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 CMichael Smayda ’08, ,High-speed aircraft
-
VardaSeries DWill Bruey ’11, MEng ’12, ,Manufacturing in outer space
-
Brian Schimpf ’07, Matt Grimm ’06, MEng ’07,US military defense R&D
-
LeoLabsSeries BEdward Lu ’84, ,Low earth orbit mapping
-
Stoke SpaceSeries DAndy Lapsa ’04, ,Reusable space rockets
-
James Dorris ’01, ,Hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
-
Micheal Winston ’99, ,Private aviation and AI
-
Bill Yost ’95, ,Industrial tactile sensing
-
Felix Ejeckam, PhD ’97, ,Gallium nitride on diamond wafers
-
WardstonePre-SeedTobias Fischer ’22, ,Missile defense in space
-
MAVRIKPre-SeedMax Owens ’26, ,Drones for cargo logistics
-
Nikita Ermoshkin ’18, Brendan Quinn ’17,Airplanes that anyone can fly
-
TechnoCarbonSeedStephan Savarese, MEng ’91, ,High performance low carbon materials
-
Daniel Sax, MPS ’12, ,Exploration and extraction of space resources
-
Nuclear SoftwarePre-SeedJavier Vega ’24, Emanuel Gordis ’23,CAD simulation software
-
IONASeedSaif-Deen Akanni ’90, ,Autonomous delivery network for rural areas
-
Victor Oribamise, MS ’21, ,Prediction analysis for airports and aircrafts