Alumni Entrepreneurs

Anyone 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…

Ann Funai (CWR ’97) built a career at IBM and Under Armour by taking on work that excited her—even when it scared her

Veale Snyder Fellows will get hands-on experience inside skilly, their AI startup

A conversation with entrepreneur Nathan Kundtz, PhD (CWR ’04), chief technology officer of Neurophos

Serial entrepreneur alum returns to CWRU in October for open talk on his experiences, expertise

A conversation with Ethan Pickering (CWR ’15; GRS ’16, mechanical and aerospace engineering), co-founder of Prophet AI

Glimmer Health co-founder Delia Mannen, PhD (MGT ’11) recently received backing from the CWRU Alumni Venture Fund

A conversation with Matthew MacEwan (CWR ’04), founder and chief science officer of Acera Surgical

Sachin 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…

Less 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…