What started as a research idea inspired by environmental issues on a family farm has grown into Eutrobac, a New York-based agricultural technology startup acquired by Agriment Services, Inc. (ASI) in April. As a participant in Rev: Ithaca
Cornell-based startup REEgen, co-founded by Alexa Schmitz, Ph.D. ’18, Sean Medin, Ph.D. ’24, and Brooke Pian ’13, has been awarded a $200,000 Innovation Matching Grant (IMG) from Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology an…
Rev: Ithaca Startup Works is thrilled to welcome the newest cohort of entrepreneurs joining Rev’s summer Prototyping Hardware Accelerator. The 10-week program helps early-stage product teams transform initial “back of the napkin” ideas into…
A Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management program supported by CREA The Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator (JSSA) is a 10-week summer intensive that enables MBA student-led teams to grow their startup in the summer and build off…
Grow-NY is a business competition focused on growing an enduring food and agriculture innovation cluster in the Grow-NY region. The competition attracts innovative, high-growth food and agriculture startups from across the globe and engages…
SimpliFed, the leading virtual Maternal Health Operating System for pregnancy and postpartum, recently raised over $10 million in a series A funding round. This funding round will support the growth of SimpliFed’s technology-enabled materna…
A Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management program supported by CREA The Johnson Entrepreneurship Track builds on the MBA curriculum to support students in development of their business ideas through an immersive 2-year program g…
Cornell University’s Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellows (LSTIF) program culminated April 18 at a showcase in New York City, where interdisciplinary teams pitched their startup concepts to peers and supporters. The showcase followed…
Forty-two startups were supported by Rev: Ithaca Startup Works in 2025, marking another successful year for their founders, employees, and investors. Some forged new partnerships, many secured seed funding, and others earned notable awards.…
The NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York, an initiative led by Binghamton University with Cornell serving as a core partner for technology translation, has secured $45 million in renewed funding for the next three years. Launched i…
Exostellar, a startup born from Cornell research, has achieved an outcome many entrepreneurs dream of – acquisition by a Fortune 500 company. Qualcomm acquired Exostellar, launched in 2018 by computer science professors Hakim Weatherspoon a…
In 2025, the Interior Northeast I-Corps community launched new ventures, created jobs, and fueled economic growth. Startup ventures emerging from I-Corps teams welcomed a total of 119 new paid employees during the year. Alumni secured $16,6…