Akoya Biosciences is a spatial biology company offering solutions for high-parameter tissue analysis from biomarker discovery to validation.
  • 2021-04-14 Acquired GiveGab
    EveryAction
    GiveGab provides services for fundraising professionals to raise money online.
  • 2021-03-01 IPO ChargePoint
    ChargePoint is an electric vehicle (EV) charging network that offers charging solutions for both commercial businesses and consumers.
  • 2021-02-08 Acquired Datalogue
    Nike · source ↗
    Founded by Tim Delisle, Bryan Russett
    AI-powered data preparation and integration.
  • 2021-01-31 Acquired Flybuy
    Radius Networks
    Founded by Marc Wallace ’92
    Location intelligence platform
  • 2021 Acquired Auggi
    Seed Health · source ↗
    Founded by David Hachuel ’19
    AI gut-health tracking.
  • 2021 Acquired Enroute
    Ichilov Tech · source ↗
    Healthcare navigation technology. Cornell Tech alumni startup.
  • 2021 Acquired Otari
    Peloton · source ↗
    Founded by Chris Kruger ’19, Skyler Erickson ’19
    Smart connected fitness mat with guided workouts.
  • 2020-12-24 Acquired Human Security
    Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division
    Founded by Ash Kalb ’00
    Human Security is a cybersecurity company that protects the internet and enterprises from fraud and sophisticated bot attacks.
  • 2020-12-14 Acquired Azara Healthcare
    SPH Analytics
    Founded by Jeff Brandes ’88
    Azara Healthcare is a leading provider of data-driven reporting and analytics for the Community Health marketplace.
  • 2020-12-14 Acquired Loom.ai
    Roblox
    Loom.ai is a technology firm that combines deep learning, computer vision, and VFX to transform a single selfie into a 3D avatar.
  • 2020-12-01 Acquired Allied Power
    Bernhard Capital Partners Management
    Founded by Mike Little ’01
    Allied Power is a full-service provider of power plant services spanning the entire asset life cycle.
  • 2020-11-09 Acquired Rocketbook
    Societe BIC
    Founded by Joe Lemay ’99
    Rocketbook is a cloud-connected reusable notebook.
  • 2020-09-25 Acquired Amesite
    Montrose Capital Partners
    Founded by Ann Sastry, PhD ’94
    Amesite is a leading artificial intelligence software company that offers cloud-based learning platforms for business and education markets.
  • 2020-06-30 Acquired Flatiron School
    Carrick Capital Partners
    The Flatiron School trains highly motivated individuals in web application development. They teach best practices in Ruby, Rails,
  • 2020-06-01 Acquired Peak Games
    Zynga
    Peak Games is a mobile technology company that designs and develops casual puzzle games.
  • 2020 Acquired Honey
    PayPal · source ↗
    Founded by Ryan Hudson ’02
    Browser extension for coupons and shopping rewards.
  • 2020 Acquired Thread Learning
    CentralReach · source ↗
    Data tools for special-education and ABA therapy. Cornell Tech alumni startup.
  • 2019-10-30 Acquired Rapt Therapeutics
    GSK
    Founded by Brian Wong, MD ’01
    Rapt is focused on the discovery and development of novel small-molecule agents to activate the immune system to eradicate cancer.
  • 2019-09-12 Acquired SpringWorks Therapeutics
    Merck
    Founded by Lara Sullivan ’94
    SpringWorks Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines for patients with severe rare diseases and cancer.
  • 2019-07-15 Acquired Xingkeduo
    Novena Global Healthcare Group
    Xingkeduo is a modern hair salon brand that utilizes the technology to optimize the haircut journey.
  • 2019-06-26 IPO Adaptive Biotechnologies
    Founded by Chad Robins ’96
    Adaptive Biotechnologies translates scale and precision of the adaptive immune system into products to diagnose and treat disease.
  • 2019-05-10 IPO Viva Biotech
    Viva Biotech is a Healthcare Start Up Based In Shanghai.
