Cornell Alpha Kappa Psi - Co-ed professional business fraternity
Cornell Association of Computer Science Undergraduates (ACSU) - Cornell's chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery
Design and Tech Initiative (DTI) - engineering group that develops software solutions for the community. You can apply to various project teams within the club to learn more about web development, product management, and more
Big Red MicroEnterprise - a student-run educational experience that spurs microenterprise development by helping self-employed individuals reach their business goals.
Cornell AppDev - project team dedicated to developing web and mobile solutions to problems facing the Cornell and greater Ithaca community
Cornell Data Science - undergraduate project team that builds data-driven solutions to a variety of real-world problems from disaster response to creating a better Amazon user experience
CU Sustainability Hub - The Hub develops innovative sustainability initiatives to improve the infrastructure and operations on campus, related to clean energy, waste reduction, and carbon neutrality.
Design Connect Cornell - provides practical experience to students through cooperation with local municipalities and non-profit organizations while providing design and planning services for these groups that may not have the resources to hire professionals.
Theta Tau - Professional Engineering Fraternity at Cornell
Cornell Underrepresented Minorities in Computing (URMC) - the purpose of URMC is to promote diversity within the computing fields and foster an environment that empowers underrepresented minorities with technological aspirations through career development, community building and academic support.
Women in Computing at Cornell (WICC) - aims to foster a supportive community of women* and allies equipped with the resources needed to recognize and overcome challenges through outreach events, career development programming and community building
ELab - an accelerator for student startups that takes no equity. Offers mentorship, $5k investment, legal consultation and more.
McGovern Center - a startup incubator to help develop young Cornell life science companies
Praxis Center for Venture Development - helps Cornell engineering, digital and physical science startup companies grow from interesting ideas to self sufficient enterprises. The Center focuses on accelerating the development of client companies' technologies or products, validating client companies' value propositions and strengthening client companies' management teams.
Rev: Ithaca Startup Works - a business incubator and workspace in Ithaca, NY. Offers business mentorship, workspace, and startup resources for any new or growing business that will create jobs in the community.
Rev's Summer Hardware Accelerator - an 11-week Napkin-to-Prototype Hardware Accelerator summer program that leads product teams through a process for determining if their ideas are commercially desirable, technologically viable, and economically feasible. Upon completion of our program, Hardware Alums are positioned to recruit team members, bring on partners, work with contract manufacturers, and pitch to investors.
LifeChanging Labs Summer Incubator -an 8-week program that enables founders and life changers to develop their company and consult with experts in fields ranging from legal corporations to branding and marketing.
BigRed//Hacks - Cornell's oldest and largest hackathon each September - completely student-run, spans 3 days
Cornell Animal Health Hackathon - an interdisciplinary hackathon that brings together students from diverse backgrounds including veterinary medicine, engineering, and business to solve animal health challenges in a fun and competitive learning environment.
Cornell DigitalAg Hackathon - Cornell's digital agriculture hackathon - any student in any major is welcome. Programming includes conversations with senior leaders and faculty from four colleges, networking with companies creating the agri-tech industry, and ~36 hours to level up your digital ag experience. Up to $8000 in cash prizes
Hospitality Business Plan Competition - annual competition that begins at the start of the academic year when students form teams and develop executive summaries for their business plans. The competition ends in early spring during Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC), when the student teams submit their final business plans and semi-finalist teams make their presentations to a judging panel that selects the top three concepts as winners. Cash prizes for the top three finishers total over $35,000
Cornell Startup Tree - Online platform to find Cornell startups, co-founders, and employees
Blackstone Launchpad - provides founders in college with entrepreneurship opportunities and education, mentorship, global programming and more. A go-to resource that is easily accessible at any stage in the startup creation process
Societal Solutions Scholars Program - Provides mentorship from faculty and social entrepreneurs, as well as up to $20,000 in funding
Student Business of the Year - Each year, Entrepreneurship at Cornell honors one Cornell student business as the Student Business of the Year in April. There is a $5000 cash prize for the winning team.
Jacobs Technion Cornell Institute - Fosters radical experimentation at the intersection of research, education, and entrepreneurship
Cornell Tech Campus - Campus in NYC with a focus on tech entrepreneurship opportunities and resources
[email protected] - Diverse, university-wide program that finds and fosters the entrepreneurial spirit in participants from every college, every field, and in every stage of life
Janet McKinley '74 Grant - $5,000 in funding for sophomore entrepreneurial projects
Cornell Cvisors - Collection of Cornell alumni mentors for students to access
Societal Solutions Scholars Program - facilitates student-driven innovation through a 2 year program within the Dyson School
Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellows Program - Trains Cornell S.C. Johnson students to innovate at the intersection of sustainability and finance on projects that address climate change, ecosystem services, and poverty alleviation
Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at Johnson - Pioneers new approaches to business model creation and sustainable global strategies
Center for Transformative Action - provides fiscal sponsorship to innovative, non-profit social entrepreneurs within New York State
Ehub - Co-working and collaboration space for Cornell students
AEM 3249 - Entrepreneurial Marketing and Strategy
HADM 4130 - Entrepreneurial Management
NBA 5380 - The Business Idea Factory
ILRHR 6611 - Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Organizations
AEM 3110 - Design and Innovation
NBA 6910 - Physical Product Entrepreneurship
ENGRG 4610/ MAE 4610 / ORIE 4152 - Entrepreneurship for Engineers
NBA 6029 - Leading Agile Innovation
NBA 6230 / NBA 6330 Actualizing Your Startup - Part I and Part II - Cornell's competitive student business accelerator program open to students in any college/school
Entrepreneurship Course Listing
Contrary - University-focused venture fund investing up to $500K in emerging startups launching from the university scene around the US
Dorm Room Fund - First Round Capital's pre-seed investing branch - providing up to $20k to student startups
RDV - General Catalyst's pre-seed investing branch - student team building a large network of student founders
Big Red Ventures - Early stage fund run by Johnson MBA students
Red Bear Angels - Network of Cornell alumni angel investors
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