CWRU Entrepreneurs are making national waves in entrepreneurship.
From CES Las Vegas to IFA Berlin, our founders are building, making, innovating and providing solutions to a number of problems and issues across the globe.
Take a look at our profiles of a few CWRU Entrepreneurs to learn more about how the CWRU community is making a difference and thinking outside of the box.
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Founder Profiles
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October 20, 2026Anyone who has passed through downtown Chicago knows the temptation of Garrett Popcorn: the unmistakable aroma, the lines out the door, the iconic tins carried through airports and train stations. For Chirag Gupta (GRS ’08, computing and information science), that familiar snack became something… -
October 13, 2026Ann Funai (CWR ’97) built a career at IBM and Under Armour by taking on work that excited her—even when it scared her -
October 12, 2026Veale Snyder Fellows will get hands-on experience inside skilly, their AI startup -
October 06, 2026A conversation with entrepreneur Nathan Kundtz, PhD (CWR ’04), chief technology officer of Neurophos -
September 23, 2026Serial entrepreneur alum returns to CWRU in October for open talk on his experiences, expertise -
September 22, 2026A conversation with Ethan Pickering (CWR ’15; GRS ’16, mechanical and aerospace engineering), co-founder of Prophet AI -
September 15, 2026Glimmer Health co-founder Delia Mannen, PhD (MGT ’11) recently received backing from the CWRU Alumni Venture Fund -
September 07, 2026A conversation with Matthew MacEwan (CWR ’04), founder and chief science officer of Acera Surgical -
August 25, 2026Sachin Agrawal (CWR '05) has built much of his career helping healthcare companies grow beyond their earliest stages.“I don’t really consider myself a classic entrepreneur,” said Agrawal. “I love working with companies that are already a couple of chapters away from the beginning.”He first… -
August 14, 2026Less than three years after launching Aurelius Systems, Case Western Reserve University alumnus Michael LaFramboise (CWR ’18) has raised $40 million in Series A funding for the company.The San Francisco-based startup, which LaFramboise co-founded and leads as CEO, develops autonomous laser systems…