Sam Cialek | The Hidden Volatility in Being Well

Stern Venture Fellow Sam Cialek (CAS, BA ’11), and Founder of Serif, talks about navigating the digital health and wellness landscape. Serif integrates lifestyle data from wearables and apps into one intelligent dashboard, turning biometrics and routines into personalized, actionable health insights.

From Strategy to Networking: SVF Fellows Explore Brand Value with TikTok Expert and Building Founder Community

In the second week of the 2025 Stern Venture Fellows Summer Accelerators, the cohort beat the heat with a branding workshop from TikTok Brand Strategist Connor Brownell, and learned leadership skills with the Berkley Center’s Steph Shyu. The cohort celebrated their progress with cohorts from NYU’s other Summer Accelerators.

Deanna Oliver | Why I Chose the Startup Path

In the inaugural post for the 2025 Stern Venture Fellows blog, Co-Founder of psyflo Deanna Oliver reflects on the path that let her to entrepreneurship, and founding a platform helps schools prevent, identify, and intervene with student mental health issues before they escalate.

Kicking-Off & Setting Goals with the Stern Venture Fellows

The 2025 Stern Venture Fellows kicked off their summer with a high-impact orientation focused on setting clear goals, defining meaningful metrics, and building a community of accountability and support.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Meet the 2025 Stern Venture Fellows

We’re excited to announce the 2025 cohort of the Stern Venture Fellows (SVF) and Associate Fellows, a group of NYU founders leading ventures at the forefront of health and wellness. This year’s cohort reflects NYU’s deep, cross-school strength in solving challenges around physical and mental wellbeing, functional nutrition, and more.

David Ko Catches Up with Stern Venture Fellows Alumni

NYU founders from past Stern Venture Fellows cohorts reunited with Calm CEO David Ko (Stern BS ’93) to share progress, challenges, and what’s next as we gear up for this summer’s program.

David Ko joins to close out 2024 Stern Venture Fellows

The 2024 Stern Venture Fellows (SVF) Summer Accelerator came to a close in an inspiring evening hosted by David Ko (NYU Stern, BS’ 93), CEO of Calm and key supporter of the SVF program.

Summer Coming to a Close with Metun Nivin of FireBeats

By: Metun Nivin (NYU Tandon ’25) | Venture: FireBeats As the Stern Venture Fellows (SVF) program draws to a close, it’s an opportune moment to reflect on the experiences, progress, […]

David Restrepo on Essential Tools and Resources for Entrepreneurs

By: David Restrepo (NYU Stern ’22) | Venture: Coachy Starting a venture can feel like sailing into uncharted waters. As someone building Coachy, a gamified career development app, I understand […]

The Journey of SkipReturns: Challenges & Triumphs

By: Maneesh Karnati (NYU Stern ’21) | Venture: SkipReturns Building SkipReturns has been a journey marked by both technical and personal hurdles. Each challenge has not only tested our resilience […]