Keynote Speaker

  • Krystyn Van Vliet
    Krystyn J. Van Vliet

    Vice President for Research and Innovation, Cornell University

Special Guests

  • Amy Bunszel
    Amy Bunszel

    Executive Vice President, Architecture, Engineering and Construction Design Solutions, Autodesk

  • Fernando Gomez-Baquero
    Fernando Gómez-Baquero

    Director of Runway and Spinouts, Cornell Tech

  • Managing Director, eLab & Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, and Visiting Lecturer of Management, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University

eLab Companies

  • Adaptive Rentals enables college students to reach their goals and live comfortably by providing secure and luxurious rental apartments with services and resources that support student achievement.
    Contact: jd@adaptiverentals.com

  • Cair Fare delivers delicious and functional food products that promote a sense of well-being.
    Contact: ipc6@cornell.edu

  • Chamak provides farming credit, warehousing, and sales services to Bangladeshi farmers and helps farmers to earn more from farming activities.
    Contact: dc672@chamak.com.bd

  • Gig-Up matches gig-economy workers to consumers in order to complete the consumers to-do-list. The company is focused on ensuring portable benefits for the workers and speed of service for the consumers.
    Contact: td286@cornell.edu

  • Pluto Street is a platform that brand marketers use to create campaigns and get products into local restaurants.
    Contact: jd828@cornell.edu

  • Praali is a yoga clothing company that is functional, sustainable, and authentic to the roots and culture of yoga.
    Contact: pj94@cornell.edu

  • Sleeve is a chrome extension that brings sustainable and ethical fashion brands to the forefront of online shopping.
    Contact: gp329@cornell.edu

  • Starting Real Estate offers access to co-investing in real estate to retail investors interested in adding real estate ownership to their portfolio without the hassle.
    Contact: ntangellamudi@starting-real-estate.today

  • Synopsis finds and summarizes relevant competitive intelligence for marketing analysts at technology companies so they can align project goals relative to competitors and save time while conducting market research.
    Contact: daniel@synopsisai.co

  • Taoty Inc. conducts beta testing in the food and beverage industry.
    Contact: contact@taoty.io

  • Tourable is an online live 360 video college tour platform operating on a peer-to-peer model for prospective students where college students walk through campuses in a conversational style with current students.

eLab Alumni Companies

  • AI-Learners makes learning math accessible and engaging for students with disabilities through personalized computer games and analytics.
    Contact: adele@ai-learners.com

  • Response organizes the world’s inventory making it more accessible and useful for businesses.
    Contact: contact@tryresponse.com

Runway Program Companies

  • Digital hardware (FPGA) design can and should be accessible to anyone and "just work!".
    Contact: contact@dfiant.works

  • A one-of-a-kind hair intelligence platform providing recommendations to help you solve your hair health concerns.
    Contact: hello@myhairdays.com

  • Neuralenz is developing non-invasive optical technology for high-bandwidth human brain measurements.
    Contact: ok68@cornell.edu

  • Providentia Technologies is looking to accelerate drug development and create safer drugs.
    Contact: providentia-technologies.com

  • UrbanMix is a real-estate software that brings the reuse of existing buildings into the smart city era. It uses interactive 3D models with a machine learning engine that simplifies the workflow, automates decision-making, and increases developers' returns.

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