  • 2019-03-29 IPO Lyft
    NASDAQ:LYFT · source ↗
    Founded by John Zimmer '06, Logan Green
    Ride-share platform co-founded by Cornell Hotel School alum John Zimmer with Logan Green.
  • 2019-01-18 Acquired Coins.ph
    Gojek
    Founded by Ronald Hose, MS ’05
    Coins.ph is a crypto asset management that provides buy and sell a variety of different cryptocurrencies and various financial services.
  • 2019-01-13 Acquired Lattice Engines
    Dun & Bradstreet
    Lattice Engines specializes in the fields of marketing, sales, data-driven business applications, and trigger events.
  • 2019-01-04 Acquired Shaper
    TTS Tooltechnic Systems
    Founded by Alec Rivers ’07
    Shaper is a human-involved robotics company focused on making precision cutting easy and accessible.
  • 2019 Acquired GitLinks
    Infor · source ↗
    Founded by Ian Folau ’16, Nwamaka Nzeocha-Imasogie ’16, Nicolas Joseph ’16
    Open-source software compliance and dependency tracking.
  • 2019 Acquired The Laundress
    Unilever · source ↗
    Founded by Gwen Whiting ’98, Lindsey Boyd ’98
    Eco-friendly luxury fabric care and laundry detergents.
  • 2018-12-06 IPO Moderna
    NASDAQ:MRNA · source ↗
    Founded by Robert Langer ’70
    mRNA vaccines and therapeutics.
  • 2018-10-11 IPO Allogene Therapeutics
    Founded by David Chang ’92
    Allogene Therapeutics is a biotechnology company catalyzing cancer treatment through the development of CAR T therapy.
  • 2018-09-19 IPO Eventbrite
    NYSE:EB · source ↗
    Founded by Renaud Visage ’94
    Self-service event ticketing and registration.
  • 2018-09-13 IPO Hua Medicine
    Hua Medicine is a clinical-stage, innovative drug development company in China.
  • 2018-09-12 IPO 111, Inc.
    111, Inc. operates as a digital and mobile healthcare platform.
  • 2018-05-04 Acquired Carbon Black
    VMware
    Carbon Black provides a cloud native endpoint and a workload protection platform that allows customers to prevent cyber attacks.
  • 2018-04-24 IPO Braemar Hotel & Resorts Inc
    Founded by Richard Stockton ’92
    Braemar Hotel & Resorts Inc invests primarily in revenue per available room , luxury, upper-upscale and upscale hotels.
  • 2018-02-27 IPO Booking Holdings
    Booking Holdings provides online travel and travel-related reservation and services.
  • 2018-01-30 IPO Allegiant Gold
    Founded by Peter Gianulis, MBA ’96
    Allegiant Gold is a gold exploration and development company.
  • 2018 Acquired Bowtie
    MINDBODY · source ↗
    AI fitness assistant. Cornell Tech alumni startup.
  • 2018 Acquired Spin
    Ford · source ↗
    Founded by Euwyn Poon ’04, JD ’07, Derrick Ko, Zaizhuang Cheng
    Shared electric scooter and bike micromobility.
  • 2018 Acquired Trigger Finance
    Circle · source ↗
    Automated personal-finance alerts and investing app. Cornell Tech alumni startup.
  • 2018 Acquired Uru
    Adobe · source ↗
    Computer-vision video advertising placement. Cornell Tech alumni startup.
  • 2018 Acquired WeddingWire
    The Knot Worldwide · source ↗
    Founded by Tim Chi ’98
    Wedding-planning marketplace; merged to form The Knot Worldwide.
  • 2018 IPO Zuora
    NYSE:ZUO · source ↗
    Founded by Tien Tzuo ’90
    Subscription billing and revenue management software.
  • 2018 Acquired iCIMS
    Vista Equity Partners · source ↗
    Founded by Colin Day ’97
    Cloud-based talent-acquisition and recruiting software.
