by wpengine | May 12, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2017, Companies, News, Success Stories
Expensive refrigeration was cutting into Vipul Saran’s profits. As an undergrad in India, and the third generation in his family to work in agriculture, Saran had started a new venture: exporting potatoes from western Uttar Pradesh to the Middle East. But the high...
by wpengine | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2021, Companies, News, Success Stories
Travelers passing through the Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) from February 25 to March 6 are able to experience an all-inclusive luxury lounge while waiting for their next flight. Located in Concourse A, the pop-up is the brainchild of Gabe Trumbo and...
by wpengine | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2014, News, Success Stories
Rosie, a Cornellian-founded startup that offers e-commerce solutions for independent grocers and wholesalers, raised $10 million in Series A financing led by Avenue Growth Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm, earlier this month. Fueled by rising demand...
by wpengine | Feb 16, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2020, Companies, News, Success Stories
Jehron Petty ’20 is on a mission to move the needle for diversity and inclusivity in the tech industry. Shortly after graduating Cornell University with a degree in computer science—literally, the day after commencement—Petty launched ColorStack, a nonprofit on a...
by wpengine | Jan 4, 2021 | Blog, Class of 2018, Companies, News, Success Stories
Antithesis Foods, the eLab alumni (Class of 2018) responsible for Grabanzos, everyone’s favorite crunchy chocolate-covered chickpea-based snack, has launched a podcast to explore the food science behind popular snack brands and their “better for you” competitors. In...
by wpengine | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, Class of 2015, News, Success Stories
With the 2020 harvest season behind us, ProducePay announced its year-end financing totals, including $60 million in financing to produce farmers in Mexico, who grew over $750 million worth of fresh produce exported to the United States. ProducePay, an eLab alumni...
