Cornell AI Startups
A directory of 206 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.
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Zachary Ziegler ’17, ,Organizing the world’s medical knowledge
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AnacondaSeries CPeter Wang ’99, ,Open source AI platform
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Liquid AISeries ADaniela Rus, PhD ’93, ,Foundation models from first principles
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InceptionSeedStefano Ermon, MS ’13, Volodymyr Kuleshov, Professor,Fast Diffusion LLMs
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Arize AISeries CAparna Dhinakaran, PhD Dropout, ,LLM evaluation platform
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KreaSeries BDiego Rodriguez, MS ’23 Dropout, Víctor Perez, MS ’24 Dropout,AI visual design tool
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Kumo.AISeries BJure Leskovec, PostDoc ’09, ,Query large scale data warehouses
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MarqVisionSeries BDK Lee ’16, ,Remove counterfeits of branded goods
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Mark Schwager ’06, ,Smart autonomous tractors for farming
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OpenlayerSeries AGabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye ’17, ,Quality assurance for AI and ML
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KoBold MetalsSeries CJosh Goldman ’02, ,Critical mineral exploration
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Chrissa McFarlane ’11, ,Web3 for health data
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Distyl AISeries BArjun Prakash ’10, ,Generative AI solutions for enterprises.
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MidshipSeedKieran Taylor, MEng ’20, ,Extract documents into spreadsheets
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Niraj Mathur, MBA ’11, ,Semiconductors for edge AI
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Sixfold AISeries BAlex Schmelkin ’97, Brian Moseley ’96,Generative AI for insurance underwriting
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Niamh O’Hara, PostDoc ’18, ,Infectious disease diagnostics
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TabsSeries BAli Hussain ’11, Deepak Bapat ’11, MEng ’12,B2B accounts receivable platform
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MangoBoostSeries BJangwoo Kim ’97, MEng ’01, ,Data center boost for AI workflows
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Xscape PhotonicsSeries AYoshi Okawachi ’02, PhD ’08, ,Photonics for semiconductor manufacturing
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VivunSeries CJoseph Miller, PhD ’18, ,Technical copilot for the sales team
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AKASASeries CMalinka Walaliyadde ’12, ,Generative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle
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Coram AISeries AAshesh Jain, PhD ’16, ,AI software for security cameras
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Rising TeamSeries AJennifer Dulski ’93, MBA ’99, ,Help managers engage and connect their teams
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Sylvia Kang, MBA ’13, ,Hormone monitor and supplements
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RevvSeries ARashmi Sinha, MS ’22, ,SaaS solutions for the automotive industry
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Maithra Raghu, PhD ’16, Jack Hessel, PhD ’20,AI knowledge domain expertise for financial services
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Topline ProSeries BNick Ornitz ’15, ,Service business marketing platform
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CleerlySeries CJames Min, Professor, ,Precision medicine for heart health
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AkridataSeries ASanjay Pichaiah, MBA ’07, ,AI data visualization
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David Ehrich ’85, ,Credit card for financial opportunity
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Ash Kalb ’00, ,Cybersecurity from bot attacks
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CareerspanPre-SeedVrijen Attawar, MBA ’22, ,Job application AI
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Steven Ren ’19, ,3d simulations for robot training
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BuildWithinPre-SeedMichelle Rhee ’92, ,Workforce onboarding
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Orchard RoboticsSeries ACharles Wu ’24 Dropout, ,Precision agriculture with robots and AI
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AvantosSeries ARabih Ramadi, MEng ’00, ,Client onboarding and servicing AI
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Shay David, PhD ’07, ,Hire and retain knowledge workers
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OumiSeedMatthew Persons ’16, ,Open source AI platform
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Flip CXSeries ABrian Schiff ’18, Jacob Cooper ’16, MEng ’17,Voice AI for customer service on the phone
