eLab Welcomes 24 student startup teams to fall cohort

Twenty-four student teams have been selected for the Fall 2024 cohort of eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator. Now welcoming its 16th credit-bearing cohort, eLab accepts student founders from any field of study across Cornell and trains them to launch their businesses. 

Established in 2008 by the Student Agencies Foundation and Entrepreneurship at Cornell, many eLab alumni have flourished following their graduation from the program.

eLab teams undergo intensive entrepreneurship boot camps, conduct customer discovery interviews, fine-tune their business plans and connect with a network of successful Cornell alumni, all while earning college credit from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. 

“eLab is unique in that it accepts undergraduate juniors to Ph.D. candidates from any program at Cornell,” said Ken Rother, managing director of eLab and lecturer in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. “What participants have in common is a desire to address a customer need via an endeavor.” 

During the program, student entrepreneurs learn to pitch their businesses to venture capitalists and investors effectively. They also have opportunities to pitch at events in Silicon Valley and New York City, including the annual Cornell Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov 14. 

Read the full story on the Entrepreneurship at Cornell website.