Cornell Fintech Startups
A directory of 104 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in financial technology, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
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Paul Menchov ’16 DropoutPrivate market investments
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AcornsSeries FNoah Kerner ’99Grow financial wealth
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Daniel Vene ’97Alternatives investment marketplace
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John Wu ’01, Kevin Sekniqi, PhD ’19Web3 protocol
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TalosSeries BEthan Feldman ’07, MEng ’08Institutions trade digital assets
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David Ehrich ’85Credit card for financial opportunity
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Paul Menchov ’16 DropoutBlockchain coin list
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MineSeries AScott Smith ’21Student debit card
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Jon Dorando, PhD ’10AI productivity for investment managers
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Duncan Bagshaw ’92Portfolio of businesses
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Coins.phSeries CRonald Hose, MS ’05Access to web3 digital assets
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Varo BankSeries GColin Walsh ’90Financial inclusive bank
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YunoSeries AJuan Ortega ’14Manage all the payment methods and fraud providers through a single integration.
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Whitney Anderson ’88Fraud prevention with machine learning
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ChariSeries AIsmael Belkhayat, MS ’09B2B ecommerce and fintech apps
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Tarun Chitra ’11Web3 defi solutions
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Arc TechnologiesSeries ADon Muir ’15Cash management and growth capital
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CaddiSeedAlejandro Castellano, MEng ’23Automate repetitive tasks
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FlexPointSeries AVictor Lopez, JD ’13Automate cash flow for businesses
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AvantosSeries ARabih Ramadi, MEng ’00Client onboarding and servicing AI
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AjaibSeries BAnderson Sumarli ’14Indonesia investment platform
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Translucent AISeries AJack O’Hara, MS ’19, MBA ’19FP&A for healthcare
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Mike Bohlander ’03Modern payments built for Freight
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At One VenturesSeedTom Chi ’99Early stage deep tech
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BalanceSeedBatu Inal, MEng ’16Cash interest for companies
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NumeraiSeries CRichard Craib ’12Long/short global equity strategy hedge fund
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Bruno Lucas ’13Working capital for small businesses
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WingspanSeries BAnthony Mironov ’10Payroll platform purpose-built for contingent work
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DinariSeries AGabriel Otte ’11Securities backed tokens on the blockchain
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Blaze PaymentsPre-SeedFaiyam Rahman, MEng ’15Global currency payments
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Henry Hendrawan, MEng ’04, MBA ’09Help Indonesians with employment
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Raymond Lau ’03, Erik Yao ’05Financial accounting software for revenue transaction data
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HekaSeries AIdan Bar-Dov, MBA ’20Data analysis for financial services
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Jonathon Grayson, MBA ’05Helping consumers navigate the uncertainty of life with smarter insurance
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Carl-Alain Memnon ’07Financial credit for businesses
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Salt LabsSeedKonstantin Getmanchuk ’06Employee rewards platform
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KonstructIQSeedIrv Henderson, MBA ’98Software for construction projects
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Maudie Hampden ’04Healthcare plan navigation
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CinoSeedLina Saleh, MA ’15Virtual card that splits group payments automatically
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PierSeedJessica Zhang ’17Launch and automate credit products
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Adena Hefets ’09, Nicholas Clark ’05Affordable home ownership
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Phil Sham, MFE ’08Digital assets infrastructure
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PanopticSeedGuillaume Lambert, ProfessorPerpetual, oracle-free defi options protocol
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FinvestSeedArnav Sahu ’15AI wealth manager
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TrataPre-SeedEric Cho ’20, William Gao ’19, MEng ’20Investment research for hedge funds
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TroopSeedFelix Tabary ’14, Zen Yui ’14New age asset stewardship technology
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Sid Mansur ’95Housing finance AI
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Ahoy InsuranceSeedAmit Nisenbaum, MBA ’03Insurance for Boaters by Boaters
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LucitePre-SeedJason Spector ’20, Richard Greenbaum ’20Automating deliverables for finance professionals
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Jane Gol ’75Real estate loans
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AdroPre-SeedAmarildo Gjondrekaj, MBA ’19, Sara Schmitt, MBA ’19US bank accounts for internationals
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ChamakPre-SeedDebasish Chakraborty, MPA ’23, Sangita Bhattacharjee, MS ’23B2B trade finance platform
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Jason Saul ’91Social outcome marketplace
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Sandeep Varma, MEng ’04Data science for investment analysis
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CreditasSeries GSergio Furio, MBA ’00Consumer loans backed by assets
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UrvinSeedAlexander Cohen ’01Shareholder relationship management platform that helps companies discover & connect with their shareholders.
