Cornell Wellness & Fitness Startups

A directory of 57 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in wellness, fitness, and consumer health, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.

57 listed

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  Headway Series D

  Jake Sussman ’13 · New York, NY

  Mental healthcare

  Health CareInformation TechnologyInsurance

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Freenome

  Gabriel Otte ’11 · South San Francisco, CA

  Blood test to detect colorectal cancer

  BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Human Longevity Series B

  Robert Hariri, MD PhD ’87 · San Diego, CA

  Early detection for longer life

  BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth Care

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  TelyRx

  Thomas McKinney ‘98 · Tampa, FL

  Pharmacy for telehealth patients

  Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMental Health

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Ceribell Series C

  Xingjuan Chao, PhD ’05 · Mountain View, CA

  Point-of-care EEG for seizure triage and treatment optimization

  BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Camber Series B

  Christophe Rimann, MEng ’19 · New York, NY

  Behavioral health clinician software

  Data IntegrationEnterprise SoftwareHealth Care

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Cleerly Series C

  James Min, Professor · Denver, CO

  Precision medicine for heart health

  AppsArtificial IntelligenceHealth Care

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Centivax

  Stephanie Wisner ’16 · South San Francisco, CA

  Broad-spectrum vaccine

  BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Bloomlife Series B

  Eric Dy ’03 · San Francisco, CA

  Maternal health prenatal care

  Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical Device

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Keep Company Seed

  Adrienne Belyea Prentice ’04 · Bethesda, MD

  Platform for work connections

  Employee BenefitsHuman ResourcesProfessional Services

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Celularity

  Robert Hariri, MD PhD ’87 · Florham Park, NJ

  Biotech cellular medicines

  BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Ash Series A

  David Stein, MBA ’20 · New York, NY

  At-home health testing

  Health CareHealth DiagnosticsmHealth

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Juno Medical Series A

  Akili Hinson, MD ’08 · New York, NY

  Primary care for the family

  FamilyHealth CareMedical

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Marble Health Series A

  Jake Sussman ’13 · New York, NY

  Personalized mental health for students

  Health CareMental HealthWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  psyflo

  Deanna Oliver, MS ’24 · New York, NY

  Mental health tech for under-resourced communities

  Health CareInformation TechnologyMental Health

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Humanaut Health Seed

  Tony Cheng ’93 · Austin, TX

  Holistic health and integrative medicine

  Health CareHospitalWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Pendulum Therapeutics Series C

  John Eid ’97 · San Francisco, CA

  Microbiome for health

  BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Radicle Science Seed

  Jeffrey Chen ’10 · San Diego, CA

  Prove effects of health and wellness products beyond placebo

  Dietary SupplementsHealth CaremHealth

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Nusano Series C

  Howard Lewin ’83 · Valencia, CA

  Supply of radioisotopes for fighting cancer

  Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Tia Series B

  Felicity Yost ’12, Carolyn Witte ’12 · New York, NY

  Women healthcare clinic

  AppsFitnessHealth Care

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Evergreen Nephrology

  Matt Kim ’18 · Nashville, TN

  Kidney care across the full care spectrum

  Health CareMedicalWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Cylera

  Timur Ozekcin ’14, MEng ’15, Sean Abraham ’14 · New York, NY

  Healthcare IoT platform

  AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceAsset Management

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Conceive Seed

  Lauren Berson Sugarman ’04 · East Hampton, NY

  Always-on fertility care navigation

  CommunitiesFashionFitness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Halo Labs Series C

  Bernardo Cordovez, PhD ’10, David Erickson, Professor · Philadelphia, PA

  Protein therapeutic measurement device

  AnalyticsBiopharmaBiotechnology

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  VIVAN Therapeutics

  Laura Towart, PhD ’07 · United Kingdom

  Personalized cancer therapeutics platform

  Big DataBiotechnologyHealth Care

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  PhotoniCare Series B

  Ryan Nolan, MEng ’11 · Champaign, IL

  Optical scope to detect middle ear infections

  Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical Device

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Correlia Biosystems

  Kursad Araz, PhD ’10 · San Francisco, CA

  Instruments for protein measurement

  BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  GenoPalate

  Paul Auer, MS ’03 · Wauwatosa, WI

  Personalized nutrition

  BiotechnologyNutritionWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  HALO Hydration

  Robin Levine Shobin ’00 · New York, NY

  Healthy hydration

  FitnessFood and BeverageWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Weekend Health Series A