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Tomato.aiSeedOfer Ronen, MBA ’06, ,Change accents in real-time using AI
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DreamBig SemiconductorSeries BSohail Syed, MBA ’16, ,Semiconductor chiplet manfuacturing for faster R&D
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Israel Krush, MBA ’18, Rom Cohen, MEng ’18,Automate conversations on any channel
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Numerion LabsSeries DAbraham Heifets ’01, MEng ’02, ,AI drug discovery
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JARS AISeedChris Kruger ’14, MEng ’19, ,Interactive shows by generative AI
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OboeSeries ANir Zicherman ’08, ,Personalized courses for learning
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Translucent AISeries AJack O’Hara, MS ’19, MBA ’19, ,FP&A for healthcare
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Jon Dorando, PhD ’10, ,AI productivity for investment managers
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EventualSeries AJay Chia ’18, ,Data warehouse for ML and AI
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NumeraiSeries CRichard Craib ’12, ,Long/short global equity strategy hedge fund
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Casey Call ’12, ,Greenhouse robots to pick fruit
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OfferFitSeries BGeorge Khachatryan, PhD ’11, Victor Kostyuk, PhD ’11,Replace A/B testing with AI
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ExostellarSeries AZhiming Shen, PhD ’17, Hakim Weatherspoon, Professor,Reduce cloud costs by CPU and GPU optimization
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William Glaser ’87, ,Checkout-free tech for grocery stores
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QuillBotSeedAndrew Grauer ’10, ,AI for better writing
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Rezo TherapeuticsSeries AGeorge Scangos ’70, ,Mapping biological networks for drug discovery
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F2 AISeedDon Muir ’15, ,AI platform for private market
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Adaption LabsSeedSudip Roy, PhD ’14, ,AI that adapts to real world
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Vince Hartman ’08, MS ’22, Ritika Poddar, MS ’22,Medical clinical notes AI assistant
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Bubble LabPre-SeedSelina Li, MEng ’25, Zach Zhong, MEng ’25,Automated production workflows
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CrayonSeries BJonah Lopin ’00, ,Competition monitoring for sales teams
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ZeroClickSeries ARyan Hudson ’02, ,Ad network for AI
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Maximilian Constant ’11, ,AI for more efficient logistics yards
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Roger HealthcareSeedYusef Iskandar, MEng ’23, Keyur K Shah, MEng ’23, Yunus Ansari, MEng ’23Home healthcare with AI
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Timur Ozekcin ’14, MEng ’15, Sean Abraham ’14,Healthcare IoT platform
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Spotlight RealtyPre-SeedRaymond Allie ’27, Jacob Phelan ’25,AI-powered realtor for reduced commissions
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Dune SecuritySeedDavid DellaPelle ’16, ,Employee risk management
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BoneSeedDK Lee ’16, ,Robot intelligence
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Ardalan Khosrowpour, Postdoc ’18, ,Construction intelligence for real estate investors
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ZenginesSeedCarl Drisko ’81, ,Software data conversion
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Open AdmissionsPre-SeedAnthony J. DiValerio III ’12, ,College admissions AI
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Predict HealthSeedShub Debgupta, PhD ’99, ,Putting seniors at the center of their healthcare experience
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Lucky Gunasekara ’05, Andy Hsieh, PostDoc ’17,AI search engine for businesses
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Siloam VisionSeedPaul Chan, MS ’08, ,Reduce preventable blindness
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MakoraSeedMohamed Abdelfattah, Professor, ,AI model deployment
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Miku Jha, MBA ’11, ,Food inspection AI
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CloudforceSeries ALee Wang ’97, MEng ’97, ,Microsoft cloud solutions
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Advait Raykar, MEng ’22, Ken He, MS ’23, Aparajita Thakker, MBA ’23Supply chain sustainability tracking
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Opencall.aiPre-SeedEric Mei ’18, MEng ’19, ,AI call centers for customer service
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Daniela Rus, PhD ’93, ,Derisk AI models from unreliable outputs
