Cornell Startups in the San Francisco Bay Area
A directory of 185 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.
185 listed
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Infisical Series BVlad Vladyslav Matsiiako, MEng ’22, Tony Dang ’22, MBA ’23, Maidul Islam ’21 · San Francisco, CASoftware codebase secret management -
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Inception SeedStefano Ermon, MS ’13, Volodymyr Kuleshov, Professor · Palo Alto, CAFast Diffusion LLMs -
Halluminates Series AWyatt Marshall ’22, Jerry Wu ’22 · San Francisco, CADatasets to train AI models -
Gabriel Otte ’11 · South San Francisco, CABlood test to detect colorectal cancer -
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AKASA Series CMalinka Walaliyadde ’12 · San Francisco, CAGenerative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle -
Latent Series ARishabh Jain ’17 · San Francisco, CAMedical language models for healthcare overhead -
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Mojave Energy Systems Series BPhilip Farese ’96 · Palo Alto, CAChanging the nature of air conditioning -
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Pennant AI SeedRyan Nowicki Stewart ’16, Tomas Taylor ’16 · San Francisco, CAAI proxy voting for public markets -
PointOne Series AJeremy Ben-Meir ’22 · San Francisco, CAAutomated time tracking and billing for law firms -
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Krea Series BDiego Rodriguez, MS ’23 Dropout, Víctor Perez, MS ’24 Dropout · San Francisco, CAAI visual design tool -
Openlayer Series AGabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye ’17 · San Francisco, CAQuality assurance for AI and ML -
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Point One Navigation Series CAaron Nathan ’06, MEng ’09 · San Francisco, CAPrecise navigation positioning -
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Ceribell Series CXingjuan Chao, PhD ’05 · Mountain View, CAPoint-of-care EEG for seizure triage and treatment optimization -
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Kinter.ai Series AGregg Mojica, Dropout · San Francisco, CAIntegrate applications into one platform -
Fintary Series AYu Chen, MS ’01 · San Francisco, CAAI powered financial operations built for insurance -
Francis Pedraza ’11 · San Francisco, CAAI training and scaling -
Alloy Automation Series AGregg Mojica, Dropout · San Francisco, CAIntegrate applications into one platform -
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Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD ’80 · South San Francisco, CAT cell therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases -
Rising Team Series AJennifer Dulski ’93, MBA ’99 · Palo Alto, CAHelp managers engage and connect their teams -
Roger Healthcare SeedYusef Iskandar, MEng ’23, Keyur K Shah, MEng ’23, Yunus Ansari, MEng ’23 · San Francisco, CAHome healthcare with AI -
Rezo Therapeutics Series AGeorge Scangos ’70 · South San Francisco, CAMapping biological networks for drug discovery -
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Ashot Papoyan, PhD ’06 · South San Francisco, CABiology computational analysis for drug development -
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Branch Series FMada Seghete ’05 · Palo Alto, CACross-platform linking and attribution solutions for brands -
Bradley Zamft ’01 · Mountain View, CAProgrammable agricultural plants -
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Julian Londono ’21 · San Francisco, CAAI for architecture and design firms -
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Felix Ejeckam, PhD ’97 · San Francisco, CAGallium nitride on diamond wafers -
Opencall.ai Pre-SeedEric Mei ’18, MEng ’19 · San Francisco, CAAI call centers for customer service -
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Kovari Industries Pre-SeedAedin Yu ’26 Dropout, Daniel George ’26 Dropout · San Francisco, CARobots that clean rooms -
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Endpoint Health Series AJason Springs, MBA ’09, Diego Rey, PhD ’10 · Palo Alto, CAPrecision immunology therapies -
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Lucky Gunasekara ’05, Andy Hsieh, PostDoc ’17 · San Francisco, CAAI search engine for businesses -
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Ganymede Series ABenson Lee ’05 · Palo Alto, CAData platform for the life sciences and manufacturing -
Dina Burkitbayeva ’10 · San Francisco, CAPsychedelic therapeutics biotech platform -
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Joshua Tetrick ’04 · San Francisco, CAPlant proteins to culture animal cells for meat -
Daniel Rothenberg ’10 · San Francisco, CAWeather and climate prediction -
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Adena Hefets ’09, Nicholas Clark ’05 · San Francisco, CAAffordable home ownership -
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Alpha Grid Pre-SeedLucas Ackerknecht ’12 · Palo Alto, CAHelp energy developers with their distributed energy resources -
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Response SeedKeivan Shahida ’21, Kais Baillargeon ’21 · San Francisco, CAProcurement process spend control -
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Rexera SeedAnton Tonev, MEng ’12 · San Francisco, CAMaking real estate transactions faster, smarter, and more efficient -
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 -
Weekend Health Series ARemi Cossart ’11 · San Francisco, CADigital health platform for weight loss -
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Pair AI Pre-SeedParth Detroja ’17 · San Francisco, CAMobile education platform that's personalized with AI -
Kursad Araz, PhD ’10 · San Francisco, CAInstruments for protein measurement -
Wondering Pre-SeedAngelica Kosasih, MS ’22, Cheng-Wei Hu, MS ’22 · San Francisco, CASoftware for learning -
Isaac Ciechanover, MD ’00 · South San Francisco, CAT-cell immunotherapy -
Hatchet Pre-SeedGabe Ruttner, MEng ’17 · San Francisco, CABackground task orchestration and visibility platform -
Airhart Aeronautics SeedNikita Ermoshkin ’18, Brendan Quinn ’17 · San Francisco, CAAirplanes that anyone can fly -
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Workstream Series BMax Wang, MEng ’19 · San Francisco, CAHR, payroll, and hiring for the hourly workforce -
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Zomma Pre-SeedCashel Fitzgerald, MEng ’26, Jihyun Kim, MEng ’26 · San Francisco, CAAI agents for financial services -
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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 -
Aimee DeGolyer ’98 · San Francisco, CACancer patient data for better outcomes -
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Chris Mui ’11, MEng ’12 · San Francisco, CAHVAC contractor for heat pump buying and installation -
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Ray Wu ’06, MBA ’11, MD ’12 · San Francisco, CAKeto program for weight loss -
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Zach Knight ’06 · San Francisco, CAForest and waterland conservation -
David Chang ’92 · South San Francisco, CACAR-T for cancer and autoimmune diseases -
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Credenza Pre-SeedSandy Khaund ’95 · San Francisco, CAUniversal ID across digital and physical domains -
RadMate AI Pre-SeedAdam Skrocki ’21, Mohamed Khalifa ’21 · San Francisco, CARadiology reporting by AI -
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Candytrail Pre-SeedAyush Mahna ’24, Aditya Mahna ’28 · San Francisco, CAAI for growth marketing and sales -
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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 -
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Shaomei Wu, PhD ’12 · Mountain View, CAAI tech for marginalized communities -
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Stably AI SeedJinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15 · San Francisco, CAAutomating software testing for every company -
Cruise Chen, MBA ’19 · San Francisco, CAFrontier model infrastructure -
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Timothy Gee ’88 · San Francisco, CAPlanning software for infrastructure projects -
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Nitrode SeedRichard Gu ’24, MEng ’25, Brian La ’25, Ben Kim ’25 · San Francisco, CAAI for game development -
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Jacob Roberts ’14 · San Francisco, CAMicrobes extract lithium from waste -
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Brian Turner ’94 · South San Francisco, CASynthetic biology platform for treatments -
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Boundo Pre-SeedSimar Kohli ’22, Samik Shrotriya ’22 · San Francisco, CAGenerative AI for sales team -
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Alexey Bazarov ’93 · San Francisco, CATherapeutics for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis -
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