  Remi Cossart ’11 · San Francisco, CA

  Digital health platform for weight loss

  Health CareLifestyleOnline Portals

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Haplotype Labs Seed

  Mike Polcari ’02 · Orinda, CA

  Preventative care with AI and genetics

  Health CareSaaSWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Amino

  Maudie Hampden ’04 · San Francisco, CA

  Healthcare plan navigation

  Employee BenefitsFinancial ServicesHealth Care

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  SaladStop! Series B

  Adrien Desbaillets ’04 · Media, PA

  Sustainable nutritious food

  Food and BeverageFood ProcessingHealth Care

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Caraway Series A

  Joshua Tauber ’09, MBA ’11 · New York, NY

  Virtual healthcare provider for GenZ

  FitnessHealth CareWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Janux Therapeutics

  David Campbell, PhD ’90 · La Jolla, CA

  Immunotherapy to fight tumors

  BiotechnologyHealth DiagnosticsPharmaceutical

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Keyto

  Ray Wu ’06, MBA ’11, MD ’12 · San Francisco, CA

  Keto program for weight loss

  BeautyFood and BeverageHealth Care

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Eat Just

  Joshua Tetrick ’04 · San Francisco, CA

  Eggs made out of plants

  BiotechnologyFood and BeverageFood Processing

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  MyLÚA Health Seed

  J’Vanay Santos-Fabian, MBA ’22 · Brooklyn, NY

  AI agents for women's health

  AppsHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  MyLUA Health Seed

  J’Vanay Santos-Fabian, MBA ’22 · Brooklyn, NY

  AI agents for women's health

  AppsHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Evenly Technologies, Inc. Seed

  Barry Beck ’90 · Washington, DC

  Orthodontics in-a-box for dentists

  DentalHealth CareHome Health Care

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Certainly Health Seed

  Daryl Sew ’17 · New York, NY

  Healthcare provider marketplace with upfront prices and no surprise bills.

  Health CareHospitalWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Allogene Therapeutics

  David Chang ’92 · South San Francisco, CA

  CAR-T for cancer and autoimmune diseases

  BiotechnologyHealth DiagnosticsOncology

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Reprosent

  Aimee DeGolyer ’98 · San Francisco, CA

  Cancer patient data for better outcomes

  DatabaseHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Fulcra Dynamics Corporation Seed

  Ash Kalb ’00 · Portsmouth, NH

  Context for AI agents

  Information TechnologySoftwareWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  imaware

  Howard Berman, MD ’01 · Austin, TX

  Healthcare wellness platform

  Health CareHome Health CarePersonal Health

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  GIANT BioSystems Pre-Seed

  Morteza Azizi, PhD ’20 · Los Angeles, CA

  Rapid disease testing

  Artificial IntelligenceHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Yoomi Seed

  Benjamin Catania ’23 · Ithaca, NY

  Physical therapy video app

  Health CareMedicalWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Joy 101

  Radhika Delfosse ’97 · Studio City, CA

  Educational app for joy

  Health CareWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  SOCAi Labs

  Tiffany St. Bernard, PhD ’22 · San Francisco, CA

  Personal health AI

  Artificial IntelligenceB2BHealth Care

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Ampersand Health

  Nader Alaghband ’04 · United Kingdom

  Remission of inflammatory diseases

  Health CareMedicalMedical Device

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Kangaroo Biomedical Seed

  Landice Gao ’16 · San Francisco, CA

  Reproductive health fertility

  BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Oar Health

  Marissa Wilson Gibbons ’06 · Brooklyn, NY

  Treatment of alcohol problems

  Health CareRecreationWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  JOUS

  Camilo Ortiz ’25 · Ithaca, NY

  Fruit drinks

  Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageWellness

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  ClinicTracker

  Joshua Gordon ’00 · Fayetteville, NY

  Electronic health records for behavioral health

  Health CareHospitalMental Health

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  HealthShades

  Joseph Agaba ’24 · Ithaca, NY

  Digital health platform for students of color

  Health CareTelehealthWellness

  LinkedIn ↗
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  Bazzinga Brew

  Zakeer Shaik, MBA ’17 · India

  Fermented beverage for gut health

  Food and BeverageFood ProcessingNutrition

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  MiMedx Group

  Bruce Hack ’71 · Marietta, GA

  TIssue for wound recovery

  BiotechnologyHealth CareMarketing

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