Cornell AI Startups
A directory of 252 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in artificial intelligence and machine learning, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
252 listed
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Inception SeedStefano Ermon, MS ’13, Volodymyr Kuleshov, Professor · Palo Alto, CAFast Diffusion LLMs -
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Halluminates Series AWyatt Marshall ’22, Jerry Wu ’22 · San Francisco, CADatasets to train AI models -
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AKASA Series CMalinka Walaliyadde ’12 · San Francisco, CAGenerative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle -
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Ridgeline Series EDavid Duffield ’62, MBA ’64 · Incline Village, NVSoftware for investment managers -
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Tabs Series BAli Hussain ’11, Deepak Bapat ’11, MEng ’12 · New York, NYB2B accounts receivable platform -
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Krea Series BDiego Rodriguez, MS ’23 Dropout, Víctor Perez, MS ’24 Dropout · San Francisco, CAAI visual design tool -
Sixfold AI Series BAlex Schmelkin ’97, Brian Moseley ’96 · New York, NYGenerative AI for insurance underwriting -
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Openlayer Series AGabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye ’17 · San Francisco, CAQuality assurance for AI and ML -
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Mark Schwager ’06 · Livermore, CASmart autonomous tractors for farming -
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Jon Dorando, PhD ’10 · CanadaAI productivity for investment managers -
Whitney Anderson ’88 · New York, NYFraud prevention with machine learning -
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Elm AI SeedAdvait Raykar, MEng ’22, Ken He, MS ’23, Aparajita Thakker, MBA ’23 · New York, NYSupply chain sustainability tracking -
Samaya AI Series AMaithra Raghu, PhD ’16, Jack Hessel, PhD ’20 · United KingdomAI knowledge domain expertise for financial services -
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Xscape Photonics Series AYoshi Okawachi ’02, PhD ’08 · New York, NYPhotonics for semiconductor manufacturing -
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Ampotech Series AWilliam Temple, MEng ’11 · SingaporeAI-enabled internet of things electricity solutions -
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Orchard Robotics Series ACharles Wu ’24 Dropout · Seattle, WAPrecision agriculture with robots and AI -
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DreamBig Semiconductor Series BSohail Syed, MBA ’16 · San Jose, CASemiconductor chiplet manfuacturing for faster R&D -
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Rising Team Series AJennifer Dulski ’93, MBA ’99 · Palo Alto, CAHelp managers engage and connect their teams -
Roger Healthcare SeedYusef Iskandar, MEng ’23, Keyur K Shah, MEng ’23, Yunus Ansari, MEng ’23 · San Francisco, CAHome healthcare with AI -
Rezo Therapeutics Series AGeorge Scangos ’70 · South San Francisco, CAMapping biological networks for drug discovery -
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Zadar Labs Series AAli Mostajeran, PhD ’18, Mohammad Emadi, PostDoc ’14 · Campbell, CA4D imaging for AI systems -
Abstractive Health SeedVince Hartman ’08, MS ’22, Ritika Poddar, MS ’22 · New York, NYMedical clinical notes AI assistant -
Ardalan Khosrowpour, Postdoc ’18 · New York, NYConstruction intelligence for real estate investors -
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William Glaser ’87 · Berkeley, CACheckout-free tech for grocery stores -
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OfferFit Series BGeorge Khachatryan, PhD ’11, Victor Kostyuk, PhD ’11 · Boston, MAReplace A/B testing with AI -
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Emily Stern, MD ’87 · Cambridge, MAfMRI for neuropsychiatry -
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Brian Distelburger ’01 · New York, NYAI performance reviews for employees -
Flip CX Series ABrian Schiff ’18, Jacob Cooper ’16, MEng ’17 · New York, NYVoice AI for customer service on the phone -
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Hyro Series BIsrael Krush, MBA ’18, Rom Cohen, MEng ’18 · New York, NYAutomate conversations on any channel -
Spotlight Realty Pre-SeedRaymond Allie ’27, Jacob Phelan ’25 · New York, NYAI-powered realtor for reduced commissions -
Timur Ozekcin ’14, MEng ’15, Sean Abraham ’14 · New York, NYHealthcare IoT platform -
Tony Chen ’97, Oliver Yu ’97, MEng ’98 · Pleasanton, CABiotech regulatory software -
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DeLorean Artificial Intelligence Series ASeverence MacLaughlin ’00 · Palm Beach, FLHarness ROI from structured and unstructured data -
Avallon Labs SeedCornelius Schramm, MEng ’25 Dropout, Bryan Guin, MEng ’25 Dropout, Jet Semrick, MEng ’25 Dropout · New York, NYAI for insurance claims operations -
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Exostellar Series AZhiming Shen, PhD ’17, Hakim Weatherspoon, Professor · Ithaca, NYReduce cloud costs by CPU and GPU optimization -
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Advait Raykar, MEng ’22, Ken He, MS ’23, Aparajita Thakker, MBA ’23 · New York, NYSupply chain sustainability tracking -
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Daniela Rus, PhD ’93 · Cambridge, MADerisk AI models from unreliable outputs -
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Opencall.ai Pre-SeedEric Mei ’18, MEng ’19 · San Francisco, CAAI call centers for customer service -
