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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Halluminates Pre-SeedWyatt Marshall ’22, Jerry Wu ’22 · San Francisco, CADatasets to train AI models -
Mojave Energy Systems Series BPhilip Farese ’96 · Palo Alto, CAChanging the nature of air conditioning -
AKASA Series CMalinka Walaliyadde ’12 · San Francisco, CAGenerative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle -
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Gabriel Otte ’11 · South San Francisco, CABlood test to detect colorectal cancer -
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Latent Series ARishabh Jain ’17 · San Francisco, CAMedical language models for healthcare overhead -
Inception SeedStefano Ermon, MS ’13, Volodymyr Kuleshov, Professor · Palo Alto, CAFast Diffusion LLMs -
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Ceribell Series CXingjuan Chao, PhD ’05 · Mountain View, CAPoint-of-care EEG for seizure triage and treatment optimization -
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 -
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Openlayer Series AGabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye ’17 · San Francisco, CAQuality assurance for AI and ML -
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Fintary Series AYu Chen, MS ’01 · San Francisco, CAAI powered financial operations built for insurance -
Kinter.ai Series AGregg Mojica, Dropout · San Francisco, CAIntegrate applications into one platform -
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 -
Alloy Automation Series AGregg Mojica, Dropout · San Francisco, CAIntegrate applications into one platform -
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Point One Navigation Series CAaron Nathan ’06, MEng ’09 · San Francisco, CAPrecise navigation positioning -
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Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD ’80 · South San Francisco, CAT cell therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases -
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Rezo Therapeutics Series AGeorge Scangos ’70 · South San Francisco, CAMapping biological networks for drug discovery -
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Roger Healthcare SeedYusef Iskandar, MEng ’23, Keyur K Shah, MEng ’23, Yunus Ansari, MEng ’23 · San Francisco, CAHome healthcare with AI -
Rising Team Series AJennifer Dulski ’93, MBA ’99 · Palo Alto, CAHelp managers engage and connect their teams -
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Ashot Papoyan, PhD ’06 · South San Francisco, CABiology computational analysis for drug development -
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Felix Ejeckam, PhD ’97 · San Francisco, CAGallium nitride on diamond wafers -
Branch Series FMada Seghete ’05 · Palo Alto, CACross-platform linking and attribution solutions for brands -
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Dina Burkitbayeva ’10 · San Francisco, CAPsychedelic therapeutics biotech platform -
Opencall.ai Pre-SeedEric Mei ’18, MEng ’19 · San Francisco, CAAI call centers for customer service -
Julian Londono ’21 · San Francisco, CAAI for architecture and design firms -
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Lucky Gunasekara ’05, Andy Hsieh, PostDoc ’17 · San Francisco, CAAI search engine for businesses -
Kovari Industries Pre-SeedAedin Yu ’26 Dropout, Daniel George ’26 Dropout · San Francisco, CARobots that clean rooms -
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Ganymede Series ABenson Lee ’05 · Palo Alto, CAData platform for the life sciences and manufacturing -
Adena Hefets ’09, Nicholas Clark ’05 · San Francisco, CAAffordable home ownership -
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Endpoint Health Series AJason Springs, MBA ’09, Diego Rey, PhD ’10 · Palo Alto, CAPrecision immunology therapies -
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Daniel Rothenberg ’10 · San Francisco, CAWeather and climate prediction -
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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 -
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Kursad Araz, PhD ’10 · San Francisco, CAInstruments for protein measurement -
Weekend Health Series ARemi Cossart ’11 · San Francisco, CADigital health platform for weight loss -
Populus Series ARegina Lee Clewlow ’01, MEng ’02 · San Francisco, CAEmpower cities to manage the future of mobility -
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Alpha Grid Pre-SeedLucas Ackerknecht ’12 · Palo Alto, CAHelp energy developers with their distributed energy resources -
Trata Pre-SeedEric Cho ’20, William Gao ’19, MEng ’20 · San Francisco, CAInvestment research for hedge funds -
Isaac Ciechanover, MD ’00 · South San Francisco, CAT-cell immunotherapy -
Hatchet Pre-SeedGabe Ruttner, MEng ’17 · San Francisco, CABackground task orchestration and visibility platform -
Wondering Pre-SeedAngelica Kosasih, MS ’22, Cheng-Wei Hu, MS ’22 · San Francisco, CASoftware for learning -
Rexera SeedAnton Tonev, MEng ’12 · San Francisco, CAMaking real estate transactions faster, smarter, and more efficient -
Airhart Aeronautics SeedNikita Ermoshkin ’18, Brendan Quinn ’17 · San Francisco, CAAirplanes that anyone can fly -
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Response SeedKeivan Shahida ’21, Kais Baillargeon ’21 · San Francisco, CAProcurement process spend control -
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Ray Wu ’06, MBA ’11, MD ’12 · San Francisco, CAKeto program for weight loss -
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Workstream Series BMax Wang, MEng ’19 · San Francisco, CAHR, payroll, and hiring for the hourly workforce -
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Brian Wong, MD ’01 · South San Francisco, CAImmunology therapeutic for inflammation and cancer -
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Chris Mui ’11, MEng ’12 · San Francisco, CAHVAC contractor for heat pump buying and installation -
Pair AI Pre-SeedParth Detroja ’17 · San Francisco, CAMobile education platform that's personalized with AI -
Rachel Dorin, PhD ’13 · South San Francisco, CANanofiltration for protein and semiconductor manufacturing -
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David Chang ’92 · South San Francisco, CACAR-T for cancer and autoimmune diseases -
Zach Knight ’06 · San Francisco, CAForest and waterland conservation -
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Aimee DeGolyer ’98 · San Francisco, CACancer patient data for better outcomes -
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Zomma Pre-SeedCashel Fitzgerald, MEng ’26, Jihyun Kim, MEng ’26 · San Francisco, CAAI agents for financial services -
Candytrail Pre-SeedAyush Mahna ’24, Aditya Mahna ’28 · San Francisco, CAAI for growth marketing and sales -
Credenza Pre-SeedSandy Khaund ’95 · San Francisco, CAUniversal ID across digital and physical domains -
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Pennant AI Pre-SeedRyan Nowicki Stewart ’16, Tomas Taylor ’16 · San Francisco, CAAI proxy voting for public markets -
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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 -
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Stably AI SeedJinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15 · San Francisco, CAAutomating software testing for every company -
Shaomei Wu, PhD ’12 · Mountain View, CAAI tech for marginalized communities -
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Cruise Chen, MBA ’19 · San Francisco, CAFrontier model infrastructure -
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Timothy Gee ’88 · San Francisco, CAPlanning software for infrastructure projects -
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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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, CASynthetic biology platform for treatments -
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Alexey Bazarov ’93 · San Francisco, CATherapeutics for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis -
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