Cornell Y Combinator Startups
A directory of 117 Y Combinator-backed startups founded by Cornell University alumni and students, each listed with its founders, batch, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
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Arize AISeries CAparna Dhinakaran, PhD Dropout, ,LLM evaluation platform
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MarqVisionSeries BDK Lee ’16, ,Remove counterfeits of branded goods
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CamberSeries BChristophe Rimann, MEng ’19, ,Behavioral health clinician software
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Canary TechnologiesSeries DHarman Narula ’09, ,Hotel hospitality software
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MidshipSeedKieran Taylor, MEng ’20, ,Extract documents into spreadsheets
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James Dorris ’01, ,Hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
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NimbleSeedLauren Dachille ’11, ,Help K-12 schools hire teachers
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MineSeries AScott Smith ’21, ,Student debit card
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MintlifySeries BHahnbee Lee ’22, Han Wang ’21,Software code documentation
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Alloy AutomationSeries AGregg Mojica, Dropout, ,Integrate applications into one 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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Topline ProSeries BNick Ornitz ’15, ,Service business marketing platform
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AjaibSeries BAnderson Sumarli ’14, ,Indonesia investment platform
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WhatnotSeries FGrant LaFontaine ’11, ,Livestream shopping platform
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Arc TechnologiesSeries ADon Muir ’15, ,Cash management and growth capital
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Numerion LabsSeries DAbraham Heifets ’01, MEng ’02, ,AI drug discovery
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CrustdataSeedChris Pisarski ’11, ,Realtime company data
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PalacePre-SeedLeeds Rising ’20, ,Private market investor data analysis
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LaurenceSeedMatthew Chen ’24, ,Amazon ad management
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ChariSeries AIsmael Belkhayat, MS ’09, ,B2B ecommerce and fintech apps
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EventualSeries AJay Chia ’18, ,Data warehouse for ML and AI
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Bruno Lucas ’13, ,Working capital for small businesses
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PacesSeries ACharles Bai ’19, ,Clean energy infrastructure
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Bubble LabPre-SeedSelina Li, MEng ’25, Zach Zhong, MEng ’25,Automated production workflows
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Blaze PaymentsPre-SeedFaiyam Rahman, MEng ’15, ,Global currency payments
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Short StorySeedSamuel Hoffstaetter ’09, ,Apparel for petite women
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Spotlight RealtyPre-SeedRaymond Allie ’27, Jacob Phelan ’25,AI-powered realtor for reduced commissions
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Carl-Alain Memnon ’07, ,Financial credit for businesses
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Endpoint HealthSeries AJason Springs, MBA ’09, Diego Rey, PhD ’10,Precision immunology therapies
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Kiwi BiosciencesSeedDavid Hachuel, MS ’19, ,Food for patients with IBS
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Opencall.aiPre-SeedEric Mei ’18, MEng ’19, ,AI call centers for customer service
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Fiber AISeedAdi Agashe ’17, ,Marketing automations platform
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General LegalSeedJaved Qadrud-Din ’07, ,Commercial contract AI law firm
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HalluminatesPre-SeedWyatt Marshall ’22, Jerry Wu ’22,Datasets to train AI models
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Uplift AISeedHammad Malik, MS ’14, ,Voice AI for underserved languages
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Rovi HealthPre-SeedTarun Vallabhaneni ’23, ,AI for lower-cost health plans
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StampPre-SeedArchit Mehta ’24, ,AI for email inbox
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Avallon LabsSeedCornelius Schramm, MEng ’25 Dropout, Bryan Guin, MEng ’25 Dropout, Jet Semrick, MEng ’25 DropoutAI for insurance claims operations
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Siping Wang ’12, ,Data cloud for scientific labs
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SixtyfourPre-SeedChristopher Price ’25, ,AI agents for sales research
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WardstonePre-SeedTobias Fischer ’22, ,Missile defense in space
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BotBuiltSeedBarrett Ames ’12, ,Robots, AI, and computer vision to build houses
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PierSeedJessica Zhang ’17, ,Launch and automate credit products
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LucitePre-SeedJason Spector ’20, Richard Greenbaum ’20,Automating deliverables for finance professionals
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OperandSeedAkhil Iyengar ’25, ,AI consultant for consumer brands
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Andrew Spielberg ’10, MEng ’11, ,AI for robotics automation
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Verne RoboticsPre-SeedAditya Jha ’20, ,Robot labor automation
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QuantstampSeries ARichard Ma ’10, ,Cybersecurity audits for web3
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idlerPre-SeedNalu Concepcion ’22, ,Platform for reinforcement learning
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Pair AIPre-SeedParth Detroja ’17, ,Mobile education platform that's personalized with AI
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TrataPre-SeedEric Cho ’20, William Gao ’19, MEng ’20,Investment research for hedge funds
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Janet AIPre-SeedAdhit Sankaran, MEng ’24, ,Triage for JIRA tickets
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AirCapsPre-SeedNirbhay Singh Narang ’25, ,AR glasses to help with conversations
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ScritchPre-SeedRachel Lee ’21, ,Veterinary care AI agents
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Nikita Ermoshkin ’18, Brendan Quinn ’17,Airplanes that anyone can fly
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Kursad Araz, PhD ’10, ,Instruments for protein measurement
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Haplotype LabsSeedMike Polcari ’02, ,Preventative care with AI and genetics
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NetworkOceanPre-SeedEric Kim ’23, ,Underwater data centers
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PropolisPre-SeedMatt White ’18, ,AI for software testing