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Siddharth Sinha ’01, Abhishek Kirti, MEng ’11 · Cupertino, CAMarketing images created by AI -
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Lucky Gunasekara ’05, Andy Hsieh, PostDoc ’17 · San Francisco, CAAI search engine for businesses -
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Sanchi Poovaya, MEng ’09 · Delaware City, DEMonitor health and well-being -
Intelligencia AI Series AVangelis Vergetis ’01 · New York, NYMachine learning for drug development -
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Daniel Rothenberg ’10 · San Francisco, CAWeather and climate prediction -
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Kaveat Pre-SeedDorothee Grant, MEng ’22, Elizabete Ludborza, LLM ’22, Christine Shen ’19, MEng ’22 · New York, NYSimpler media and entertainment deals -
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Avina SeedMike Wang, MEng ’16, Vivek Sudarsan, MEng ’16, Ron Fisher, MBA ’16 · New York, NYSignals for B2B sales teams prioritization -
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Pair AI Pre-SeedParth Detroja ’17 · San Francisco, CAMobile education platform that's personalized with AI -
AIWORKX Series BDale Sukwon Yoon, MS ’04 · South KoreaHigh-quality data sets and validation solutions for safer AI -
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John Hohm, MS ’16 · Sugar Land, TXUtility lines quality inspection -
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Elena Zhizhimontova, MEng ’18 · Seattle, WAAI to identify customer issues -
Zomma Pre-SeedCashel Fitzgerald, MEng ’26, Jihyun Kim, MEng ’26 · San Francisco, CAAI agents for financial services -
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Anthony J. DiValerio III ’12 · Philadelphia, PACollege admissions AI -
Fig Medical SeedFlorence Luna, MBA ’23, Abhinav Girish, MEng ’23 · New York, NYAI prior authorization support for healthcare providers -
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Predict Health SeedShub Debgupta, PhD ’99 · Washington, DCPutting seniors at the center of their healthcare experience -
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Testworks Series BDale Sukwon Yoon, MS ’04 · South KoreaHigh-quality data sets and validation solutions for safer AI -
Lucite Pre-SeedJason Spector ’20, Richard Greenbaum ’20 · New York, NYAutomating deliverables for finance professionals -
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Roger Mann ’81 · Lebanon, OHEliminating miscommunication and missed communication. -
Epsilla Pre-SeedRichard Renchu Song, MS ’15 · Jersey City, NJAI platform for building LLM applications connected with your own data -
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RadMate AI Pre-SeedAdam Skrocki ’21, Mohamed Khalifa ’21 · San Francisco, CARadiology reporting by AI -
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Candytrail Pre-SeedAyush Mahna ’24, Aditya Mahna ’28 · San Francisco, CAAI for growth marketing and sales -
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CreatorML Pre-SeedCharles Weill ’12, MEng ’13 · Boonton, NJAI to help YouTube creators choose topics, titles, and thumbnails -
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Mango Health Pre-SeedZach Gittelman, MS ’21 · San Francisco, CABridge primary care with mental health -
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Adam Barr-Neuwirth ’20, Tristan Rhee ’20 · —NIL campaigns for college athletes -
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Charles Inokon, JD ’97 · Wilmington, DEExpert coaching for small businesses -
Stably AI SeedJinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15 · San Francisco, CAAutomating software testing for every company -
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Brian Bendett ’13 · New York, NYBrand loyalty customer data platform -
John Horvatis ’99, Sean Bellefeuille, DVM ’24 · Rochester, NYMedical 3d modeling solutions -
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Cruise Chen, MBA ’19 · San Francisco, CAFrontier model infrastructure -
SignalFlare AI Pre-SeedMichael Lukianoff, MMH ’00 · New York, NYDecision intelligence for restaurants -
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Divyansh Lohia, MS ’22 · New York, NYAI for automated account development -
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Timothy Gee ’88 · San Francisco, CAPlanning software for infrastructure projects -
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Nitrode SeedRichard Gu ’24, MEng ’25, Brian La ’25, Ben Kim ’25 · San Francisco, CAAI for game development -
Charles Elkan, PhD ’90 · Seattle, WAReal-time pricing for fixed income bonds -
Budbreak Innovations Pre-SeedJonathan Moon ’21, MS ’24, Ertai Liu, PhD 24 · —Robot platform for crop maintence -
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Phillip Alvelda ’86 · Emeryville, CAVenture studio for fully-automated companies -
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Lindsey Aliksanyan, MBA ’25 · Dover, DESoftware for strategic decisionmaking -
Broome Pre-SeedAlexander Spivak ’21, Alec Costanza ’21, Alexander Spivak ’21 · New York, NYAI for commercial real estate -
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Victor Oribamise, MS ’21 · New York, NYPrediction analysis for airports and aircrafts -
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Navdeep Singh, MBA ’18 · Jersey City, NJEducation language test prep for Indians -
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Tanush Dharmesh Korgaokar, MEng ’26 · Ithaca, NYVisualization of paint on walls -
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Tom Neyarapally, JD ’02, MBA ’02 · —Computational drug discovery -
