Cornell Startups in the San Francisco Bay Area
A directory of 184 startups founded by Cornell University alumni and students based in the San Francisco Bay Area, each listed with its founders, stage, categories, and links. Compiled by Big Red AI.
184 listed
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Gabriel Otte ’11 · South San Francisco, CABlood test to detect colorectal cancer -
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PointOne Series AJeremy Ben-Meir ’22 · San Francisco, CAAutomated time tracking and billing for law firms -
AKASA Series CMalinka Walaliyadde ’12 · San Francisco, CAGenerative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle -
Ceribell Series CXingjuan Chao, PhD ’05 · Mountain View, CAPoint-of-care EEG for seizure triage and treatment optimization -
Openlayer Series AGabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye ’17 · San Francisco, CAQuality assurance for AI and ML -
Krea Series BDiego Rodriguez, MS ’23 Dropout, Víctor Perez, MS ’24 Dropout · San Francisco, CAAI visual design tool -
Inception SeedStefano Ermon, MS ’13, Volodymyr Kuleshov, Professor · Palo Alto, CAFast Diffusion LLMs -
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Point One Navigation Series CAaron Nathan ’06, MEng ’09 · San Francisco, CAPrecise navigation positioning -
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Stephanie Wisner ’16 · South San Francisco, California, United StatesBroad-spectrum vaccine -
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Infisical Series AVlad Vladyslav Matsiiako, MEng ’22, Tony Dang ’22, MBA ’23, Maidul Islam ’21 · San Francisco, CASoftware codebase secret management -
Francis Pedraza ’11 · San Francisco, CAAI training and scaling -
Fintary Series AYu Chen, MS ’01 · San Francisco, CAAI powered financial operations built for insurance -
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Kinter.ai Series AGregg Mojica, Dropout · San Francisco, CAIntegrate applications into one platform -
Alloy Automation Series AGregg Mojica, Dropout · San Francisco, CAIntegrate applications into one platform -
Latent Series ARishabh Jain ’17 · San Francisco, CAMedical language models for healthcare overhead -
Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD ’80 · South San Francisco, CAT cell therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases -
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Ashot Papoyan, PhD ’06 · South San Francisco, CABiology computational analysis for drug development -
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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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Adaption Labs SeedSudip Roy, PhD ’14 · San Francisco, California, United StatesAI that adapts to real world -
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Rezo Therapeutics Series AGeorge Scangos ’70 · South San Francisco, CAMapping biological networks for drug discovery -
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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Authorium Series AJay Nath ’97 · San Francisco, California, United StatesGovernment procurement processes -
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Symba SeedNikita Gupta ’17 · San Francisco, California, United StatesSoftware platform for new hires -
Branch Series FMada Seghete ’05 · Palo Alto, CACross-platform linking and attribution solutions for brands -
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Vali Health SeedSerena Dang ’15 · San Francisco, California, United StatesAI assistant for home care -
Felix Ejeckam, PhD ’97 · San Francisco, CAGallium nitride on diamond wafers -
Dina Burkitbayeva ’10 · San Francisco, CAPsychedelic therapeutics biotech platform -
Halluminates Pre-SeedWyatt Marshall ’22, Jerry Wu ’22 · San Francisco, CADatasets to train AI models -
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MirrorTab SeedBrian Silverstein ’01 · San Francisco, California, United StatesCybersecurity for web apps -
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Opencall.ai Pre-SeedEric Mei ’18, MEng ’19 · San Francisco, CAAI call centers for customer service -
Endpoint Health Series AJason Springs, MBA ’09, Diego Rey, PhD ’10 · Palo Alto, CAPrecision immunology therapies -
Kovari Industries Pre-SeedAedin Yu ’26 Dropout, Daniel George ’26 Dropout · San Francisco, CARobots that clean rooms -
Lucky Gunasekara ’05, Andy Hsieh, PostDoc ’17 · San Francisco, CAAI search engine for businesses -
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Julian Londono ’21 · San Francisco, California, United StatesAI for architecture and design firms -
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KonstructIQ SeedIrv Henderson, MBA ’98 · Palo Alto, California, United StatesSoftware for construction projects -
Adena Hefets ’09, Nicholas Clark ’05 · San Francisco, CAAffordable home ownership -
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Ganymede Series ABenson Lee ’05 · Palo Alto, CAData platform for the life sciences and manufacturing -
Bradley Zamft ’01 · Mountain View, CAProgrammable agricultural plants -
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Joshua Tetrick ’04 · San Francisco, CAPlant proteins to culture animal cells for meat -
Philip Farese ’96 · Palo Alto, CAChanging the nature of air conditioning -
Hatchet Pre-SeedGabe Ruttner, MEng ’17 · San Francisco, CABackground task orchestration and visibility platform -
Daniel Rothenberg ’10 · San Francisco, CAWeather and climate prediction -