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HatchetPre-SeedGabe Ruttner, MEng ’17, ,Background task orchestration and visibility platform
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MouseCatPre-SeedJoseph McAllister ’20, ,AI toolkit to identify fraud risk
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UnifoldPre-SeedHau Chu, MS ’24, ,Instant stablecoin deposits and payments
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Johan Kers, PhD ’05, ,Recycle plastics with enzymes
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Aimee DeGolyer ’98, ,Cancer patient data for better outcomes
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PARESPre-SeedDaniel Weiner ’27, Kai Patragnoni ’28,Commercial real estate deal workflow
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MonarchaPre-SeedEverett Lee ’24, MEng ’25, James Spokes ’25,AI for geospatial data workflows
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Ardent AIPre-SeedVikram Chennai, MEng ’23, ,Coding agents for data
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GradeWizPre-SeedMax Bohun ’25, Aman Madhav Garg ’26,AI for student grading
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AmbralPre-SeedSam Brickman ’21, Jack Stettner ’22,Mission control for customer management
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Bruce German, PhD ’83, ,Milk-inspired therapies for infectious diseases
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SonautoPre-SeedRyan Tremblay ’23, ,AI music editor to create full songs
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Bryan Zin ’21, ,AI assistants for overseas manufacturing
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StayflexiSeedPreetam Shetty, MS ’14, ,Hotel and vacation rental operations
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MorphikPre-SeedAdityavardhan Agrawal ’22, Arnav Agrawal ’25,RAG AI models
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ResponseSeedKeivan Shahida ’21, Kais Baillargeon ’21,Procurement process spend control
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CandytrailPre-SeedAyush Mahna ’24, Aditya Mahna ’28,AI for growth marketing and sales
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NophinSeedKwadwo Nyarko, MEng ’14, ,Commercial real estate screener
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Jeffrey Schvey ’07, MEng ’08, Greg Schvey ’09, Corey Wendling ’94https://www.linkedin.com/company/axoni/
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Soundry AIPre-SeedMark Buckler, PhD ’19, ,Music generation with AI
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RadMate AIPre-SeedAdam Skrocki ’21, Mohamed Khalifa ’21,Radiology reporting by AI
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Jude Rizzo ’23, ,Productivity tools for PowerPoint & Excel
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TripleZipPre-SeedYash Sahota ’20, MEng ’20, ,AI for CRE accounting
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ShipBluPre-SeedAli Nasser, MBA ’15, ,Logistics for e-commerce in middle east
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IncidentFoxPre-SeedJimmy Wei, MS ’23, ,AI reliability engineer
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TradeFlowPre-SeedTaryn Reardon ’21, Liam Breen ’21,Automate stock trade settlement
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RinsedSeries BNicholas Hippenmeyer ’10, ,Car wash business customer relationship management
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VoidPre-SeedAndrew Pareles ’21, Mathew Pareles ’21,AI code editor
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Certainly HealthSeedDaryl Sew ’17, ,Healthcare provider marketplace with upfront prices and no surprise bills.
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KeetPre-SeedZach Ashen ’24, Tommy Tsai ’24,APIs to integrate websites
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MontoPre-SeedAndres Quintanilla, MBA ’18, ,Employee benefits platform
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Nuclear SoftwarePre-SeedJavier Vega ’24, Emanuel Gordis ’23,CAD simulation software
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Mango HealthPre-SeedZach Gittelman, MS ’21, ,Bridge primary care with mental health
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SwayableSeedJames Slezak, PhD ’07, ,Advertisment performance testing
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HeyPurplePre-SeedJosh Passell ’21, Ryan Ali ’21,Real estate leasing AI assistant
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PartclPre-SeedWilliam Salcedo ’23, ,Faster semiconductor chip design
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Theta SoftwareSeedRayan Garg ’25, Gurvir Singh ’24, MEng ’25 Dropout,AI agents self-learning
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Tank PaymentsPre-SeedJad Rahbany ’18, ,Neobank built for trucking businesses
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DatalandSeedHoward Zuo ’16, ,Database for customer support
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Stably AISeedJinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15,Automating software testing for every company
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Monterey AISeedChun Jiang ’18, ,Copilot for product insights
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HireBoltPre-SeedAlexander Zhou ’17, ,Faster hiring for hospitality
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Richard Gu ’24, MEng ’25, Brian La ’25, Ben Kim ’25AI for game development
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Eytan Rozenblum, MEng ’24, ,AI synthetic customers for marketing
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Yash Sahota ’20, MEng ’21, ,AI intake for law firms
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Lily Zhao ’18, ,Voice message AI
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Harry Zheng, MS ’19, ,AI creative agent
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Simar Kohli ’22, Samik Shrotriya ’22,Generative AI for sales team
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Aditya Mittal ’27, Gabriel Castillo ’28,AI insurance for body shops
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Noah Levy ’16, ,RF equipment testing
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Lucas He ’28, ,Customer information in one place
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Kevin Yu ’26, ,AI Data Infrastructure
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Ryan Xue ’14, Michael Lemm ’14,Plaintiff legal cases
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Sardor Rahmatulloev ’25, ,Humanoid robots for caregiving
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Aditya Mahna ’23, Ayush Mahna ’26,AI executive assistant
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Nirbhay Singh Narang ’25, ,Smart glasses for intelligence
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Mith Patel ’25, Carl Huang ’25,AI-native workspace
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Kevin Schaich ’17, ,Camera sensors for LLMs
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What is Cornell Y Combinator Startups?
A directory of 117 Y Combinator-backed startups founded by Cornell University alumni and students, each listed with its founders, batch, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
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