by Sara Baier | Mar 31, 2020 | Class of 2013, Companies, News, Success Stories
Rosie, an eLab alumni company (Class of 2013) that serves independent grocery retailers with its online shopping platform, teamed up with DoorDash earlier this month to expand its grocery delivery services across the United States. Rosie’s retail partners utilize the...
by Sara Baier | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog, News
On March 20th, eCornell hosted a webinar “Evidence-Based Entrepreneurship: A Mindset for Startup Success” featuring Ken Rother, Director of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works and Cornell’s eLab, and Tom Schryver, Executive Director of Cornell’s Center for...
by Sara Baier | Mar 25, 2020 | Blog, News
The Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) at Cornell University is committed to helping startups grow and thrive, especially during challenging economic times. CREA’s experienced entrepreneurial team is evaluating available resources and opportunities...
by Sara Baier | Mar 19, 2020 | Class of 2013, Companies, News
Concerns over food shortages at grocery stores and social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak has prompted many individuals to order their groceries online, leading to an increase in sales for online grocery shopping platforms, such as Rosie, which is based in...
by Sara Baier | Mar 10, 2020 | Blog, Class of 2018, News, Success Stories
eLab alumni, Peterson Jiang, J.D. ’20, conceived of the idea behind PECO in 2015 while completing an internship at a law firm in China. Tasked with monitoring intellectual property (IP) infringements on online shopping platforms, Jiang found the manual process of...
by Sara Baier | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog, Class of 2015, News, Success Stories
ProducePay, the leading industry resource for produce trading, recently obtained $205 million in debt facility from CoVenture and TCM Capital to expand its platform, which provides produce growers, shippers, and distributors with the resources and financing to grow...
by Sara Baier | Feb 3, 2020 | Class of 2014
Yve-Car Momperousse, MPS ’14 and Stéphane Jean-Baptiste recently appeared on the popular television show, Shark Tank, to pitch their beauty product startup, Kreyòl Essence. Kreyòl Essence, a proud member of eLab’s Class of 2014, produces luxury beauty products for...
by Sara Baier | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog, Class of 2018, News, Success Stories
Combplex, a 2018 eLab alumni, took home $250K in prize money at the inaugural Grow-NY business competition, an innovation and technology startup challenge focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage, and agriculture hub in the Grow-NY region, which is comprised...
by Sara Baier | Dec 3, 2019 | Blog, Class of 2013, News, Success Stories
Nick Nikitas, CEO and founder of Rosie, received a 2019 GenNext Award form Progressive Grocer. The organization selected 25 individuals from 175 nominees for the award in recognition of the energy and innovation these entrepreneurs bring to push food retail into the...
by Sara Baier | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog, Class of 2019, News
With the New York City skyline in the background and an audience of business leaders, mentors and Cornell alumni seated before them, the newest members of eLab, Cornell’s student business accelerator, pitched their entrepreneurial ideas at the annual eLab NYC Pitch...