  • 2017-04-18 Acquired Moat
    Oracle · source ↗
    Founded by Noah Goodhart ’97, Jonah Goodhart ’00, Aniq Rahman
    Ad measurement and marketing analytics.
  • 2017-04-13 IPO Yext
    NYSE:YEXT · source ↗
    Founded by Brian Distelburger ’01
    Digital knowledge and location data management.
  • 2017-01-24 IPO Cypherpunk Technologies
    Founded by Douglas Onsi ’90
    Cypherpunk is a biopharmaceutical company developing antibody therapies for cancer while executing a digital-asset treasury strategy.
  • 2017-01-14 IPO AquaBounty Technologies
    AquaBounty Technologies is a biotechnology company that focuses on improving productivity in commercial aquaculture.
  • 2016-10-06 Acquired Coupa
    Thoma Bravo
    Coupa is a cloud platform for business spend that offers a fully unified suite of financial applications for business spend management.
  • 2016-04-04 IPO AvenuesAI
    AvenuesAI is an Indian multinational Financial Technology Company.
  • 2016-03-09 IPO BlackBoxStocks
    Founded by Eric Pharis, MEng ’99
    BlackBoxStocks is a financial technology hybrid platform offering real-time proprietary analytics for stock and options traders.
  • 2015-12-07 IPO Updater
    Founded by David Greenberg, JD ’06
    Updater is a tool designed to simplify the moving experience.
  • 2015-08-25 Acquired Twelve
    Medtronic
    Founded by Nicholas Flanders ’08
    Twelve is a developer of medical devices.
  • 2015-08-03 IPO Arbutus Biopharma
    Arbutus Biopharma Corporation is a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company.
  • 2015-02-03 Acquired Bluemercury
    Macy’s · source ↗
    Founded by Barry Beck ’90
    Luxury beauty and skincare retailer.
  • 2015 Acquired GeneWeave
    Roche · source ↗
    Founded by Diego Rey ’12, Jason Springs ’09
    Molecular diagnostics for drug-resistant infections.
  • 2015 IPO Shake Shack
    NYSE:SHAK · source ↗
    Founded by Randy Garutti ’97
    Better-burger fast-casual restaurant chain.
  • 2014-12-19 Acquired Bina Technologies
    Roche
    Bina Technologies offers a big data science platform providing scalable genomic analytics for researchers and clinicians.
  • 2014-11-14 IPO Ashford
    Founded by Monty Bennett ’88, MBA ’89
    Ashford is an alternative asset management company.
  • 2014-10-16 IPO Atara Biotherapeutics
    Founded by Isaac Ciechanover, MD ’00
    Atara Biotherapeutics (Nasdaq: ATRA) is an off-the-shelf, allogeneic T-cell immunotherapy company.
  • 2014-10-02 IPO Wayfair
    NYSE:W · source ↗
    Founded by Niraj Shah '95, Steve Conine '95
    Online home goods retailer founded as CSN Stores in 2002 by two Cornell Engineering classmates; rebranded Wayfair 2011.
  • 2014-05-08 IPO Dorian LPG
    Founded by John Lycouris, MBA ’74
    Dorian LPG is a pure-play LPG shipping company and a leading owner and operator of modern VLGCs.
  • 2014-03-07 IPO Neurogene
    Founded by Rachel McMinn ’95
    Neurogene is a developer of genetic medicines intended to improve patient outcomes for neurological disorders.
  • 2014-02-12 Acquired Flexion Therapeutics
    Pacira Pharmaceuticals
    Flexion Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops long-lasting intra-articular injection therapies to treat osteoarthritis.
  • 2014-02-06 IPO Genocea Biosciences
    Genocea Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company which is engaged in developing novel vaccines and immunotherapies.
  • 2014-01-31 Acquired Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
    Novo Nordisk
    Dicerna Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company with a focus on the development of innovative treatments for rare inherited diseases.
