Cornell AI Startups
A directory of 237 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.
237 listed
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Krea Series BDiego Rodriguez, MS ’23 Dropout, Víctor Perez, MS ’24 Dropout · San Francisco, CAAI visual design tool -
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AKASA Series CMalinka Walaliyadde ’12 · San Francisco, CAGenerative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle -
Openlayer Series AGabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye ’17 · San Francisco, CAQuality assurance for AI and ML -
Sixfold AI Series BAlex Schmelkin ’97, Brian Moseley ’96 · New York, NYGenerative AI for insurance underwriting -
Inception SeedStefano Ermon, MS ’13, Volodymyr Kuleshov, Professor · Palo Alto, CAFast Diffusion LLMs -
Whitney Anderson ’88 · New York, NYFraud prevention with machine learning -
Tabs Series BAli Hussain ’11, Deepak Bapat ’11, MEng ’12 · New York, NYB2B accounts receivable platform -
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Samaya AI Series AMaithra Raghu, PhD ’16, Jack Hessel, PhD ’20 · United KingdomAI knowledge domain expertise for financial services -
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Mark Schwager ’06 · Livermore, CASmart autonomous tractors for farming -
Hyro Series BIsrael Krush, MBA ’18, Rom Cohen, MEng ’18 · New York, NYAutomate conversations on any channel -
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Xscape Photonics Series AYoshi Okawachi ’02, PhD ’08 · New York, NYPhotonics for semiconductor manufacturing -
Jon Dorando, PhD ’10 · CanadaAI productivity for investment managers -
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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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Rising Team Series AJennifer Dulski ’93, MBA ’99 · Palo Alto, CAHelp managers engage and connect their teams -
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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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Abstractive Health SeedVince Hartman ’08, MS ’22, Ritika Poddar, MS ’22 · New York, NYMedical clinical notes AI assistant -
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Rezo Therapeutics Series AGeorge Scangos ’70 · South San Francisco, CAMapping biological networks for drug discovery -
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Roger Healthcare SeedYusef Iskandar, MEng ’23, Keyur K Shah, MEng ’23, Yunus Ansari, MEng ’23 · San Francisco, CAHome healthcare with AI -
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Spotlight Realty Pre-SeedRaymond Allie ’27, Jacob Phelan ’25 · New York, NYAI-powered realtor for reduced commissions -
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William Glaser ’87 · Berkeley, CACheckout-free tech for grocery stores -
Exostellar Series AZhiming Shen, PhD ’17, Hakim Weatherspoon, Professor · Ithaca, NYReduce cloud costs by CPU and GPU optimization -
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Tony Chen ’97, Oliver Yu ’97, MEng ’98 · Pleasanton, CABiotech regulatory software -
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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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Ardalan Khosrowpour, Postdoc ’18 · New York, NYConstruction intelligence for real estate investors -
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Avallon Labs SeedCornelius Schramm, MEng ’25 Dropout, Bryan Guin, MEng ’25 Dropout, Jet Semrick, MEng ’25 Dropout · New York, NYAI for insurance claims operations -
Timur Ozekcin ’14, MEng ’15, Sean Abraham ’14 · New York, NYHealthcare IoT platform -
Daniela Rus, PhD ’93 · Cambridge, MADerisk AI models from unreliable outputs -
Advait Raykar, MEng ’22, Ken He, MS ’23, Aparajita Thakker, MBA ’23 · New York, NYSupply chain sustainability tracking -
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Brian Distelburger ’01 · New York, NYAI performance reviews for employees -
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Opencall.ai Pre-SeedEric Mei ’18, MEng ’19 · San Francisco, CAAI call centers for customer service -
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DeLorean Artificial Intelligence Series ASeverence MacLaughlin ’00 · Palm Beach, FLHarness ROI from structured and unstructured data -
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Halluminates Pre-SeedWyatt Marshall ’22, Jerry Wu ’22 · San Francisco, CADatasets to train AI models -
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Intelligencia AI Series AVangelis Vergetis ’01 · New York, NYMachine learning for drug development -
Siddharth Sinha ’01, Abhishek Kirti, MEng ’11 · Cupertino, CAMarketing images created by AI -
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Daniel Rothenberg ’10 · San Francisco, CAWeather and climate prediction -