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Airhart Aeronautics SeedNikita Ermoshkin ’18, Brendan Quinn ’17 · San Francisco, CAAirplanes that anyone can fly -
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Kursad Araz, PhD ’10 · San Francisco, CAInstruments for protein measurement -
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Populus Series ARegina Lee Clewlow ’01, MEng ’02 · San Francisco, CAEmpower cities to manage the future of mobility -
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Trata Pre-SeedEric Cho ’20, William Gao ’19, MEng ’20 · San Francisco, CAInvestment research for hedge funds -
Alpha Grid Pre-SeedLucas Ackerknecht ’12 · Palo Alto, CAHelp energy developers with their distributed energy resources -
David Chang ’92 · South San Francisco, CACAR-T for cancer and autoimmune diseases -
Workstream Series BMax Wang, MEng ’19 · San Francisco, CAHR, payroll, and hiring for the hourly workforce -
Rexera SeedAnton Tonev, MEng ’12 · San Francisco, CAMaking real estate transactions faster, smarter, and more efficient -
Brian Wong, MD ’01 · South San Francisco, CAImmunology therapeutic for inflammation and cancer -
Rachel Dorin, PhD ’13 · South San Francisco, CANanofiltration for protein and semiconductor manufacturing -
Zach Knight ’06 · San Francisco, CAForest and waterland conservation -
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Weekend Health Series ARemi Cossart ’11 · San Francisco, CADigital health platform for weight loss -
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AGI Pre-SeedDiv Garg ’19 · San Francisco, California, United StatesAI lab for general intelligence -
Response SeedKeivan Shahida ’21, Kais Baillargeon ’21 · San Francisco, CAProcurement process spend control -
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Chris Mui ’11, MEng ’12 · San Francisco, CAHVAC contractor for heat pump buying and installation -
Isaac Ciechanover, MD ’00 · South San Francisco, CAT-cell immunotherapy -
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Pair AI Pre-SeedParth Detroja ’17 · San Francisco, CAMobile education platform that's personalized with AI -
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Aimee DeGolyer ’98 · San Francisco, CACancer patient data for better outcomes -
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Ray Wu ’06, MBA ’11, MD ’12 · San Francisco, CAKeto program for weight loss -
Candytrail Pre-SeedAyush Mahna ’24, Aditya Mahna ’28 · San Francisco, CAAI for growth marketing and sales -
Zendata SeedNarayana Pappu ’07 · San Francisco, California, United StatesSecurity and compliance for AI systems -
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Ves Stoyanov, PhD ’09 · San Francisco, California, United StatesAI-native CRM -
Credenza Pre-SeedSandy Khaund ’95 · San Francisco, CAUniversal ID across digital and physical domains -
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RadMate AI Pre-SeedAdam Skrocki ’21, Mohamed Khalifa ’21 · San Francisco, CARadiology reporting by AI -
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Nuclear Software Pre-SeedJavier Vega ’24, Emanuel Gordis ’23 · San Francisco, CACAD simulation software -
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Mango Health Pre-SeedZach Gittelman, MS ’21 · San Francisco, CABridge primary care with mental health -
Shaomei Wu, PhD ’12 · Mountain View, CAAI tech for marginalized communities -
Stably AI SeedJinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15 · San Francisco, CAAutomating software testing for every company -
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Timothy Gee ’88 · San Francisco, CAPlanning software for infrastructure projects -
Niru Anisetti, MBA ’14 · San Francisco, California, United StatesProduct catalog data -
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Cruise Chen, MBA ’19 · San Francisco, California, United StatesFrontier model infrastructure -
Flagship Series AKhalil Hajji, MEng ’17 · San Francisco, California, United StatesConnect brands with creators -
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Jacob Roberts ’14 · San Francisco, CAMicrobes extract lithium from waste -
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Boundo Pre-SeedSimar Kohli ’22, Samik Shrotriya ’22 · San Francisco, CAGenerative AI for sales team -
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Brian Turner ’94 · South San Francisco, California, United StatesSynthetic biology platform for treatments -
Angela Wu, MS ’13 · Palo Alto, California, United StatesAI for research and automation -
David Palmer, MEng ’19 · San Francisco, California, United StatesBuilding design software -
Zomma Pre-SeedCashel Fitzgerald, MEng ’26, Jihyun Kim, MEng ’26 · San Francisco, California, United StatesAI agents for financial services -
Alexey Bazarov ’93 · San Francisco, CATherapeutics for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis -
Nitrode SeedRichard Gu ’24, MEng ’25, Brian La ’25, Ben Kim ’25 · San Francisco, CAAI for game development -
Pennant AI Pre-SeedRyan Nowicki Stewart ’16, Tomas Taylor ’16 · San Francisco, California, United StatesAI proxy voting for public markets -
Wondering Pre-SeedAngelica Kosasih, MS ’22, Cheng-Wei Hu, MS ’22 · San Francisco, California, United StatesSoftware for learning -
Berat Celik, MEng ’26 · San Francisco, California, United StatesMarketplace for AI hardware -
Michael Wachsman, MEng ’25 · San Francisco, California, United StatesTrading on private markets -
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