Cornell Food & Agriculture Startups
A directory of 62 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in food, agriculture, and AgTech, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
62 listed
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Mark Schwager ’06 · Livermore, CASmart autonomous tractors for farming -
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Jonathan Taylor ’03 · Coral Gables, FLSugar supply and trade network -
Orchard Robotics Series ACharles Wu ’24 Dropout · Seattle, WAPrecision agriculture with robots and AI -
Amol Deshpande, MBA ’05 · San Carlos, CAPlatform for family farmers and ranchers -
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Zadar Labs Series AAli Mostajeran, PhD ’18, Mohammad Emadi, PostDoc ’14 · Campbell, CA4D imaging for AI systems -
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California Cultured Series AHarrison Yoon, PostDoc ’99 · Davis, CAPlant cell culturing for chocolate -
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Bradley Zamft ’01 · Mountain View, CAProgrammable agricultural plants -
Joshua Tetrick ’04 · San Francisco, CAPlant proteins to culture animal cells for meat -
Carl Sutter ’88 · Cheney, KSChemical-free agriculture with robots -
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Paket Mutfak SeedEytan Nahmiyas, MS ’20 · TurkeyFood brands through all food delivery platforms in Turkey -
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Jason Goodman, PhD ’21, Ashton Yoon, MS ’19 · Ithaca, NYCrunch food ingredients -
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Sameer Seth, MMH ’11 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaFood and beverage brand in India -
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Ray Wu ’06, MBA ’11, MD ’12 · San Francisco, CAKeto program for weight loss -
Michael Santiago, PhD ’16, Abraham Stroock ’95 · Davis, CAWater sensors for fruit and nut crops -
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Michael Annunziata ’11, MBA ’17 · Rochester, NYShelf-stable food technology -
Ashoke Bose, MHA ’20 · Syracuse, NYGreenhouse farming for sustainable lifestyle -
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Pat Schnable ’81 · Ames, IASustainable millet grain agriculture -
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Susan Buckwalter, MBA ’12, Siwat Siengsanaoh, MBA ’15 · New York, NYGut healthy beverages -
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Nancy Whiteman ’81 · Boulder, Colorado, United StatesCannabis infused products -
Tom Zhang Jiahao ’18 · Philadelphia, PASoftware for agriculture harvest -
Element Farms Pre-SeedSerdar Mizrakci, MBA ’17, Daniel Janeczko, ’17, MEng ’18 · New York, NYGreenhouse for fresh vegetables -
Christine Peck, MBA ’09 · Mill Valley, California, United StatesCocktail and seltzer beverage -
Jessica Kwong ’18 · Great Neck, NYJackfruit for healthier snacks -
Marc Wallace ’92 · Silver Spring, MDTaco restaurant started in DC area -
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Chris Kirby, MMH ’14 · Groton, NYUnpasteurized Lebanese-style hummus -
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Sovi Wine Co. Pre-SeedAlex Littauer, MBA ’20, Julia Littauer, MBA ’20 · Napa, CANon-alcoholic wine -
Andrew James ’26 · Ithaca, New York, United StatesRobotics for weed control -
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