  • 2013-10-10 IPO MacroGenics
    MacroGenics is a biotechnology company developing immunotherapeutics to prevent autoimmune disorders, cancer and infectious diseases.
  • 2013-08-02 Acquired Marrone Bio Innovations
    Bioceres Crop Solutions
    Marrone Bio Innovations is a pesticide company developing natural products for weed, pest, and plant disease management.
  • 2013-04-25 IPO MiMedx Group
    MiMedx Group is a wound care and a therapeutic biologics company.
  • 2013-04-25 Acquired Parse
    Meta
    Founded by James Yu ’04
    Parse offers cloud-based software developer kits that enable users to create apps for desktop, mobile, and embedded devices.
  • 2013 Acquired Happy Family
    Danone · source ↗
    Founded by Jessica Rolph ’97
    Organic baby and kids food (Happy Baby).
  • 2012-12-20 Acquired Behance
    Adobe · source ↗
    Founded by Scott Belsky ’02
    Online portfolio platform for creative professionals.
  • 2012-11-20 Acquired Meraki
    Cisco · source ↗
    Founded by John Bicket ’02
    Cloud-managed enterprise Wi-Fi and networking.
  • 2012-10-12 IPO Workday
    NASDAQ:WDAY · source ↗
    Founded by Dave Duffield '62, MBA '64, Aneel Bhusri
    Cloud HR and financials platform co-founded by Dave Duffield after the Oracle/PeopleSoft acquisition.
  • 2012-01-25 IPO Guidewire Software
    Guidewire Software provides core back-end systems software to the global property, casual and worker's compensation insurance industry.
  • 2011-06-15 IPO Pandora
    NYSE:P · source ↗
    Founded by Will Glaser
    Internet radio and personalized music streaming built on the Music Genome Project.
  • 2011 Acquired Blackboard
    Providence Equity Partners · source ↗
    Founded by Stephen Gilfus, Daniel Cane ’98
    Learning management and education technology; began as CourseInfo, built by Cornell students.
  • 2010-10-27 IPO PacBio
    PacBio is a biotechnology company that designs, develops, and manufactures sequencing systems.
  • 2010-02-03 IPO Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
    Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is an entrepreneurial pharmaceutical company, develops drugs for gastrointestinal and cardiovascular diseases.
  • 2010 IPO Pacific Biosciences
    NASDAQ:PACB · source ↗
    Founded by Steve Turner ’86
    Long-read DNA sequencing systems.
  • 2010 Acquired Palm
    HP · source ↗
    Founded by Jeff Hawkins '79
    Pioneering handheld computing company founded 1992 by Cornell EE alum Jeff Hawkins. Acquired by HP in 2010.
  • 2009-12-16 Acquired Sabrix
    Thomson Reuters
    Sabrix provides transaction tax management services and software, giving companies a simpler approach to solving complex tax challenges.
  • 2009-06-12 IPO Minds + Machines
    Minds + Machines is an operator of top-level domains that provides registry and domain name services.
  • 2009 Acquired Kionix
    Rohm · source ↗
    Founded by Greg Galvin ’84
    MEMS accelerometers and motion sensors, based in Ithaca.
  • 2008 Acquired CBORD
    Roper Technologies · source ↗
    Founded by John Alexander ’74
    Campus card, access-control, and food-service systems.
  • 2007-08-14 Acquired VMware
    Broadcom
    VMware is a cloud services company that provides cloud infrastructure, cloud management, security, and networking.
  • 2007-04-11 Acquired Fandango
    Comcast
    Fandango is a corporation that sells movie tickets via telephone and Internet.
  • 2007-02-01 IPO XTENT
    XTENT is a development stage medical device company.
  • 2007 Acquired Right Media
    Yahoo · source ↗
    Founded by Noah Goodhart ’97, Jonah Goodhart ’00
    Online advertising exchange marketplace.
