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From Burned Out to Living Wholely™: Wholely

By:Heran Getachew (MBA ‘17) Wholely™ is a digital wellness platform that offers whole-person care for preventative health issues, starting with burnout. The platform helps professionals recover from burnout and build

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Kicking Off SVF: Steer

By:Cortlandt Meyerson (BS ’24) and Jackson Baris (BS ’24)   There’s something wrong with the meat industry. It’s not the cows, it’s not the consumption of meat, but it’s how

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Impact: SAFE Driving Sim

By: Jihye Lee, Jonathon Lentine (MBA ‘23) Learning to drive and getting your driver’s license has been an important rite of passage for adolescents across America and much of the

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Getting Back to Basics: Muse Tax

By:Colin Horsford (MBA ‘15) Starting a company is unlike most things in the world. In just about everything else, you have an idea of what to do when something happens

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Sprinklr, Founded by Ragy Thomas (MBA ’03) Plans Center in Hyderabad

Sprinklr founded by Ragy Thomas (MBA ’03) has just announced its plans to set up a development center in Hyderbad with approximately 200 IT professionals and are expected to ramp up the head count to 1,000 in the next three to five years. Sprinklr is a platform that develops SaaS customer experience management (CXM). 

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SteelSky Ventures, Founded by Maria Velissaris (MBA ’09) Raises $72M for Inaugural Fund 

Congratulations to SteelSky Ventures on its latest $72M fundraising round! SteelSky Ventures, founded by Maria Velissaris (MBA ’09) invests across the spectrum of women’s health indicators and care modalities. With this latest round, SteelSky is now the world’s largest venture capital fund focused exclusively on improving access, care, and outcomes in women’s health.

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Definitive Diagnostics | Advanced Cancer Detection, Eliminates Doubt & Wasteful Testing

Meet Definitive Diagnostics, the startup. building an affordable, highly accurate, and reliable blood tests that can detect newly discovered cancer-specific biomarker patterns in multiple cancers, initially focused on the millions of breast cancer patients each year, who, following a (false) positive mammogram, undergo additional, costly, painful, potentially wasteful testing, and delays in treatment...

CavaGene: Bridging innovative research with practical healthcare solutions

Meet the team behind CavaGene, an innovative healthcare startup aiming to harnesses genomic and AI technology to deliver early, personalized cancer diagnostics through non-invasive, saliva-based testing—bridging innovative research with practical healthcare solutions...

Using Google to Power Your Startup with AI

At "Powering Your Startup With AI," experts from Google Labs joined us for a hands on workshop to learn to use AI tools like Gemini's Deep Research Model and Notebook LM to streamline their workflows...

IndieApp | Making App Creation Easier with AI

Meet IndieApp, the NYU Entrepreneur Challenge team creating an AI-powered app builder that helps non-tech product managers to turn their ideas into reality...

im Financial: Empowering Hispanics Through a Financial Revolution

Meet the team behind im Financial, a SaaS platform that empowers university sustainability professionals by simplifying the tracking, reporting, and visualization of environmental data...

Lessons from Michael Baum & The YOPE Accelerator

At an exclusive event featuring Michael Baum, serial entrepreneur and founder of Splunk (SPLK), the Berkley Center brought together NYU founders, students, and alumni for an afternoon of in-depth startup coaching and an engaging fireside chat...

DEFI Snacks | Breaking through Snacking Norms and Making Waves with Health-conscious Chocolate Lovers

Meet DEFI Snacks, a venture that offers a high-protein, guilt-free chocolate dessert that provides over 25g of protein per serving while supporting female-owned businesses with every purchase...

Tackling Fundraising at the 2025 Quest for Cash Boot Camp

Through expert-led sessions, interactive workshops, and investor insights, founders from the NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge and beyond gained actionable strategies to secure funding and scale their ventures!...
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