Cornell Retail Startups

A directory of 17 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in retail, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.

• ChariSeries A
  Ismael Belkhayat, MS ’09, ,
  B2B ecommerce and fintech apps
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Sundays for Dogs
  Tory Waxman ’10, ,
  Health food for dogs
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Short StorySeed
  Samuel Hoffstaetter ’09, ,
  Apparel for petite women
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Dia&CoSeries C
  Lydia Gilbert ’05, ,
  Plus size women clothing
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• AcqucoSeries B
  Raunak Nirmal ’14, Wiley Zhang ’14,
  Acquirer of Amazon e-commerce businesses
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Hetal Retail
  David Roger ’13, ,
  Retail store display software
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• DatasemblySeries B
  Ben Reich ’11, ,
  Full Category Retail Pricing Insights
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• CosmartSeed
  Alvin Kumarga ’11, ,
  Indonesia's most complete online supermarket
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Bean Box
  Matthew Berk ’92, ,
  Coffee beans delivered
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Lemon PerfectSeries B
  Yanni Hufnagel ’06, ,
  Flavored lemon water
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• SeneSeed
  Ray Li ’09, ,
  Sizeless clothing possible for everyone
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Ring Concierge
  Nicole Wegman ’08, ,
  Luxury jewelery
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• FlagshipSeries A
  Khalil Hajji, MEng ’17, ,
  Connect brands with creators
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• TazzyPre-Seed
  Lindsay Simon ’14, Delia Hughes ’14,
  Candy and chocolate bites
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Ithaca Hummus
  Chris Kirby, MMH ’14, ,
  Unpasteurized Lebanese-style hummus
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• ITSRAPIDPre-Seed
  David Feinleib ’96, ,
  Scale content customization
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
• Whiskers LacesSeed
  Kyle Groth ’10, ,
  Personalized shoelaces for shoes
  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