by Bridget Hagen | Mar 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
RedRoute, an alumni company of the 2016 eLab cohort, has secured $6.5 million in seed funding led by ScOp Venture Capital and Bullpen Capital. The startup was recently featured in a TechCrunch profile highlighting its success. Founded by Brian Schiff ’18,...
by Bridget Hagen | Mar 16, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
Cornell University’s Black Entrepreneurs in Training program hosted a community dinner on March 10 to foster connections among aspiring entrepreneurs. Jalil Evans ’21 gave a virtual presentation at the event titled “The 7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a...
by wpengine | Jan 25, 2022 | Blog, Class of 2012, Companies, Success Stories
Amidst headlight hats and 1,000-piece puzzles, eLab alumni startup SnappyScreen recently earned a coveted spot on Oprah’s Favorite Things 2021 List. Founded by Kristen McClellan ‘12, SnappyScreen got its start as a sunscreen...
by wpengine | Jan 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Antithesis Foods, the snack food innovators that debuted with Grabanzos, a chocolate-covered chickpea-based snack, announced the launch of its new brand this month. Protos are grain-free baked “crisps” or chips based on the same gluten-free legume technology the...
by wpengine | Dec 7, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2018, Companies, News, Success Stories
Jamie Kim ‘19, alum of the 2018 eLab cohort, took to Startup Cornell to share the stories of her entrepreneurial journey. The founder of Jamie’s Farm (formerly bumble & butter), a gourmet, locally sourced granola startup, Kim credits much of her success to the...
by wpengine | Dec 3, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2018, Companies, News, Success Stories
eLab alum Hunter Friedland ‘19, founder and CEO of cannabinoid ingredient manufacturer Cirona Labs, was recently profiled by the Cornell SC Johnson School of Business. Cirona Labs creates nano-emulsion cannabinoid...
by wpengine | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2022, Companies, News
Students in 20 businesses pitched their ideas to 150 Cornell alumni, investors and friends during the eLab pitch night Nov. 11 at Cornell Tech in New York City. The night gave students one of the first opportunities to share their ideas since they were chosen for eLab...
by wpengine | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2021, Companies, News
Last week, the Clinton Foundation and Verizon announced the winning teams of the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) 2021 Social Innovation Challenge. Among the winners was recent eLab alumni team (Class of 2021), Vita Innovations. The Cornell based student...
by wpengine | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2022, News
Following a competitive application process, eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator, announced the 20 student teams selected for participation in the 2021-22 cohort. In the upcoming year, these aspiring startup founders will complete entrepreneurship bootcamps,...
by wpengine | Sep 28, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2021, Companies, News, Success Stories
AI-Learners, a Cornell University student startup and participant in eLab’s 2021 cohort, was recently featured in Tompkins Weekly for its efforts to help children with disabilities learn mathematics. The startup, led by CEO Adele Smolansky ‘23 and COO Mick Bronsky...
