Cornell Software & SaaS Startups
A directory of 256 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in software and SaaS, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
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SageSeries CRaj Mehra, MBA ’09, ,Senior living with real-time alerts and data insights
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AnacondaSeries CPeter Wang ’99, ,Open source AI platform
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AviaGamesSeries BVickie Yanjuan Chen, MBA ’10, ,Competitive mobile games
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Chrissa McFarlane ’11, ,Web3 for health data
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Kumo.AISeries BJure Leskovec, PostDoc ’09, ,Query large scale data warehouses
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LatentSeries ARishabh Jain ’17, ,Medical language models for healthcare overhead
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unspunSeries BBeth Esponnette ’10, ,3D weaving technology for apparel
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OneRailSeries CBill Catania ’00, ,Last-mile logistics
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Kevin Luke, PhD ’16, ,Optical circuits for optical data
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Daniel Cane ’98, ,Software for specialty medical practices
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OpenlayerSeries AGabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye ’17, ,Quality assurance for AI and ML
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Isaac Oates, MBA ’07, ,HR comprehensive software suite
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Tianyi Jiang ’96, MEng ’96, ,Data management and governance
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InceptionSeedStefano Ermon, MS ’13, Volodymyr Kuleshov, Professor,Fast Diffusion LLMs
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MangoBoostSeries BJangwoo Kim ’97, MEng ’01, ,Data center boost for AI workflows
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Canary TechnologiesSeries DHarman Narula ’09, ,Hotel hospitality software
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AltanaSeries CRaphael Tehranian ’09, ,A shared source of truth for global supply chain
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Arize AISeries CAparna Dhinakaran, PhD Dropout, ,LLM evaluation platform
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John Bicket ’02, ,Business data platform
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MintlifySeries BHahnbee Lee ’22, Han Wang ’21,Software code documentation
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Jayant Kulkarni, PhD ’05, ,Scientific lab operations platform
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Phil Dunn ’02, ,School bus platform
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CamberSeries BChristophe Rimann, MEng ’19, ,Behavioral health clinician software
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Klaus Dimmler, MS ’79, ,Cloud application marketplace
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Distyl AISeries BArjun Prakash ’10, ,Generative AI solutions for enterprises.
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MomentoSeries AKhawaja Shams, MEng ’05, ,Serverless solutions for caching and pub/sub
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Jennifer Goldsmith ’95, ,Healthcare data platform
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TabsSeries BAli Hussain ’11, Deepak Bapat ’11, MEng ’12,B2B accounts receivable platform
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InfisicalSeries AVlad Vladyslav Matsiiako, MEng ’22, Tony Dang ’22, MBA ’23, Maidul Islam ’21Software codebase secret management
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Dusty RoboticsSeries BTessa Lau ’95, ,Robot for construction layout
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Coram AISeries AAshesh Jain, PhD ’16, ,AI software for security cameras
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LeoLabsSeries BEdward Lu ’84, ,Low earth orbit mapping
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VivunSeries CJoseph Miller, PhD ’18, ,Technical copilot for the sales team
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FintarySeries AYu Chen, MS ’01, ,AI powered financial operations built for insurance
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Deb Muller ’87, ,Software for employee relations
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Alloy AutomationSeries AGregg Mojica, Dropout, ,Integrate applications into one platform
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BranchSeries FMada Seghete ’05, ,Cross-platform linking and attribution solutions for brands
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ArenaSeries BHrair Simonian, JD ’11, ,AI for hardware testing and optimization
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AuthoriumSeries AJay Nath ’97, ,Government procurement processes
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YunoSeries AJuan Ortega ’14, ,Manage all the payment methods and fraud providers through a single integration.