  • 2006-10-27 IPO PeerStream
    PeerStream is a software innovator that develops security and privacy solutions for video, voice, and data communication applications.
  • 2006-08-27 Acquired TetraData
    Follett Corporation
    TetraData is a data-driven decision making solutions for K-12 educational institutions.
  • 2005-08-30 Acquired Teleo
    Microsoft
    White label VoIP service acquired by Microsoft in 2005
  • 2005-07-05 IPO Walker Innovation
    Walker Innovation provides business management consulting services.
  • 2005 Acquired PeopleSoft
    Oracle · source ↗
    Founded by Dave Duffield '62, MBA '64
    HR/enterprise software pioneer founded 1987 by Cornell EE/MBA alum Dave Duffield. Acquired by Oracle after a contested takeover.
  • 2004 Acquired CCBN
    Thomson · source ↗
    Founded by Jeff Parker ’65
    Investor-relations and corporate-disclosure platform.
  • 2004 Acquired Kroll
    Marsh & McLennan · source ↗
    Founded by Jules Kroll ’63
    Corporate investigations and risk consulting.
  • 2003-08-26 IPO Ashford Hospitality Trust
    Ashford Hospitality Trust is a real estate investment trust that provides investment for hotels.
  • 2003 Acquired Handspring
    Palm · source ↗
    Founded by Jeff Hawkins '79
    PDA/smartphone maker (Treo) founded 1998 by Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky, and Ed Colligan. Merged back into Palm.
  • 2000 IPO Hotels.com
    NASDAQ:ROOM · source ↗
    Founded by David Litman ’79, Bob Diener ’82
    Online hotel booking, originally Hotel Reservations Network.
  • 1999-03-30 IPO Priceline
    NASDAQ:PCLN · source ↗
    Founded by Jay Walker ’78
    Name-your-own-price online travel booking; now Booking Holdings.
  • 1999 Acquired Ascend Communications
    Lucent Technologies · source ↗
    Founded by Rob Ryan ’69
    Networking equipment that powered early internet ISPs.
  • 1998 Acquired Viaweb
    Yahoo · source ↗
    Founded by Robert Tappan Morris
    First widely used web application (online stores); became Yahoo Store. Co-founded by former Cornell CS grad student Robert Morris with Paul Graham.
  • 1998 IPO theGlobe.com
    NASDAQ:TGLO · source ↗
    Founded by Stephan Paternot, Todd Krizelman
    Pioneering social networking and online community; record-setting 1998 dot-com IPO.
  • 1996 Acquired Duty Free Shoppers
    LVMH · source ↗
    Founded by Chuck Feeney ’56, Bob Miller
    World’s largest travel retailer of duty-free luxury goods.
  • 1992-11-20 IPO Consumer Portfolio Services
    Consumer Portfolio Services is a financial services company in Irvine and California.
  • 1991-04-12 IPO Regeneron
    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals specializes in the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative medicines.
  • 1991 IPO Qualcomm
    NASDAQ:QCOM · source ↗
    Founded by Irwin Jacobs
    Wireless CDMA technology and mobile chipsets.
  • 1991 IPO Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
    NASDAQ:REGN · source ↗
    Founded by Leonard Schleifer '73
    Biotech founded by Cornell biology alum Leonard Schleifer with George Yancopoulos in 1988.
  • 1989-12-15 IPO PTC
    PTC develops, markets, and supports product lifecycle management software solutions and associated services.
  • 1986 Acquired First Call
    Thomson · source ↗
    Founded by Jeff Parker ’65
    Real-time institutional investment-research distribution.
  • 1986 IPO Toll Brothers
    NYSE:TOL · source ↗
    Founded by Robert Toll ’63
    Luxury homebuilder.
  • 1980 Acquired Linkabit
    M/A-COM · source ↗
    Founded by Irwin Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi
    Pioneering digital communications and satellite technology.
I’m making a bunch of updates, please email Tony Chen ’12 at LC465@cornell.edu if something broke