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AIWORKX Series BDale Sukwon Yoon, MS ’04 · South KoreaHigh-quality data sets and validation solutions for safer 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 -
Katie Brown ’98 · Venice, CAStorytelling with AI personalities -
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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 -
Elm AI SeedAdvait Raykar, MEng ’22, Ken He, MS ’23, Aparajita Thakker, MBA ’23 · New York, NYSupply chain sustainability tracking -
Fig Medical SeedFlorence Luna, MBA ’23, Abhinav Girish, MEng ’23 · New York, NYAI prior authorization support for healthcare providers -
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Elena Zhizhimontova, MEng ’18 · Seattle, WAAI to identify customer issues -
Ampotech Series AWilliam Temple, MEng ’11 · SingaporeAI-enabled internet of things electricity solutions -
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Pair AI Pre-SeedParth Detroja ’17 · San Francisco, CAMobile education platform that's personalized with AI -
Predict Health SeedShub Debgupta, PhD ’99 · Washington, DCPutting seniors at the center of their healthcare experience -
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Anthony J. DiValerio III ’12 · Philadelphia, PACollege admissions AI -
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Epsilla Pre-SeedRichard Renchu Song, MS ’15 · Jersey City, NJAI platform for building LLM applications connected with your own data -
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Testworks Series BDale Sukwon Yoon, MS ’04 · South KoreaHigh-quality data sets and validation solutions for safer AI -
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Lucite Pre-SeedJason Spector ’20, Richard Greenbaum ’20 · New York, NYAutomating deliverables for finance professionals -
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John Hohm, MS ’16 · Sugar Land, TXUtility lines quality inspection -
David Duffield ’62, MBA ’64 · Incline Village, NVSoftware for investment managers -
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RadMate AI Pre-SeedAdam Skrocki ’21, Mohamed Khalifa ’21 · San Francisco, CARadiology reporting by AI -
CreatorML Pre-SeedCharles Weill ’12, MEng ’13 · Boonton, NJAI to help YouTube creators choose topics, titles, and thumbnails -
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Roger Mann ’81 · Lebanon, OHEliminating miscommunication and missed communication. -
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Candytrail Pre-SeedAyush Mahna ’24, Aditya Mahna ’28 · San Francisco, CAAI for growth marketing and sales -
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John Horvatis ’99, Sean Bellefeuille, DVM ’24 · Rochester, NYMedical 3d modeling solutions -
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Mango Health Pre-SeedZach Gittelman, MS ’21 · San Francisco, CABridge primary care with mental health -
Kaveat Pre-SeedDorothee Grant, MEng ’22, Elizabete Ludborza, LLM ’22, Christine Shen ’19, MEng ’22 · New York, NYSimpler media and entertainment deals -
Brian Bendett ’13 · New York, NYBrand loyalty customer data platform -
Charles Inokon, JD ’97 · Wilmington, DEExpert coaching for small businesses -
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Divyansh Lohia, MS ’22 · New York, NYAI for automated account development -
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Stably AI SeedJinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15 · San Francisco, CAAutomating software testing for every company -
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Phillip Alvelda ’86 · Emeryville, CAVenture studio for fully-automated companies -
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Adam Barr-Neuwirth ’20, Tristan Rhee ’20 · —NIL campaigns for college athletes -
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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 -
Timothy Gee ’88 · San Francisco, CAPlanning software for infrastructure projects -
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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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Lindsey Aliksanyan, MBA ’25 · Dover, DESoftware for strategic decisionmaking -
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Tom Neyarapally, JD ’02, MBA ’02 · —Computational drug discovery -
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Navdeep Singh, MBA ’18 · Jersey City, NJEducation language test prep for Indians -
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SignalFlare AI Pre-SeedMichael Lukianoff, MMH ’00 · New York, NYDecision intelligence for restaurants -
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Zomma Pre-SeedCashel Fitzgerald, MEng ’26, Jihyun Kim, MEng ’26 · San Francisco, CAAI agents for financial services -
Tanush Dharmesh Korgaokar, MEng ’26 · Ithaca, NYVisualization of paint on walls -
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Nitrode SeedRichard Gu ’24, MEng ’25, Brian La ’25, Ben Kim ’25 · San Francisco, CAAI for game development