IN I-Corps Hub
Cornell University

IN I-Corps at
Cornell

Cornell University is the lead institution for the IN I-Corps Hub. Cornell hosts regional courses and provides course instructors to the Hub. The Cornell I-Corps team is part of Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement.

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Regional I-Corps Courses and Info Sessions are open to anyone, regardless of University affiliation or geographic location. Courses can be virtual or conference-based, and sometimes are intended for innovators in a specific field.

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Charging Ahead: ExoPower Awarded SBIR Phase I Grant  2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Charging Ahead: ExoPower Awarded SBIR Phase I Grant 

ExoPower has received a $251,522 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), marking a significant leap toward revolutionizing the way we power material handling vehicles (MHVs).  

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From Ideas to Industry: Exploring Market Potential with the Battery Show Hybrid Course 2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

From Ideas to Industry: Exploring Market Potential with the Battery Show Hybrid Course

This fall, researchers developing battery technologies explored the market potential of their innovations in a specialized I-Corps regional course led by the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub. The course began with two weeks of virtual entrepreneurship training, then moved to an in-person format at the Battery Show conference in Detroit, MI.

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Shooting for the Stars: Exostellar Raises $15 Million Series A Round 1912 1236 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Shooting for the Stars: Exostellar Raises $15 Million Series A Round

I-Corps alumni company Exostellar, a cloud resource optimization and management platform, is on the trajectory to be a star in the tech startup world. Founded by Cornell University computer science professor Hakim Weatherspoon, the company recently announced a successful $15 million Series A round — bringing Exostellar’s valuation to $40 million. 

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Team

Lynden Archer

Lynden Archer

Hub Principal Investigator (PI), Dean and Distinguished Professor of Engineering

Cornell University

Julie Eagle

Julie Eagle

National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

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Shannon Ellis

Hub Coordinator, Regional Director

Cornell University

Fernando Gómez-Baquero

Fernando Gómez-Baquero

Technology Scouting Lead, National I-Corps Core Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell Tech

Bridget Hagen

Bridget Hagen

Hub Marketing Lead

Cornell University

Carley Hart

Carley Hart

Regional I-Corps Instructor

Cornell Tech

Will Heptig

William Heptig

Operations Team, I-Corps Program Manager

Cornell University

Andrea Ippolito

Andrea Ippolito

National I-Corps Core Instructor

Cornell University

Tomer Joshua

Tomer Joshua

Regional I-Corps Instructor

Cornell Tech

Paul Martin

Paul Martin

Regional I-Corps Instructor

Cornell University

Yasamin Miller

Yasamin Miller

Regional I-Corps Instructor

Cornell University

Dave Putnam

David Putnam

Faculty Lead

Cornell University

Gregory Ray

Gregory Ray

National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Ken Rother

Ken Rother

National I-Corps Core Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Steve Sauer, National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor

Stephen Sauer

National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Caitlin Schickel

Caitlin Schickel

Operations Team

Cornell University

Tom Schryver

Tom Schryver

Hub co-PI, Hub Director, Lead Instructor

Cornell University

Deborah Streeter

Evaluation Lead, Curriculum Lead, National I-Corps Core Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Chris Strub

Chris Strub

Operations Team

Cornell University

Brad Treat

Brad Treat

National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

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