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Fiber AISeedAdi Agashe ’17, ,Marketing automations platform
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HangSeries ABrian Bendett ’13, ,AI-native marketing platform
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DistributionalSeries AScott Clark, PhD ’12, ,Platform for AI testing and evaluation
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HalluminatesPre-SeedWyatt Marshall ’22, Jerry Wu ’22,Datasets to train AI models
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Tony Chen ’97, Oliver Yu ’97, MEng ’98,Biotech regulatory software
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Francis Pedraza ’11, ,AI-native service companies
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GAIBSeedJun Liu, PhD ’14, ,AI and robotics on blockchain
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Uplift AISeedHammad Malik, MS ’14, ,Voice AI for underserved languages
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Siddharth Sinha ’01, Abhishek Kirti, MEng ’11,Marketing images created by AI
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Div Garg ’19, ,AI lab for general intelligence
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StampPre-SeedArchit Mehta ’24, ,AI for email inbox
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Avallon LabsSeedCornelius Schramm, MEng ’25 Dropout, Bryan Guin, MEng ’25 Dropout, Jet Semrick, MEng ’25 DropoutAI for insurance claims operations
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Leash BioSeedAndrew Blevins ’10, ,Unleashing machine learning to solve medicinal chemistry.
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Elm AISeedAdvait Raykar, MEng ’22, Ken He, MS ’23, Aparajita Thakker, MBA ’23Supply chain sustainability tracking
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BotBuiltSeedBarrett Ames ’12, ,Robots, AI, and computer vision to build houses
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KonaSeedJohn Bell ’18, ,Real-time coaching for managers on Slack and Zoom
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LucitePre-SeedJason Spector ’20, Richard Greenbaum ’20,Automating deliverables for finance professionals
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Ann Sastry, PhD ’94, ,AI-driven applications
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OperandSeedAkhil Iyengar ’25, ,AI consultant for consumer brands
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Daniel Rothenberg ’10, ,Weather and climate prediction
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Katie Brown ’98, ,Storytelling with AI personalities
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Sanchi Poovaya, MEng ’09, ,Monitor health and well-being
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Pair AIPre-SeedParth Detroja ’17, ,Mobile education platform that's personalized with AI
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Ceretype NeuromedicinePre-SeedEmily Stern, MD ’87, ,fMRI for neuropsychiatry
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Christian Tarala ’26, ,AI-driven dating platform
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BluePillSeedAnkit Dhawan, MBA ’16, ,AI consumers for marketing research
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AvinaSeedMike Wang, MEng ’16, Vivek Sudarsan, MEng ’16, Ron Fisher, MBA ’16Signals for B2B sales teams prioritization
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Elena Zhizhimontova, MEng ’18, ,AI to identify customer issues
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ScritchPre-SeedRachel Lee ’21, ,Veterinary care AI agents
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CollimatorSeedReda Dehy ’04, ,Modeling and simulation software built for the cloud
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ZendataSeedNarayana Pappu ’07, ,Security and compliance for AI systems
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Fig MedicalSeedFlorence Luna, MBA ’23, Abhinav Girish, MEng ’23,AI prior authorization support for healthcare providers
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Meadow AISeedMax Jai Sim ’10, ,Software for retail operations
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Mobile X GlobalSeedDan Cohrs, PhD ’82, ,Customizable mobile carrier
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Sung-tsan Yeh, MS ’19, ,Convert sound into data
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Auguria, Inc.SeedKeith Palumbo, JD ’03, ,Cybersecurity knowledge layer platform
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AmpotechSeries AWilliam Temple, MEng ’11, ,AI-enabled internet of things electricity solutions
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CytoHub Inc.Pre-SeedFrank Teoh, MEng ’13, ,Cellular therapies for heart health
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DeLorean Artificial IntelligenceSeries ASeverence MacLaughlin ’00, ,Harness ROI from structured and unstructured data
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Powerbroker AIPre-SeedMarcus Gallagher ’08, ,AI insurance specialist
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LEASeedMax Klein ’08, ,Automation for wealth management workflows