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Topline ProSeries BNick Ornitz ’15, ,Service business marketing platform
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RevvSeries ARashmi Sinha, MS ’22, ,SaaS solutions for the automotive industry
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JollySeries ADean Zimberg, MEng ’21, ,Reward incentives for employees
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NimbleSeedLauren Dachille ’11, ,Help K-12 schools hire teachers
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CareerspanPre-SeedVrijen Attawar, MBA ’22, ,Job application AI
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Steven Ren ’19, ,3d simulations for robot training
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Ash Kalb ’00, ,Cybersecurity from bot attacks
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AvantosSeries ARabih Ramadi, MEng ’00, ,Client onboarding and servicing AI
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John Zimmer ’06, ,Ridesharing and mobility
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MattermostSeries BIan Tien, MEng ’03, ,Collaboration software for work
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OumiSeedMatthew Persons ’16, ,Open source AI platform
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ConductorOneSeries BAlex Bovee ’02, ,Identity governance platform
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Tomato.aiSeedOfer Ronen, MBA ’06, ,Change accents in real-time using AI
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DiscloSeedKai Keane ’14, ,Revolutionizing workplace accommodations for employees and candidates
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Flip CXSeries ABrian Schiff ’18, Jacob Cooper ’16, MEng ’17,Voice AI for customer service on the phone
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Arc TechnologiesSeries ADon Muir ’15, ,Cash management and growth capital
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FabricSeries AAniq Rahman ’08, ,Eliminate busywork for clinicians and improves experiences for patients
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Shay David, PhD ’07, ,Hire and retain knowledge workers
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CaddiSeedAlejandro Castellano, MEng ’23, ,Automate repetitive tasks
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Tarun Chitra ’11, ,Web3 defi solutions
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Alex Collmer ’97, ,AI for marketing content creation
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CompSeries AChristophe Gerlach ’20, Pedro Bobrow ’20, MPS ’21,HR total rewards software
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BuildWithinPre-SeedMichelle Rhee ’92, ,Workforce onboarding
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TangoSeries AKenneth Babcock ’13, ,Social live-streaming app
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ExostellarSeries AZhiming Shen, PhD ’17, Hakim Weatherspoon, Professor,Reduce cloud costs by CPU and GPU optimization
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Timur Ozekcin ’14, MEng ’15, Sean Abraham ’14,Healthcare IoT platform
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BlueskySeedMingsheng Hong, PhD ’08, ,Data cloud efficiency
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CrayonSeries BJonah Lopin ’00, ,Competition monitoring for sales teams
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Mike Bohlander ’03, ,Modern payments built for Freight
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GovWellSeedTroy LeCaire ’17, ,Modern software for local government
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Sanish Mondkar, MS ’98, ,Intelligent automation workforce management
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CrustdataSeedChris Pisarski ’11, ,Realtime company data
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Ashot Papoyan, PhD ’06, ,Biology computational analysis for drug development
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Israel Krush, MBA ’18, Rom Cohen, MEng ’18,Automate conversations on any channel
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Venti TechnologiesSeries ASaman Amarasinghe ’88, ,Autonomous vehicle logistics systems
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KonstructIQSeedIrv Henderson, MBA ’98, ,Software for construction projects
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ClearySeedRyan O’Donnell ’08, ,Employee experience platform for hybrid teams
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BuildOpsSeries CAlok Chanani ’03, ,Commercial service contractors project management
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William Glaser ’87, ,Checkout-free tech for grocery stores
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CloudforceSeries ALee Wang ’97, MEng ’97, ,Microsoft cloud solutions
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Dune SecuritySeedDavid DellaPelle ’16, ,Employee risk management
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Deanna Oliver, MS ’24, ,Mental health tech for under-resourced communities
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FiveonefourSeries ATim Delisle, MHA ’15, MS ’17, Nicolas Joseph, MEng ’16,AI for business analytics
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SymbaSeedNikita Gupta ’17, ,Software platform for new hires
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ConduktorSeries BStephane Maarek, MEng ’13, ,Data streaming platform
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MakoraSeedMohamed Abdelfattah, Professor, ,AI model deployment
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Robert Nahmias ’97, Jason Bobby ’00,Business strategy execution software
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Siping Wang ’12, ,Data cloud for scientific labs
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LumosSeries BLeo Mehr ’16, ,Digital identity platform
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FlexPointSeries AVictor Lopez, JD ’13, ,Automate cash flow for businesses
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HERESeries DMazy Dar ’97, ,Enterprise browser for productivity
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Francis Pedraza ’11, ,AI-native service companies
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David Greenberg, JD ’06, ,Residential home move software
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CinoSeedLina Saleh, MA ’15, ,Virtual card that splits group payments automatically
