Cornell Product Design Startups

A directory of 10 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in product design, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.

10 listed

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  Varda Series D

  Will Bruey ’11, MEng ’12 · El Segundo, CA

  Manufacturing in outer space

  AerospaceManufacturingProduct Design

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Stoke Space Series E

  Andy Lapsa ’04 · Kent, WA

  Reusable space rockets

  AerospaceProduct DesignSpace Travel

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Soluna

  John Belizaire ’94, MEng ’95 · New York, NY

  Geen data centers

  BlockchainEnergyProduct Design

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Efinix

  Sammy Cheung, MEng ’90 · Santa Clara, CA

  FPGAs for AI applications

  Information TechnologyProduct DesignSemiconductor

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Tilly Pre-Seed

  Blythe Yost ’05 · Pearl River, NY

  Landscape design services

  Gift CardLandscapingProduct Design

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Med Dimensions

  John Horvatis ’99, Sean Bellefeuille, DVM ’24 · Rochester, NY

  Medical 3d modeling solutions

  3D PrintingArtificial IntelligenceMedical

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Rancho Santa Fe Bio Pre-Seed

  Randy Berholtz ’84 · Rancho Santa Fe, CA

  Cardiovascular therapeutics

  BiotechnologyHealth CareProduct Design

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Clearitty Pre-Seed

  Gil Harel, MBA ’02 · New York, NY

  Deal insights for sales teams

  Product DesignSaaSSales

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Flagship Series A

  Khalil Hajji, MEng ’17 · San Francisco, CA

  Connect brands with creators

  Business DevelopmentConsultingE-Commerce

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  CompoSecure

  John Herslow ’64 · Somerset, NJ

  Physical payment cards

  ConsultingCryptocurrencyCyber Security

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