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David Duffield ’62, MBA ’64, ,Software for investment managers
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Ardent AIPre-SeedVikram Chennai, MEng ’23, ,Coding agents for data
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MustardSeedRocky Collis ’06, ,Baseball coaching computer vision
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BrightHireSeries BBenjamin Sesser ’06, ,AI copilot for hiring
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EpsillaPre-SeedRichard Renchu Song, MS ’15, ,AI platform for building LLM applications connected with your own data
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Cosmos AIPre-SeedKaran Shah, MEng ’24, ,AI for debt collection and recovery
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Ran Ci ’15, Simon Wu ’20,Eyeglasses with display for AI
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AmbytechSeedAbhijit Bose ’94, ,AI for manufacturing processes
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CoblocksPre-SeedKevin Schaich ’17, Nisola Shobayo ’17,Data pipelines with AI
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John Hohm, MS ’16, ,Utility lines quality inspection
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CandytrailPre-SeedAyush Mahna ’24, Aditya Mahna ’28,AI for growth marketing and sales
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Anthony J. DiValerio III ’12, ,College admissions AI
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Gigit.aiPre-SeedSaran Krishnasamy, MEng ’18, ,Personalized ecommerce on shopify
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SynthiumPre-SeedNicolas Savva ’11, PhD ’16, ,Humanoid robots training
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Roger Mann ’81, ,Eliminating miscommunication and missed communication.
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Modern RealtyPre-SeedRaymond Xu ’17, ,AI real estate agent
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Layup LabsSeedRyan Xue ’14, Michael Lemm ’14,Software product user guides
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PatentPlusAISeedRyan Coles, PhD ’20, ,AI for patent law
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TestworksSeries BDale Sukwon Yoon, MS ’04, ,High-quality data sets and validation solutions for safer AI
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Upswing HealthSeedJay Kimmel ’81, ,A new way to conveniently deliver orthopedic care
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Lucas Switzer ’20, ,AI powered games with endless adventures
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PolicybotSeedDan Witte, MS ’21, ,Reduce hospital administrative burden
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Soundry AIPre-SeedMark Buckler, PhD ’19, ,Music generation with AI
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RadMate AIPre-SeedAdam Skrocki ’21, Mohamed Khalifa ’21,Radiology reporting by AI
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AIWORKXSeries BDale Sukwon Yoon, MS ’04, ,High-quality data sets and validation solutions for safer AI
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GIANT BioSystemsPre-SeedMorteza Azizi, PhD ’20, ,Rapid disease testing
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SublayerPre-SeedRachel Sitman ’15, ,Code review AI
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TripleZipPre-SeedYash Sahota ’20, MEng ’20, ,AI for CRE accounting
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HistowizSeries AKe Cheng, PhD ’08, ,Histology for biotech research
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VoidPre-SeedAndrew Pareles ’21, Mathew Pareles ’21,AI code editor
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Michael Dezube ’12, ,Bespoke data science consulting
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Deepen AISeedCheuksan Wang ’93, Andrew Lee ’02,LIDAR tools platform
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VaionexSeedSamuel Schmidt, PostDoc ’22, ,AI and blockchain technology
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CreatorMLPre-SeedCharles Weill ’12, MEng ’13, ,AI to help YouTube creators choose topics, titles, and thumbnails
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SmartfluenceSeedDavid Ko ’15, ,Connect brands and social media influencers
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Mango HealthPre-SeedZach Gittelman, MS ’21, ,Bridge primary care with mental health
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Semantic FinancePre-SeedJoshua Ying ’19, MEng ’19, ,AI to maintain software codebase
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PassuSeedAndreas Overmeer ’17, ,Fixed Income research
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Jason Yosinski, PhD ’16, ,Wind farm analytics
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SwayableSeedJames Slezak, PhD ’07, ,Advertisment performance testing
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Birth ModelPre-SeedAnish Shah ’11, ,AI for labor and delivery