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VoriSeries ARobert Pinkerton, MEng ’14, ,Grocery point-of-sale system
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GanymedeSeries ABenson Lee ’05, ,Data platform for the life sciences and manufacturing
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NarrableSeedMayur Pandya ’10, ,AI platform for home health
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YobiSeedAhmed Reza ’04, ,Communications for sales, marketing, customer service
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Fiber AISeedAdi Agashe ’17, ,Marketing automations platform
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Miku Jha, MBA ’11, ,Food inspection AI
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WilyaSeedRahil Siddiqui, MILR ’09, ,Help factories create and manage a flexible workforce
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Elena Zhizhimontova, MEng ’18, ,AI to identify customer issues
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AkridataSeries ASanjay Pichaiah, MBA ’07, ,AI data visualization
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Uplift AISeedHammad Malik, MS ’14, ,Voice AI for underserved languages
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OutputSeries AGregg Lehrman ’02, ,Music creation tools
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Timothy Baynes, MS ’92, ,Product recommendation engine
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Lucky Gunasekara ’05, Andy Hsieh, PostDoc ’17,AI search engine for businesses
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PilotbirdSeedEvgeny Aleksandrov ’08, ,Lifestyle data analytics for insurance
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Satej Sirur, MEng ’08, ,Company communication platform with creatives
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Daniel Rothenberg ’10, ,Weather and climate prediction
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Scott Cahill ’87, ,Building energy management
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Will Pride ’12, ,Data visualization without code
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Ari Evans ’09, ,Interactive video platform
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Mike Falb ’14, ,SMS platform for creators and coaches
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OperandSeedAkhil Iyengar ’25, ,AI consultant for consumer brands
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KonaSeedJohn Bell ’18, ,Real-time coaching for managers on Slack and Zoom
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Will Pride ’12, ,Data visualization without code
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Bubble LabPre-SeedSelina Li, MEng ’25, Zach Zhong, MEng ’25,Automated production workflows
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IntelipostSeries BRoss Saario ’92, MEng ’93, ,Delivery technology platform
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PierSeedJessica Zhang ’17, ,Launch and automate credit products
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BotBuiltSeedBarrett Ames ’12, ,Robots, AI, and computer vision to build houses
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Ann Sastry, PhD ’94, ,AI-driven applications
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Katie Brown ’98, ,Storytelling with AI personalities
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beans.aiSeedNitin Gupta, PhD ’11, ,Location intelligence platform
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AldoaSeedJake Wright ’15, ,Environment project management software
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HalluminatesPre-SeedWyatt Marshall ’22, Jerry Wu ’22,Datasets to train AI models
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MirrorTabSeedBrian Silverstein ’01, ,Cybersecurity for web apps
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LEASeedMax Klein ’08, ,Automation for wealth management workflows
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ZendataSeedNarayana Pappu ’07, ,Security and compliance for AI systems
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Opencall.aiPre-SeedEric Mei ’18, MEng ’19, ,AI call centers for customer service
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Sam Lee, MEng ’21, John DeFelice, LLM ’20,Industrial safety and compliance software
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AidoraSeedAnant Agarwal, MEng ’17, ,HR leave management software
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KurtosisSeries AGalen Marchetti ’15, ,Developer tools for modern backend engineers
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Alef EdgeSeries BSteven Spencer, MEng ’81, ,Private mobile network
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Fig MedicalSeedFlorence Luna, MBA ’23, Abhinav Girish, MEng ’23,AI prior authorization support for healthcare providers
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UnifoldPre-SeedHau Chu, MS ’24, ,Instant stablecoin deposits and payments
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CollimatorSeedReda Dehy ’04, ,Modeling and simulation software built for the cloud
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TerialSeedAaron Weinstein ’16, ,Software for roofing contractors
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David Roger ’13, ,Retail store display software
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Haplotype LabsSeedMike Polcari ’02, ,Preventative care with AI and genetics
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Luxe SoftwareSeedAmiraj Dhawan, MEng ’16, ,Software for jewelry retailers
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Luminate HealthSeedShally Madan ’01, Jessica Hsu ’02, Siddharth Sinha ’01Healthcare lab reports for patients
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SpyderbatSeries AMarc Willebeek-LeMair, PhD ’90, ,Detection and response for cloud cybersecurity
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Metabase QSeries AMauricio Benavides, MBA ’07, ,Cybersecurity risk management
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ResonancePre-SeedJonathan Ou ’20, ,In-product messaging that engage customers
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ResponseSeedKeivan Shahida ’21, Kais Baillargeon ’21,Procurement process spend control
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DashFuelSeedMiles Moen ’13, ,Petroleum distribution operations software platform
