Cornell Aerospace Startups

A directory of 17 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in aerospace, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.

• HermeusSeries C
  Michael Smayda ’08, ,
  High-speed aircraft
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• VardaSeries D
  Will Bruey ’11, MEng ’12, ,
  Manufacturing in outer space
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Anduril Industries
  Brian Schimpf ’07, Matt Grimm ’06, MEng ’07,
  US military defense R&D
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• LeoLabsSeries B
  Edward Lu ’84, ,
  Low earth orbit mapping
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• Stoke SpaceSeries D
  Andy Lapsa ’04, ,
  Reusable space rockets
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• Odys Aviation
  James Dorris ’01, ,
  Hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
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• Jet.AI
  Micheal Winston ’99, ,
  Private aviation and AI
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• GelSight
  Bill Yost ’95, ,
  Industrial tactile sensing
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• Akash Systems
  Felix Ejeckam, PhD ’97, ,
  Gallium nitride on diamond wafers
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• WardstonePre-Seed
  Tobias Fischer ’22, ,
  Missile defense in space
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• MAVRIKPre-Seed
  Max Owens ’26, ,
  Drones for cargo logistics
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Airhart Aeronautics
  Nikita Ermoshkin ’18, Brendan Quinn ’17,
  Airplanes that anyone can fly
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• TechnoCarbonSeed
  Stephan Savarese, MEng ’91, ,
  High performance low carbon materials
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• Canadian Space Mining Corporation
  Daniel Sax, MPS ’12, ,
  Exploration and extraction of space resources
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• Nuclear SoftwarePre-Seed
  Javier Vega ’24, Emanuel Gordis ’23,
  CAD simulation software
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• IONASeed
  Saif-Deen Akanni ’90, ,
  Autonomous delivery network for rural areas
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Kquika, Inc
  Victor Oribamise, MS ’21, ,
  Prediction analysis for airports and aircrafts
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