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John Horvatis ’99, Sean Bellefeuille, DVM ’24,Medical 3d modeling solutions
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HeyPurplePre-SeedJosh Passell ’21, Ryan Ali ’21,Real estate leasing AI assistant
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Adam Tso ’03, MEng ’03, ,AI in the metaverse
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FeatureByteSeedRazi Raziuddin, MBA ’01, ,AI data scientist
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Charles Inokon, JD ’97, ,Expert coaching for small businesses
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Brian Bendett ’13, ,Brand loyalty customer data platform
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AtrixSeedVera Kutsenko ’13, ,Medical affairs data AI
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PartclPre-SeedWilliam Salcedo ’23, ,Faster semiconductor chip design
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Giby Raphael, MBA ’14, ,3D-printed industrial robots
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KaveatPre-SeedDorothee Grant, MEng ’22, Elizabete Ludborza, LLM ’22, Christine Shen ’19, MEng ’22Simpler media and entertainment deals
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Divyansh Lohia, MS ’22, ,AI for automated account development
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Timothy Gee ’88, ,Planning software for infrastructure projects
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Stably AISeedJinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15,Automating software testing for every company
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Niru Anisetti, MBA ’14, ,Product catalog data
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ThreesAISeedJared Cooperman ’14, ,IP licensing for premium content
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Via AIPre-SeedDavid Chang ’92, ,AI relationship management
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Charles Elkan, PhD ’90, ,Real-time pricing for fixed income bonds
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Super TeacherSeedTim Novikoff, PhD ’12, ,Private tutoring for students
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Monterey AISeedChun Jiang ’18, ,Copilot for product insights
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Adam Barr-Neuwirth ’20, ,NIL campaigns for college athletes
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HireBoltPre-SeedAlexander Zhou ’17, ,Faster hiring for hospitality
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SottoSeedJosh Bowen ’98, ,Customer acquisition messaging
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Andrew Altfest ’03, ,AI for financial planning
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Victor Oribamise, MS ’21, ,Prediction analysis for airports and aircrafts
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Lindsey Aliksanyan, MBA ’25, ,Software for strategic decisionmaking
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Jonathan Moon ’21, MS ’24, Ertai Liu, PhD 24,Robot platform for crop maintence
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Alexander Veach, MS ’13, ,Help PE/VC firms scale
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Tiffany St. Bernard, PhD ’22, ,Personal health AI
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SudocodePre-SeedAlex Ngai ’14, MEng ’14, ,AI that turns ideas into code
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Tingzhen Ming, MEng ’10, ,AI for product development workflkow
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Adam Wolford ’14, ,Planning for nonprofits
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SnapfiPre-SeedJoao Paulo Felix, MBA ’15, ,AI-driven tools for small and medium businesses
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Ashwin Kamlani, MMH ’03, ,Hospitality marketing AI
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SignalFlare AIPre-SeedMichael Lukianoff, MMH ’00, ,Decision intelligence for restaurants
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DwellingIQPre-SeedKimberley Mark, MBA ’14, ,Home maintenance platform
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Daniel Miin, MBA ’07, ,AI for anesthesia
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Katie Cummiskey ’13, ,AI to create immersive audio
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Tom Neyarapally, JD ’02, MBA ’02, ,Computational drug discovery
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DepartSeedSeojin Ceci Kim ’07, ,Design work
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Navdeep Singh, MBA ’18, ,Education language test prep for Indians
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Angela Wu, MS ’13, ,AI for research and automation
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Richard Gu ’24, MEng ’25, Brian La ’25, Ben Kim ’25AI for game development
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AiseptorPre-SeedAkshay Aggarwal, MBA ’26, ,Security layer for remote assessments
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David Duffield ’62, MBA ’64, ,HR software