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bythenSeedWilliam Nagata, Exchange MBA ’19, ,Digital avatars for creators
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DuetSeedJing Zhu, PhD ’01, ,Mobility as a service for the masses
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Gus Warren ’94, Daniel Stoller ’93,Digital credentials
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GradeWizPre-SeedMax Bohun ’25, Aman Madhav Garg ’26,AI for student grading
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FixeSeedRyan Handel ’04, ,Restaurant bookkeeping software
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RozPre-SeedDonnie Hampton, MBA ’19, ,AI for automated compliance questionnaires
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Ted Nyman ’07, ,AI for DevOps team productivity
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Detlef Sarbok, MMH ’09, ,Pharmacy claims monitoring software
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Sung-tsan Yeh, MS ’19, ,Convert sound into data
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KatalysSeedAsh Kalb ’00, ,Commerce media platform for performance marketing technology
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Liberty LabsSeedJae Moon Chung ’22, ,Acquirer of Korea manufacturing
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SonautoPre-SeedRyan Tremblay ’23, ,AI music editor to create full songs
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SuperunitSeedPeter Marler ’08, ,Financial calculations for business inventory
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John Hohm, MS ’16, ,Utility lines quality inspection
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EpsillaPre-SeedRichard Renchu Song, MS ’15, ,AI platform for building LLM applications connected with your own data
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PayStandardsSeedTodd Gershkowitz ’86, Joe Davolio ’19,Compensation analytics platform
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NarratorSeries AAhmed Elsamadisi ’10, ,Answer data questions
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Siloam VisionSeedPaul Chan, MS ’08, ,Reduce preventable blindness
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WorkstreamSeries BMax Wang, MEng ’19, ,HR, payroll, and hiring for the hourly workforce
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Ilya Brotzky ’10, ,Software talent workforce
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VoltSafe Inc.SeedTrevor Burgess, MBA ’12, ,Connect and control electricity usage
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UnifizePre-SeedLakshman Thatai ’01, ,Efficient ISO and FDA compliance
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Jeffrey Wald ’95, MPA ’96, ,Financial advisors advice
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VoidPre-SeedAndrew Pareles ’21, Mathew Pareles ’21,AI code editor
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Ahmad Chatila, MEng ’91, ,Solar panel orientation tracking
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Saran Krishnasamy, MEng ’18, ,Personalized ecommerce on shopify
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SwantideSeedTaylor Lint ’15, ,Salesforce admin software
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Jerry Li, MEng ’96, ,Web3 fixed-income protocol with a customized ZK-rollup solution
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CandytrailPre-SeedAyush Mahna ’24, Aditya Mahna ’28,AI for growth marketing and sales
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StampPre-SeedArchit Mehta ’24, ,AI for email inbox
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LucitePre-SeedJason Spector ’20, Richard Greenbaum ’20,Automating deliverables for finance professionals
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SublayerPre-SeedRachel Sitman ’15, ,Code review AI
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PatentPlusAISeedRyan Coles, PhD ’20, ,AI for patent law
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MeratasSeedDarius Goldman ’03, ,Student loans for skills training
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BulqitPre-SeedKeegan Bonebrake, MPS ’04, ,Home services marketplace
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TestworksSeries BDale Sukwon Yoon, MS ’04, ,High-quality data sets and validation solutions for safer AI
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Jeffrey Schvey ’07, MEng ’08, Greg Schvey ’09, Corey Wendling ’94https://www.linkedin.com/company/axoni/
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Jude Rizzo ’23, ,Productivity tools for PowerPoint & Excel
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Ryan Higgs, PhD ’14, ,Rural business security platform
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DIMOSeries AAlex Rawitz ’13, Rob Solomon ’12, Andrew Chatham ’12Car automotive data infrasctructure
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InsightagaPre-SeedJorge Sanchez, MBA ’21, ,Business strategy predictions
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BrightHireSeries BBenjamin Sesser ’06, ,AI copilot for hiring
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Ashley Maguire, MBA ’25, ,Software platform for early-stage startups
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NophinSeedKwadwo Nyarko, MEng ’14, ,Commercial real estate screener
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Jessica Zhang ’17, ,Career development for students
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Layup LabsSeedRyan Xue ’14, Michael Lemm ’14,Software product user guides
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TradeFlowPre-SeedTaryn Reardon ’21, Liam Breen ’21,Automate stock trade settlement
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NovaVistaPre-SeedManuel Colonna, MS ’21, ,Marketplace for spiritual creators
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Yalla PlusSeedBader Nasser ’14, ,Finance and operations software for small businesses
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AnykraftPre-SeedLuke Ahn, MEng ’18, ,Video games with user generated content
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Michael Won ’87, ,Personalized learning for students
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Austin Brooks ’11, Robert Abelson ’11,Software for property owners and tenants
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Joe Lemay ’99, ,Reusable notebooks and planners
