Cornell Tech · Roosevelt Island
New York's other engine of innovation.
A campus built on a former smallpox hospital site has become, in a decade, the second-largest startup engine in the Northeast. We cover the founders, the funding, and the products that come out of it.
147
Startups founded since 2017
$3.2B
Aggregate venture funding raised
9
Companies valued over $1B
62%
Founders who remained in NYC
The Ledger · This Quarter
Startups in motion.
CompanyRoundFocusFounder
Helix BioSeries A · $24M
Latch RoboticsSeries B · $58M
NorthwindSeed · $8M
Verdant AISeries A · $32M
Cipher HealthSeed · $12M
Atlas CargoSeries A · $41M
Dispatches from Roosevelt Island
Cornell Tech
Ten Years on Roosevelt Island: How Cornell Tech Rewrote New York's Innovation Map
What began as a competition entry has become the second-largest startup engine in the Northeast.
Daniel Park · 9 min read
Medicine
Weill Cornell Surgeons Complete First U.S. Trial of Semi-Autonomous Cardiac Surgery
A 47-patient study suggests AI-guided systems may match — and sometimes exceed — human precision.
Dr. Naomi Reyes · 8 min read
Agriculture
A Wheat Strain Born in Geneva, New York, May Feed East Africa Through the Next Decade
CALS researchers and partners in Nairobi are scaling a drought-resistant cultivar across three countries.
Owen Ferrara · 7 min read
Athletics
Big Red Hockey Opens Title Defense With a Statement Win Over Harvard
Lynah Rink erupted as the senior captain delivered the overtime goal — and a message to the conference.
Theo Mancini · 5 min read