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Startup Stories

In this series, Karen Guzman talks to student and alumni entrepreneurs about how they are making an impact with their startups.

A person sitting at a table working with a 3D printer
October 03, 2024 Startup Stories Blog

Startup Stories: Building Houses with Printers

A conversation with Nick Callegari ’25, whose startup Impact3D has reimagined the 3D printer as a tool to create more affordable and sustainable housing.

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September 11, 2024 Startup Stories Blog

Startup Stories: Organizing Calendars with AI

Bridgette Farrer Muir ’15 created Arrange, an AI-powered assistant that can plan complicated events and organize a user’s calendar. 

A person standing next to a self-service ordering kiosk in a fast food restaurant
September 04, 2024 Startup Stories Blog

Startup Stories: Making Ordering Easier

Jeff Hong ’15 founded Bite, which produces the self-service ordering kiosks found in many popular restaurant chains.

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August 28, 2024 Startup Stories Blog

Startup Stories: Using Robots to Maintain Energy Systems

Dianna Liu ’18 founded ARIX, a company that produces pipe-crawling robots to inspect energy networks and prevent environmental damage.

Several packages of medicine and legal pads in a bin in a medical fulfillment center
August 21, 2024 Startup Stories Blog

Startup Stories: Curbing the Spread of Counterfeit Medicine

Adebayo Alonge ’16 and Amy Kao ’17 founded RxAll, a digital ecosystem that helps African pharmacies and public health agencies distribute high-quality medicines while preventing the sale of counterfeit products.

A person wearing a sweatshirt that says “Triple Bottom Brewing” and standing next to brewery equipment
August 15, 2024 Startup Stories Blog

Startup Stories: Brewing Beer and Giving Employees a New Start

Tess Hart ’17 and Bill Popwell ’16 founded Triple Bottom Brewing Company, which hires and trains employees left out of the mainstream economy.

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May 29, 2024 Startup Stories Blog

Startup Stories: Helping Employees Navigate Their Healthcare Benefits

A conversation with Guy Benjamin ’14, whose startup Healthee provides a comprehensive digital platform that helps employees access and understand their health and wellness benefits.

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May 09, 2024 MBA For Executives Blog

Startup Stories: Ethical Investing in Emerging Markets

A conversation with Justin Bernier ’20 who, with four EMBA classmates, launched an index fund that lets Americans invest in emerging markets without supporting companies that threaten U.S. national security.

Alyssa Stratton and Ali Platon
April 11, 2024 MBA For Executives Blog

Startup Stories: Filling the Succession Gap for Small Business Owners

A conversation with Alyssa Strasser ’23 who, with her EMBA classmate Ali Platon ’23, has launched an investment search fund aimed at acquiring and operating a small or mid-sized business.

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February 12, 2024 Startup Stories Blog

Startup Stories: Expanding the Benefits of Automated Market Trading 

A conversation with David Campbell ’22, whose startup ICP Securities (ICPS) leverages its own algorithm to increase liquidity for small- and mid-cap stocks.