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RinsedSeries BNicholas Hippenmeyer ’10, ,Car wash business customer relationship management
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Nuclear SoftwarePre-SeedJavier Vega ’24, Emanuel Gordis ’23,CAD simulation software
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UrbanMixPre-SeedSharon Yavo Ayalon, PostDoc ’23, ,Smart city software
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LimmiSeedTrevor Vieweg ’07, ,Life sciences data management and analysis
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Michael Morisy ’07, ,Nonprofit news for government transparency
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JETLEXASeedBensu Aydin, LLM ’18, ,Comprehensive platform for contract management
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John Horvatis ’99, Sean Bellefeuille, DVM ’24,Medical 3d modeling solutions
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CeleriPre-SeedJun Seo ’14, ,AI-powered fraud detection for the multi-family industry
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Younghee Park, MILR ’08, ,Employee volunteer platform
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AtrixSeedVera Kutsenko ’13, ,Medical affairs data AI
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Christopher McLain ’97, ,Frictionless 2-factor authentication
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DatalandSeedHoward Zuo ’16, ,Database for customer support
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Eric Pharis, MEng ’99, ,Analytical software for stock and options
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KaveatPre-SeedDorothee Grant, MEng ’22, Elizabete Ludborza, LLM ’22, Christine Shen ’19, MEng ’22Simpler media and entertainment deals
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Jeff Wald, MPS ’96, ,Employee lifecycle management software
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Tank PaymentsPre-SeedJad Rahbany ’18, ,Neobank built for trucking businesses
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Ash Kalb ’00, ,Context for AI agents
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Candor HealthSeedSury Agarwal ’12, ,Healthcare data
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Stably AISeedJinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15,Automating software testing for every company
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AutumnPre-SeedDaniel Shaw ’05, ,End-of-life marketplace of service providers
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Divyansh Lohia, MS ’22, ,AI for automated account development
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Tyce Herrman, MEng ’22, ,Construction permits AI
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Timothy Gee ’88, ,Planning software for infrastructure projects
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Mor Cohen-Tal, MEng ’14, ,Software procurement platform
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Monterey AISeedChun Jiang ’18, ,Copilot for product insights
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Andrew Altfest ’03, ,AI for financial planning
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ClearittyPre-SeedGil Harel, MBA ’02, ,Deal insights for sales teams
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Via AIPre-SeedDavid Chang ’92, ,AI relationship management
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Adam Barr-Neuwirth ’20, ,NIL campaigns for college athletes
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Cloud Code AISeedSaurav Panda, MS ’23, ,Testing and code review workflows
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SudocodePre-SeedAlex Ngai ’14, MEng ’14, ,AI that turns ideas into code
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Tiffany St. Bernard, PhD ’22, ,Personal health AI
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Adam Wolford ’14, ,Planning for nonprofits
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Alexander Veach, MS ’13, ,Help PE/VC firms scale
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ArcLabSeries AJames Chia ’02, ,Workforce training software
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Victor Oribamise, MS ’21, ,Prediction analysis for airports and aircrafts
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OatfinPre-SeedJay Paulynice ’08, ,Cloud infrastructure environments
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Vicente Rotman, MS ’19, ,Platform for investing in global stocks
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Saman Amarasinghe ’88, ,Python to machine code compiler
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ITSRAPIDPre-SeedDavid Feinleib ’96, ,Scale content customization
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BrightCrowdSeedTJ Duane ’99, ,Community engagement software
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Joshua Gordon ’00, ,Electronic health records for behavioral health
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BasicDBPre-SeedAbhiroop CVK, MBA ’23, ,User-owned data
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Ronen Feldman, PhD ’93, ,Platform for no-code NLP
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Anthony Garcia, MBA ’08, ,Career talent matching
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Grocers ListSeedBen Jabbawy ’08, ,Commerce tools for food brands
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Ashwin Kamlani, MMH ’03, ,Hospitality marketing AI
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Matthew Combs ’99, ,Cybersecurity automated assessments
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Aryaman Thareja ’25, MEng ’25, Arnaav Sareen ’25,AI agents for manufacturing
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Katie Cummiskey ’13, ,AI to create immersive audio
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Navdeep Singh, MBA ’18, ,Education language test prep for Indians
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Gabriel Paredes, MBA ’19, ,Build digital products
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Anthony Will ’16, Omari Powell ’16, MS ’19,Talent booking for live events
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Carmelo D’Urso ’25, Cameron Xu ’25, Evan Wilt ’21Analytics for critical infrastructure
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Angela Wu, MS ’13, ,AI for research and automation
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Simar Kohli ’22, Samik Shrotriya ’22,Generative AI for sales team