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Matt McMonagle ’07Renewable hydrogen solutions
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ZeroDevPre-SeedDerek Chiang ’16SDK for creating in-app, gas-free smart contract wallets
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Zach Knight ’06Forest and waterland conservation
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Ribbon FinanceSeries BJulian Koh ’16Decentralized option vaults for web3
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PrestaSeedLeopoldo Peña ’16Digital lending banking infrastructure
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Mindigital GroupSeries AMickey Li, MBA ’10Banking for the next generation
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Jeffrey Schvey ’07, MEng ’08, Greg Schvey ’09, Corey Wendling ’94https://www.linkedin.com/company/axoni/
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AquaerialSeedRebecca Stehle, PhD ’11Financial modeling for upstream oil and gas
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KaraSeedMiriam Roure ’09Sustainability risk and compliance
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NophinSeedKwadwo Nyarko, MEng ’14Commercial real estate screener
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Jude Rizzo ’23Productivity tools for PowerPoint & Excel
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SafepaySeedZiyad Parekh ’13Digital payments for merchants
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Iwan Kurniawan ’12Digital financing for southeast asia
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CryptoLeaguePre-SeedRodolfo Saccoman ’99Community investing for crypto and NFT fans
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Tim Rice ’84Web3 crypto finance
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Psi FinancePre-SeedJesper Kristensen, PhD ’15Instant borderless payments
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Jeffrey Wald ’95, MPA ’96Financial advisors advice
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PassuSeedAndreas Overmeer ’17Fixed Income research
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TradeFlowPre-SeedTaryn Reardon ’21, Liam Breen ’21Automate stock trade settlement
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MontoPre-SeedAndres Quintanilla, MBA ’18Employee benefits platform
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PuyPre-SeedAlejandro Alvarez Zuluaga, LLM ’22Tokenization platform in Latin America
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Semantic FinancePre-SeedJoshua Ying ’19, MEng ’19AI to maintain software codebase
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Insta WorldSeedBasit Riaz Sheikh, PhD ’12Delivery platform in Pakistan
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Charles Inokon, JD ’97Expert coaching for small businesses
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Yemi Rose ’01, MS ’03Financial health for employees of color
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FlexiplataPre-SeedKabir Valencia ’01Online lending platform
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Andrew Altfest ’03AI for financial planning
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CeleriPre-SeedJun Seo ’14AI-powered fraud detection for the multi-family industry
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Brahm Pillai, MBA ’14Boutique advisory firm
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Eric Pharis, MEng ’99Analytical software for stock and options
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OptifinoSeries AMichael Doniger ’99Life insurance portfolios
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Tank PaymentsPre-SeedJad Rahbany ’18Neobank built for trucking businesses
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Derek Giddon ’07Dental insurance automated verification
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Jonathan Aiwazian ’09Data science for gaming industry
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AevoSeedJulian Koh ’16Decentralized trading strategies
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Charles Elkan, PhD ’90Real-time pricing for fixed income bonds
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Soumya Basu, PhD ’21Trading exchange with private order books
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Teresa Epperson ’95AI wealth management
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Alexander Khein, PhD ’97Scientific fixed income
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ClearingPre-SeedBenjamin Elbaz, MS ’16Short-term rental reports and bookkeeping
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Fazeela Abdul Rashid ’01Healthcare investing firm
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SwapGlobalSeedYev Feldman ’10Access digital markets using synthetic prime brokerage
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Alexander Veach, MS ’13Help PE/VC firms scale
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SnapfiPre-SeedJoao Paulo Felix, MBA ’15AI-driven tools for small and medium businesses
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Vicente Rotman, MS ’19Platform for investing in global stocks
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Michael Belasco, MBA ’16Learn financial modeling for real estate
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Pedro Escobar, MBA ’23Financial services for the unbanked
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BoundoPre-SeedSimar Kohli ’22, Samik Shrotriya ’22Generative AI for sales team