NYU faculty and entrepreneurs are making news as thought-leaders and market disruptors.
In his blog post, Stern Venture Fellow Danilo T. Pérez-Rivera (CAS PhD ’26), Founder of XSync, dives into running a mission driven startup, and his goal of making managing health and medical records easier for everyone.
Week 6 of the Stern Venture Fellows Summer Accelerator featured hands-on workshops with Google Labs on AI tools like Gemini and a deep dive into startup fundraising strategy with Jeremy Kagan of Textbook Ventures. Fellows capped off the day with the Summer Mixer & Poker Night, celebrating community and friendly competition
Associate SVF Fellows Nisha Maheshwari (CEO, Co-Founder of CaroRhythm, NYU Tandon PhD ’25) & Lokesh Sharma (Co-Founder of CaroRhythm, NYU Tandon PhD ’28) give insight into their mission of improving stroke care through their innovative technology. Learn more about their groundbreaking work and what they’ve learned in SVF in their post for the SVF Blog!
The Stern Venture Fellows Summer Accelerator continued with a high-impact lineup of workshops designed to strengthen marketing, sales, and go-to-market skills. The cohort spent the day immersed in practical frameworks and exercises with expert operators across industries. Each session was designed to help founders clarify and refine their approach to growth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
