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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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… -
August 05, 2026Case Western Reserve University students, alumni and faculty who are forming or growing a startup company and are looking for funding to move their innovations forward are invited to apply for the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship’s Microgrant Programs. In addition to a financial award that can… -
July 30, 2026A conversation with James “JT” Sayre (CWR ’03; GRS ’14, physics), co-founder and chief technology officer of eino -
June 10, 2026A conversation with Jordan Swisher (CWR ’15), co-founder of a chemicals startup in stealth mode -
June 08, 2026Path Robotics—an AI and robotics company co-founded by Case Western Reserve University alumni brothers Alex (CWR ’09; GRS ’12, mechanical engineering) and Andy Lonsberry (GRS ’21, mechanical engineering)—was featured this week in The New York Times in a story about Ohio’s rise in advanced…